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Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Nov 10;9(11). doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111533.

An Observational Study Comparing Fibromyalgia and Chronic Low Back Pain in Somatosensory Sensitivity, Motor Function and Balance.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

José Antonio Mingorance, Pedro Montoya, José García Vivas Miranda, Inmaculada Riquelme

Affiliations

  1. Research Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS-IdISBa), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  2. Physiotherapy Department, Son Espases Hospital, 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  3. Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  4. Center for Mathematics, Computing and Cognition, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo 09606-070, Brazil.
  5. Laboratory of Biosystems, Institute of Physics, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40170-115, Brazil.

PMID: 34828579 PMCID: PMC8619309 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9111533

Abstract

Fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) have shared pathophysiology and have a considerable impact on patients' daily activities and quality of life. The main objective of this study was to compare pain impact, somatosensory sensitivity, motor functionality, and balance among 60 patients with FM, 60 patients with CLBP, and 60 pain-free controls aged between 30 and 65 years. It is essential to know the possible differences existing in symptomatology of two of the major chronic pain processes that most affect the population, such as FM and CLBP. The fact of establishing possible differences in sensory thresholds, motor function, and proprioceptive measures among patients with FM and CLBP could bring us closer to a greater knowledge of the chronic pain process. Through an observational study, a comparison was made between the three groups (FM, CLBP, and pain-free controls) evaluating functional performance, postural balance, kinematic gait parameters, strength, depression, fatigue, and sensitivity to pain and vibration. Patients with chronic pain showed worse somatosensory sensitivity (

Keywords: balance; fibromyalgia; gait; low back pain; proprioception; sensitivity

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