Feldenkrais Intervention in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Pilot Study

Sally Aspegren Kendall Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE-581 85, Linköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]

Lisa Ekselius Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, University Hospital, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

Björn Gerdle Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden

Birgitta Sörén Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden

Ann Bengtsson Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of the Feldenkrais intervention, in fibromyalgia patients.

Methods: Twenty fibromyalgia patients started Feldenkrais intervention done as one individual and two group sessions weekly for 15 weeks. Nineteen started a group-based pain education program followed by a pool program. Test and self-report questionnaires were administered at the start, at six month follow up, and at the end of intervention.

Results: After the Feldenkrais intervention improvement in balance and trends to better lower extremity muscle function were shown, but the improvements were not maintained.

Conclusions: No sustained benefit of the Feldenkrais intervention compared to a pool program was seen. Methodological problems are discussed.

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