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Balance deficiencies in women with fibromyalgia assessed using computerised dynamic posturography: a cross-sectional study in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our aims were (1) to compare the sensory organisation of balance control and balance strategies between women with fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy women; (2) to investigate which sensory component, that is, vestibular, visual or somato-sensory, is the most affected in FM and (3) to determine the associations between the functional independence measure (FIM) and balance responses in FM.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting

Urban regional hospital and university (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain).

Participants

Twenty women with FM and 20 matched healthy women.

Primary/secondary outcome measures

The sensory organisation test (SOT) was used to determine postural sway and balance during six different conditions with subjects in a standing position. The FIM was used to determine the level of functional independence in daily life activities (ADL). Between-group differences were analysed with analysis of covariance, and the Spearman's test was used for correlations.

Results

Significant differences between-groups and between-conditions were found for all SOT conditions (all, p<0.001): women with FM showed lower scores being the vestibular score the most affected. Different correlations between SOT conditions and some specific ADL were observed in the FM group: bathing activity and balance condition 6 (r_s=0.541; p<0.001), bed transfers activity and conditions 2 (r_s=0.491; p<0.001) and 3 (r_s=0.510; p<0.001), positioning strategy six and dressing the upper (r_s=0.530; p<0.001) or lower (r_s=0.562; p<0.001) body, and toileting (r_s=0.521; p<0.001): the greater the loss of balance, the greater the interference on some daily life activities.

Conclusions

Women with FM exhibited balance deficiencies and used different strategies for maintaining their balance in standing, which was associated with a negative impact on functional independence.

SUBMITTER: Perez-de-Heredia-Torres M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5642772 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Balance deficiencies in women with fibromyalgia assessed using computerised dynamic posturography: a cross-sectional study in Spain.

Pérez-de-Heredia-Torres Marta M Huertas-Hoyas Elisabet E Martínez-Piédrola Rosa R Palacios-Ceña Domingo D Alegre-Ayala Jorge J Santamaría-Vázquez Montserrat M Fernández-de-Las-Peñas César C

BMJ open 20170801 7

<h4>Objectives</h4>Our aims were (1) to compare the sensory organisation of balance control and balance strategies between women with fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy women; (2) to investigate which sensory component, that is, vestibular, visual or somato-sensory, is the most affected in FM and (3) to determine the associations between the functional independence measure (FIM) and balance responses in FM.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional observational study.<h4>Setting</h4>Urban regional hospital and ...[more]

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