Disfunción del sistema autonómico y estado de salud percibido en la Fibromialgia

Presently it is proposed that an alteration of autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning may be involved in the chronicity of fibromyalgia (FM) symptoms. The aim of this study is to compare ANS activity by assessing the heart rate variability (HRV) between women with FM and healthy ones, and analyze its relationship with different dimensions of perceived health. The results confirm that women with FM have a more diminished parasympathetic, hormonal and thermoregulatory activity than healthy women at rest; and the existing relationship of ANS imbalance (analyzed with HRV) with the most common FM symptoms, while its relationship with perceived health needs more development.