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Fibromyalgia Exercise

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People who are diagnosed with Fibromyalgia often suffer from sleep disturbances. Since insomnia is a secondary symptom to fibromyalgia, it is important to provide an effective and easily accessible treatment for sleep dysfunction suffered by those diagnosed with this chronic pain condition. The present student aims to test the hypothesis that yoga intervention may improve self-reported sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients.

The Effect of Yoga Intervention on Sleep-Quality in
Fibromyalgia Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trail
Fibromyalgia is primarily characterized as a chronic widespread pain condition that mainly affects an older female population (Arnold 2010). Even though pain is described as the primary symptom of Fibromyalgia, patients diagnosed with this condition also frequently describe significant poor sleep quality (Giorgio et al., 2012). In one study, out of 2,196 Fibromyalgia patients were that were surveyed; 11.2 % reported no sleep impediment symptom, 25.7% reported one sleep impediment symptom, and 63.05% percent reported two or more sleep impediment symptoms. When compared to control group subjects without Fibromyalgia, the prevalence of a sleep difficulty symptom was considerably lower in within the population without the …show more content…

In 2007, Prash, Siversten, and Nordhus, made an interesting argument that addressed the limitations of cognitive behavioral therapy for sleep disorders in older adults. They mentioned the lack of CBT trained health officials in the medical industry, making it difficult for someone in need to access CBT easily. They also mention the lack of well-defined guidelines that define an optimum number of treatment sessions and the optimum length of these treatment sessions for sleep disorders. It also is unclear how long CBT may continue to be beneficial for malfunctioning behavior after treatment sessions have been

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