EMG-Biofeedback bei Fibromyalgie- Ein interdisziplinäres Projekt [EMG-Biofeedback – an Interdisciplinary Study to Determine the Effectivity of Biofeedback with Fibromyalgia Patien…

Objective: Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain, tenderness of multiple myofascial trigger points, poor sleep and fatigue. Patients with fibromyalgia are treated by general practioners, rheumatologists, physiatrists, psychiatrists, psychosomatic specialists or in interdisciplinary settings. Especially in Psychiatry fibromyalgia is be discussed also as a somatoform disorder. The effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation for decreasing pain and increasing self-efficacy and walking time in patients with fibromyalgia is supported by a recent review [Burckhardt 2006]…