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Six- and 24-month follow-up of pool exercise therapy and education for patients with fibromyalgiaKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Physical Therapy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Scand J Rheumatol 31:306-10. 2002..To follow patients with fibromyalgia six and 24 months after they finished a six-month treatment programme. The programme comprised pool exercise therapy, adjusted to the patients' limitations, and education based on their health problems...
Experience of physical activity in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread painKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Disabil Rehabil 30:213-21. 2008..Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic widespread pain (CWP) find physical activity troublesome. The purpose was to develop a questionnaire to investigate the experience of physical activity in FM and CWP populations...
Physiotherapy group treatment for patients with fibromyalgia--an embodied learning processKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Disabil Rehabil 25:1372-80. 2003..To study how patients with fibromyalgia (FM) experienced physiotherapy group treatment comprising pool exercise and education...
Pool exercise for patients with fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain: a randomized controlled trial and subgroup analysesKaisa Mannerkorpi
Institute of Neuroscience Physiotherapy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg, Sweden
J Rehabil Med 41:751-60. 2009..To evaluate the effects of pool exercise in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain and to determine characteristics influencing the effects of treatment...
Hinders for continued work among persons with fibromyalgiaKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 13:96. 2012..Work disability is common among women with fibromyalgia (FM). The aim of the study was to investigate what health problems and work-related difficulties lead to hinders for continued work among women with FM...
Does moderate-to-high intensity Nordic walking improve functional capacity and pain in fibromyalgia? A prospective randomized controlled trialKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10, Box 480, 40530 Goteborg, Sweden
Arthritis Res Ther 12:R189. 2010..The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of moderate-to-high intensity Nordic walking (NW) on functional capacity and pain in fibromyalgia (FM)...
Non-pharmacological treatment of chronic widespread musculoskeletal painKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Guldhedsgatan 10, SE 413 46 Goteborg, Sweden
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 21:513-34. 2007..There is today no conclusive evidence about the effects of these treatments in CWP, although positive effects have been reported in a few studies...
Relationships between performance-based tests and patients' ratings of activity limitations, self-efficacy, and pain in fibromyalgiaKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Sweden
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:259-64. 2006..To investigate the relationship between performance-based tests, ratings of activity limitations, self-efficacy, and pain in fibromyalgia...
Efficacy and feasibility of a combination of body awareness therapy and qigong in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot studyKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
J Rehabil Med 36:279-81. 2004..To evaluate the effects of body awareness therapy combined with qigong for patients with fibromyalgia...
Exercise in fibromyalgiaKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Curr Opin Rheumatol 17:190-4. 2005..The aim of this article is to review the recent literature relating to exercise in fibromyalgia, specifically articles published between September 2003 and September 2004, to highlight developments in the field...
Physical exercise in fibromyalgia and related syndromesKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Goteborg University, Sweden
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 17:629-47. 2003..Studies with larger populations, allowing subgroup analyses regarding benefits and adverse effects of programmes, are needed...
Assessment of fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain. Reliability and validity of the Swedish version of the MFI-20Anna Ericsson
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Disabil Rehabil 29:1665-70. 2007..The aim of the study was to investigate the test-retest reliability and convergent construct validity of the Swedish version of the MFI-20 in female patients with FM or CWP...
Leisure Time Physical Activity Instrument and Physical Activity at Home and Work Instrument. Development, face validity, construct validity and test-retest reliability for subjects with fibromyalgiaKaisa Mannerkorpi
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, ,
Disabil Rehabil 27:695-701. 2005..Significant but low associations were found between the LTPAI and the six-minute walk test and an instrument designed for older people, respectively, while no association was found between the LTPAI and aerobic capacity...
Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire in Swedish patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A validity studyAnnelie Bilberg
Institute of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
J Rehabil Med 44:7-11. 2012..The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire in a Swedish rheumatoid arthritis population...
Prevalence and characteristics of widespread pain in female primary health care patients with chronic low back painLena Nordeman
Sahlgrenska School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg UGOT, Sweden
Clin J Pain 28:65-72. 2012....
