Whole-Body Cryostimulation: An Effective Complementary Treatment in Fibromyalgia? A Follow Up Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedure
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
2.2.2. Primary Outcome Measures
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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n | Age (Mean ± SD) | BMI (Mean ± SD) | NRS Pre-Rehabilitation Score (Mean ± SD) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
RWBC | 23 | 57.5 ± 8.9 | 41.1 ± 7 | 8.3 ± 1.7 |
RG | 23 | 57 ± 8 | 40 ± 5.7 | 8.6 ± 0.8 |
RWBC | RG | p Value ** | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Well-being status | n | 23 | 23 | 0.022 * |
nyes (%) | 22 (96%) | 15 (65%) | ||
Pain medications | n | 22 | 21 | 0.227 |
nyes (%) | 13 (59%) | 8 (38%) | ||
Fatigue | n | 23 | 23 | 0.414 |
nyes (%) | 21 (91%) | 18 (78%) | ||
Sleep Quality | n | 22 | 19 | 0.001 * |
nyes (%) | 14 (64%) | 2 (11%) | ||
Mood | n | 16 | 18 | 1.000 |
nyes (%) | 14 (88%) | 16 (89%) | ||
Anxiety | n | 16 | 18 | 0.715 |
nyes (%) | 12 (75%) | 12 (67%) |
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Verme, F.; Majdič, N.; Modaffari, G.; Alito, A.; Scarpa, A.; Piterà, P.; Brunani, A.; Fontana, J.M.; Capodaglio, P. Whole-Body Cryostimulation: An Effective Complementary Treatment in Fibromyalgia? A Follow Up Study. J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14, 836. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14080836
Verme F, Majdič N, Modaffari G, Alito A, Scarpa A, Piterà P, Brunani A, Fontana JM, Capodaglio P. Whole-Body Cryostimulation: An Effective Complementary Treatment in Fibromyalgia? A Follow Up Study. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2024; 14(8):836. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14080836
Chicago/Turabian StyleVerme, Federica, Neža Majdič, Giuseppe Modaffari, Angelo Alito, Alessandra Scarpa, Paolo Piterà, Amelia Brunani, Jacopo Maria Fontana, and Paolo Capodaglio. 2024. "Whole-Body Cryostimulation: An Effective Complementary Treatment in Fibromyalgia? A Follow Up Study" Journal of Personalized Medicine 14, no. 8: 836. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14080836