Weather conditions & complaints in fibromyalgia (FM)
November 2, 1993Patients with musculoskeletal disorders, including fibromyalgia
syndrome (FS), often state that weather conditions modulate
their complaints. There have been a few studies concerning
this issue, but the results appear to be contradictory. We
tried to relate the subjective symptoms of pain, stiffness,
sleep and mood in patients with FS to objective meteorological
factors. Correlation analyses showed no relation between the
subjective complaints and the meteorological factors. The
symptoms pain, stiffness and fatigue, however, showed a strong
intercorrelation.
de Blecourt AC, Knipping AA, de Voogd N, van Rijswijk MH
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