Fibromyalgia is a widespread chronic pain disease characterized by generalized
musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. It substantially affects patients' relationship with their …

Medical research increasingly makes use of embodiment concepts to understand how
illness disrupts unity of body and self. However, few have applied embodiment concepts in …

Mindfulness practice consists of focusing attention in an intentional way on the experience of
the present moment, including bodily sensations, thoughts or feelings, and the environment …

Background Emotions have been associated with culturally universal and distinct bodily
sensation “maps”. Despite this knowledge, to date few studies have explored emotion …

Objective. Alexithymia is a personality trait related to the quality of life of women with
fibromyalgia (FM). It is still unknown whether alexithymia is associated with the clinical …

Abstract Background: The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
(WHODAS) 2.0 is a generic instrument to assess disability. Pain and psychological factors …

Chronic pain alters the experience of owning a body and leads to disturbances in bodily
perception. We tested whether women with fibromyalgia (FM) are receptive to bodily …

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between alexithymia, psychological well-
being, and religious coping in fibromyalgia patients. This study was planned as a descriptive …

La prise en charge des douleurs chroniques aboutit parfois à des échecs thérapeutiques.
Ces douleurs sont résistantes aux traitements thérapeutiques, déstabilisent le corps médical …

Aim: In this study, the effect of physical activity level on pain, interoceptive awareness, and
personal well-being in women with fibromyalgia was investigated. Methods: Fifty female …