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Title: Emerging Non-Pharmacological Refractory Intervention for Pain Relief in Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
Authors: Al-Zoubi, Saif
Alsabbah, Alameen
Wassouf, Maggie
Al-Mnayyis, Asmaa
Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine 
Keywords: Fibromyalgia
Non-pharmacological
Pain
Pain relief
Issue Date: 2023-06
Part of: Scripta Medica (Banja Luka)
Volume: 54
Issue: 2
Start page: 213
End page: 216
Abstract: 
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common disorder characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain often associated with fatigue, sleep, memory and mood disturbances. Females are more likely to suffer from FM and experience a reduced quality of life. This is a case report of a 21-year-old female patient diagnosed with FM whose pain was managed by a non-pharmacological method, weightlifting exercises. The patient suffered from chronic generalised muscular pain, muscle stiffness, fatigue, depression and anxiety. She was started on a tight progressive weight-lifting program to increase muscle mass. The program led to a resolution of symptoms after 3 months of gradual improvement, in addition to stopping taking analgesics for the pain. Notably, a relapse occurred after halting the exercise program suggesting that the weight-lifting regime was correlated to reducing symptom severity and better quality of life. Exercises involving weight-lifting could potentially provide an affordable treatment option for patients with FM.
URI: https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/6888
ISSN: 24903329
DOI: 10.5937/scriptamed54-43092
Open URL: Link to full text
Type: Journal Article
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