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Gross And Fine Motor Function In Fibromyalgia And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Wednesday 15 February 2017

 

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Gross and fine motor function in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome

7 February 2017
© Copyright 2017 • Dove Press Ltd

Authors Rasouli O, Fors EA, Borchgrevink PC, Öhberg F, Stensdotter AK

Received 13 November 2016

Accepted for publication 19 December 2016

Published 7 February 2017 Volume 2017:10 Pages 303—309

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S127038

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single-blind

Peer reviewers approved by Dr Colin Mak

Peer reviewer comments 5

Editor who approved publication: Dr Michael E Schatman

Omid Rasouli,1,2 Egil A Fors,3 Petter Chr Borchgrevink,4,5 Fredrik Öhberg,6 Ann-Katrin Stensdotter1

1Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;
2Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;
3Department of Public Health and Nursing, General Practice Research Unit, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;
4Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Pain and Palliation Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;
5National Competence Centre for Complex Symptom Disorders, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;
6Department of Radiation Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Purpose: This paper aimed to investigate motor proficiency in fine and gross motor function, with a focus on reaction time (RT) and movement skill, in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) compared to healthy controls (HC).

Methods: A total of 60 individuals (20 CFS, 20 FM, and 20 HC), age 19–49 years, participated in this study. Gross motor function in the lower extremity was assessed using a RT task during gait initiation in response to an auditory trigger. Fine motor function in the upper extremity was measured during a precision task (the Purdue Pegboard test) where the number of pins inserted within 30 s was counted.

Results: No significant differences were found between FM and CFS in any parameters. FM and CFS groups had significantly longer RT than HC in the gait initiation (p=0.001, and p=0.004 respectively). In the Purdue Pegboard test, 20% in the FM group, 15% in the CFS groups, and 0% of HC group, scored below the threshold of the accepted performance. However, there were no significant differences between FM, CFS, and HC in this task (p=0.12).

Conclusion: Compared to controls, both CFS and FM groups displayed significantly longer RT in the gait initiation task. Generally, FM patients showed the worst results in both tests, although no group differences were found in fine motor control, according to the Purdue Pegboard test.

Keywords: fatigue syndrome, chronic, musculoskeletal diseases, gait initiation, Purdue ­Pegboard, reaction time

 

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