There is ' gold ' level evidence ( www.cochranemsk.org ) that supervised aerobic exercise training has beneficial effects on physical capacity and FMS symptoms .
Strength training may also have benefits on some FMS symptoms .
BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia ( FMS ) is a syndrome expressed by chronic widespread body pain which leads to reduced physical function and frequent use of health care services .
Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment .
This is an up date of a review published in Issue 2 , 2002 .
OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of exercise training including cardiorespiratory ( aerobic ) , muscle strengthening , and /or flexibility exercise on global well-being , selected signs and symptoms , and physical function in individuals with FMS .
Six- and 24-month follow-up of pool exercise therapy and education for patients with fibromyalgia
Objective . To follow patients with fibromyalgia six and 24 months after they finished a six-month treatment programme . The programme comprised pool exercise therapy , adjusted to the patients ' limitations , and education based on their health problems . Methods . Twenty-six patients were examined six and 24 months after the completion of the treatment programme  with the Fibromyalgia Impact Question naire ( FIQ ) , SF-36 , the 6-minute walk test , and the Grippit measure . The values obtained at the follow-up examinations were compared with the baseline and post-treatment values . Results . As compared with baseline , symptom severity ( FIQ , SF-36 ) , physical function ( FIQ , SF-36 , 6-minute walk test ) and quality of life ( SF-36 ) still showed improvements six months after the completion of treatment ( p<0.05 ) . Pain ( FIQ , SF-36 ) , fatigue ( FIQ , SF-36 ) , walking ability , and social function ( SF-36 ) still showed improvements 2 years after the completion of the programme as compared with the baseline values ( p<0.05 ) . No significant changes were found for these variables , when the values obtained at the two follow-up examinations were compared with those of the post-treatment examination . Conclusions . Improvements in symptom severity , physical function and social function were still found six and 24 months after the completed treatment programme
There is ' gold ' level evidence ( www.cochranemsk.org ) that supervised aerobic exercise training has beneficial effects on physical capacity and FMS symptoms .
Strength training may also have benefits on some FMS symptoms .
BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia ( FMS ) is a syndrome expressed by chronic widespread body pain which leads to reduced physical function and frequent use of health care services .
Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment .
This is an up date of a review published in Issue 2 , 2002 .
OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of exercise training including cardiorespiratory ( aerobic ) , muscle strengthening , and /or flexibility exercise on global well-being , selected signs and symptoms , and physical function in individuals with FMS .