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The International Association for the Study of Pain

Dance and yoga for young girls with functional abdominal pain disorders - Effects and experiences from ”Just in TIME”; a randomized controlled intervention trial.

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Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) affect children, especially girls, all over the world and effective treatments are needed. This randomized controlled study, ”Just in TIME”, is the first study to examine a combined dance and yoga intervention for girls aged 9-13 years old with FAPDs. The results showed that an 8 months intervention twice weekly gave a significant reduction of abdominal pain, scored on the Faces Pain Scale–Revised. It also influenced salivary cortisol levels and showed health economic benefits. This talk will provide details of the study and discuss the published effects and experiences.

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