Posted on November 17, 2008 by Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia
Finestone, Hillel M; Alfeeli, Aziz MBChB; Fisher, William A.
Objectives: (1) To integrate the scientific literatures of the biopsychosocial model of chronic musculoskeletal pain and of stress-induced physiologic wound and muscle changes, and (2) to propose a clinical assessment and treatment model that incorporates this dual literature into the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Methods: English language [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2008 by Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia
Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the idea that symptoms of the disorder are related to a dysfunction in those parts of the brain where pain is processed.
Clinical Correlate of Brain SPECT Perfusion [...]
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