Abstract
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
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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
She is oriented x3, alert, cooperative. Good short-term, long-term, and intermediate memory. No aphasia. Normal fund of knowledge. Normal attention and concentration.
Ruby is a 65-year-old volunteer with Fibromyalgia. She has been working in a community centre for more than 15 years. Doing, being and becoming make her an “occupational being” (Wilcock, 1999). The only hope for Ruby to stay healthy, active and keep doing volunteering work. She has been actively engaged in a variety of occupations which provide meaning in her life. The main occupations of Ruby is central to her identity which is contributing to the life of her families, and to participate in the society. Although she is experiencing Fibromyalgia, she enjoys working. She spoke of feeling a ‘sense of accomplishment’ when she was employed and able to support her family financially. She felt missing meaning in her life without the structure of
My client, Catherine, is a 47-year-old single female. She has one daughter who is 11 years old. Catherine has full custody as the child’s father is willfully absent. Currently she is on disability after being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2010. Before this diagnosis she was a loan officer for a credit union. Catherine’s main health concerns are headaches, allergies and digestive issues. In the last 5 years Catherine has had many major traumas in her life. She was diagnosed in 2010 with Lyme disease, Fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism and chronic migraines where subsequently she was unable to work. It was once she contracted Lyme disease did all the other issues show themselves. In the last 2 months my client has been able to participate in an exercise
The article “Illness Representations in Women with Fibromyalgia” explains that Fibromyalgia, which is more prevalent in women than men, is usually hard to diagnose and does not have definite treatment. People who suffer from fibromyalgia have a hard time maneuvering through life and the obstacles that come with it. The many physical and emotional barriers that one must go through can be the determining factor and cause the fibromyalgia to be worse and cause the victim to go through a lifetime of doctor visits.
Fibromyalgia is affects that the soft tissues, muscles and nerves. It is a chronic pain conditions. Foe which is due to the problem is in the central nervous system in the body. Some peoples are suffering from fibromyalgia we can knowledge a large variety of symptoms, beginning allergic reaction, combined and muscle aches, backside aches, headaches and dilemma sleeping to short-tempered bowel disease, as well as low energy and concern. Fibromyalgia is also the chronic situation and at hand is no easy to cure, except acupuncture is an efficient method for treating the symptoms of fibromyalgia and provided that pain relief. Now are very soon a few of the payback of acupuncture as a treatment opportunity for fibromyalgia.
An important topic is being discussed, and it concerns fibromyalgia. Indeed, there are many views about this chronic disorder. However, Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by wide spread, monoarticular musculoskeletal pain and fatigue with multiple tender points (Lewis, Pg. 1590). People with fibromyalgia may also experience nonrestorative sleep, morning stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, and anxiety (Lewis, Pg. 1590). Additionally, fibromyalgia has a varied and fluctuating clinical spectrum (Guymer 2013). Cardinal features include widespread musculoskeletal pain and tenderness, poor quality, unrefreshing sleep and significant levels of fatigue (Guymer 2013). Other key features include cognitive disturbances, particularly problems
Muralidoraiswamy, P. “Yoga on Our Minds: A Systematic Review of Yoga for Neuropsychiatric Disorder.” Shirleytelle Frontiers in Psychiatry, Jan. 2013. This article focuses on the physiological aspect of a yoga class. It essentially explains what happens in a person’s brain after going through a hatha yoga class. This study also talks about yoga as a long-term mental health solution, since typically yoga is a life-style. Overall, the study provides a scientific look at more personal experiences.
Because, fibromyalgia is not physically visible. Health officials believe that it’s not a real disease. It has become a stigma against most fibromyalgia patients that they have accepted the pain that is overlooked by social security. According, to an article written by disability examiner once they have received a case and the only allegation is fibromyalgia, this makes their case poor. However, if another condition or disease is diagnosed along with fibromyalgia such as any muscle disease. Automatically their case is stronger and they’re more likely to be approved for disability. Not only, but also health officials have stated fibromyalgia patients must be severe enough to be disabling and have medical evidence and most times their cases do
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain conditions that affects the musculoskeletal. It affects at least 2% of the adult population in the United States and mainly occurs in women. Patients exhibit a variety of symptoms including muscle pains, sleeping problems, painful, tender trigger points, fatigue and more. It's believed that the syndrome arises from stress, medical illness in a variety of pain conditions.
Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. It can have a devastating impact on one’s emotion, physical, occupation and social life. While it occasionally can be seen in the clinical setting as a primary diagnosis, it most often presents as a comorbidity to a medical or psychiatric issue;
Yoga based interventions fall under a very broad topic of complementary and alternative medicine. The United States National Library of Medicine defines CAMs as “the term for medical products and practices that are not part of standard care. Standard care is what medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, and allied health professionals, such as nurses and physical
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in December of 2015. Fibromyalgia is a chronic widespread pain disorder with no discernible cause, or any reliable treatment. Dealing with a complex, invisible illness is convoluted and tends to take away from the number of experiences I can participate in, and has exposed me to judgement from my peers. This illness has impacted my life in many positive and negative ways. I am far more grateful for any opportunities that come my way, there is a list of what I cannot do as a result of my illness, but I refuse to let following my dreams join that list. I’ve become a faster thinker in order to hold my own, I’m more creative than ever as I constantly need to reimagine the ways that I must act in think in order
Participants engaged in twenty weekly yoga sessions that lasted for an hour each. The yoga training had four key components: respiratory training, postural training, relaxation training, and concentration training (Jensen & Kenny, 2004, p. 206). “The control group engaged in cooperative games and activities that involve the skills of talking and listening, turn taking, sharing equipment, and talk time.” This group met for one hour once a month (Jensen & Kenny, 2004, p.
The randomized controlled study is often held as the gold standard for discerning reliable evidence regarding cause and effect, where researchers actively manipulate variables and exert great control over the experiment (Polit & Beck, 2012). These studies must be critiqued and critically evaluated to ensure that the research problem is supported by data that is valid and reliable. Zhuang, An, and Zhao (2013) conducted a quantitative study of the effects of yoga on mood and quality of life (QOL) in Chinese women who were undergoing inpatient detoxification therapy for heroin abuse. An overall critique of the study follows in this paper.
Yoga has been associated with stress. The larger the amount of stress a person has, the less likely that person is to feel in control of themselves and their surroundings. Yoga has also been linked to a person’s health and wellbeing. During a one week experiment, a researcher did yoga once a day at 7:00 pm for a half hour. A survey was taken twice, in hour intervals, after the yoga session was completed, at 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm. The surveys are what was used to find the data that created the results of the experiment. One type of yoga, integrated yoga, was used throughout the week. The results concluded yoga helps relieve stress for one hour after the session was completed, but was stressed again shortly after that hour was finished. Different styles of yoga classes could be offered and more times could be made available at the Elmen Center. Yoga is currently offered at 4:30 pm in the Back Alley, but more class times could be 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Different styles include hot yoga, iyengar yoga, or hatha yoga. To improve evaluations, a person could add questions about their level of stress before and after the yoga class. These improvements will allow researchers to see if the results are true for the majority of people.