Fibromyalgia is a chronic debilitating musculoskeletal pain syndrome that causes substantial physical and psychological impairments.With the release of the2016revised EULAR recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia,there is a growing interest in developing new exercise program aiming to improve patients'physical function and wellbeing.The Eight Brocades(EB)is an eight-section Qigong physical exercise,originated more than eight-hundred years ago in China.It has often been used to improve general health and to control existing health issues.Lu Eight Brocades(LEB)is a modified EB,adapted by Chinese Medicine Master Zhizheng Lu,who specifically tailored it for patients with rheumatic diseases.LEB exercise movements are simple and easy to learn.The clinical study reported here was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of LEB in the management of fibromyalgia in Chinese patients living in China.
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