Does Obesity in Patients with Fibromyalgia Modify Response to Tai Chi Therapy: Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Arthritis and Rheumatism
An Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology
Volume  62  Number 10 (Supplement)  October 2010

http://www.rheumatology.org/education/annual/FinalAbstract2010.pdf

Chenchen Wang1, Christopher H. Schmid2, Yoojin Lee2 and Timothy
McAlindon1. 1Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2Tufts Medical
Center

Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain disorder of complex
etiology. Recent evidence about the association between obesity and
FM suggests that this might obfuscate therapy. We evaluated the
association of obesity and changes in FM severity, sleep quality and
health related quality of life in a randomized controlled trial of FM
patients.

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