Efeito da massoterapia na dor, sono e aspectos emocionais em mulher com fibromialgia: estudo de caso

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: It is known that fibromyalgia is a rheumatic class that occurs progressively, causing continuous and diffuse pain in the affected person, also reflecting in the emotional scope of that individual. The treatments used for this problem can be pharmacological and non-pharmacological, among them is massage therapy, which will be the focus of this work. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of massage therapy on pain, sleep and emotional aspects in a sedentary woman diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. METHOD: Ten sessions of massage therapy were performed, lasting 50 minutes each, in the thoracolumbar region, neck, upper and lower limbs. The quality of sleep, pain and emotional aspects were evaluated before, during and after the consultations using the following scales: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-BR), HAD scale (anxiety and depression), Brazilian version of the PERMA scale, positive and negative affect scale (PANAS), Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), numerical pain scale (END) and global perception of change scale. RESULTS: The presented results point to a significant improvement in pain both by the reduction in the numerical pain scale, and in the reduction of the QIF score, sleep confirmed by the result of the PSQI-BR scale, going from sleep disturbance to poor sleep quality and also in the emotional aspects of the patient in which positive feelings increased and negative feelings decreased. CONCLUSION: It is concluded, therefore, that massage therapy brought benefits in reducing pain, improving sleep and also in the emotional aspects of the patient studied in this case with fibromyalgia.