Basic Body Awareness Therapy in patients suffering from fibromyalgia: A randomized clinical trial

Bravo, Cristina; Skjærven, Liv Helvik; Espart, Anna; Sein-Echaluce, Luisa Guitard; Catalán-Matamoros, Daniel

doi:10.1080/09593985.2018.1467520

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“…By integrating the aching body into the self-trusting cooperation between body and self can be developed [25]. BBAT has in a recent randomised controlled study been shown to reduce pain in patients with fibromyalgia [28].…”

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Clinical reasoning and clinical use of basic body awareness therapy in physiotherapy – a qualitative study?

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Nyboe

Gyllensten

2019

European Journal of Physiotherapy

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Background: Clinical reasoning is the ability to integrate and apply different types of knowledge, weigh evidence critically and reflect upon the process to arrive at a diagnosis. Body awareness is an approach directed toward an awareness of how the body is used in terms of body function, behaviour, and interaction with self and others. Methods: In the present study, 36 physiotherapists (PTs) from 13 countries working with body awareness methods, mainly Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) in mental health were interviewed in six focus groups. Content analysis was used to analyse how the informants' reasoned around the concept of body awareness therapy, and how they use it in their clinical work with patients. Result: Body awareness was conceived as being in contact with sensations and emotions, to be able to control symptoms, such as pain, to find a balance and to develop one's identity by relating to oneself and others. BBAT was used as a whole body treatment, to promote balance and stability, to teach about body, movements, and coping strategies, to interact in a therapeutic approach and to be integrated with other methods and professionals. Conclusion: The present results can be used to improve the PTs clinical reasoning. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Clinical reasoning and clinical use of basic body awareness therapy in physiotherapy – a qualitative study?

Gard

Nyboe

Gyllensten

2019

European Journal of Physiotherapy

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“…In the Scandinavian countries, and there particularly within the frame of physical therapy and psychiatric care, body-awarenessbased interventions have been developed and widely implemented. One example is basic body awareness therapy (Bravo, Skjaerven, Espart, Sein-Echaluce, & Catalan-Matamoros, 2019): Changes in movement patterns and body-awareness-related treatment effects are assessed by trained physical therapists using a standardized semiqualitative observation scale (a method of second-person assessment), often in addition to detailed first-person, qualitative assessments.…”

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If It All Comes Down to Bodily Awareness, How Do We Know? Assessing Bodily Awareness

Mehling¹

2020

Kinesiology Review

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A purported key mechanism of action in most mind–body movement approaches is the maturation and development of bodily awareness. This is an experiential learning process with its own phenomenology, underlying neurological processes, and challenges for scientific study. This report focuses on the assessment of changes in bodily awareness, which is of key importance for the documentation of this learning process for both research and clinical application. Objective assessments requiring lab equipment are briefly reviewed. Qualitative assessments can be performed by interviews, focus groups, and second-person observation of movement performance. In addition, systematically developed self-report questionnaires have become available in recent years, have undergone extensive validation, and are presented here.

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“…Previous studies have shown the relationship between body awareness and other clinical problems, such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, use of prostheses, and eating disorders 3 , 5 , 8 , 9 ) . Catalan-Matamoros et al have reported that basic awareness therapy is effective in improving some symptoms in outpatients with eating disorders.…”

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Differences in body awareness and its effects on balance function and independence in activities of daily living for stroke

Ahn

2018

J Phys Ther Sci

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[Purpose] The present study aimed to investigate the association between body awareness with postural control and independence in performing activities of daily living in patients with hemispheric stroke. Eighty-one patients who were diagnosed with stroke participated in this study. [Participants and Methods] The participants were divided into three groups according to their risk for falls. Furthermore, these participants were classified into four groups according to their degree of independence in performing activities of daily living. This study used three measuring tools, namely the body awareness questionnaire, Berg balance scale, and modified Barthel index. [Results] Body awareness was significantly correlated with balance function in the group with low risk for falls compared with that in the group with high risk for falls. Body awareness was significantly correlated with the degree of independence in performing activities of daily living in the group that needed minimal assistance compared with the groups that needed moderate and severe assistance. Results showed that body awareness was associated with postural control and the degree of independence in performing activities of daily living in individuals with hemiparetic stroke. [Conclusion] Body awareness is among the primary factors that affect the motor function of patients with stroke in rehabilitation settings.

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Basic Body Awareness Therapy in patients suffering from fibromyalgia: A randomized clinical trial

Abstract: This study showed that BBAT might be an effective intervention in patients suffering from fibromyalgia in relation to pain, movement quality, and anxiety.

Cited by 30 publications

References 36 publications

Clinical reasoning and clinical use of basic body awareness therapy in physiotherapy – a qualitative study?

Clinical reasoning and clinical use of basic body awareness therapy in physiotherapy – a qualitative study?

If It All Comes Down to Bodily Awareness, How Do We Know? Assessing Bodily Awareness

Differences in body awareness and its effects on balance function and independence in activities of daily living for stroke

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