While no clinical trial to date has specifically targeted fatigue , r and omized controlled trials , systematic review s , and meta-analyses indicate that treatment modalities studied in the context of other fibromyalgia symptoms could also improve fatigue .
Fatigue is a disabling , multifaceted symptom that is highly prevalent and stubbornly persistent .
Although fatigue is a frequent complaint among patients with fibromyalgia , it has not received the same attention as pain .
Reasons for this include lack of st and ardized nomenclature to communicate about fatigue , lack of evidence -based guidelines for fatigue assessment , and a deficiency in effective treatment strategies .
Fatigue does not occur in isolation ; rather , it is present concurrently in varying severity with other fibromyalgia symptoms such as chronic widespread pain , unrefreshing sleep , anxiety , depression , cognitive difficulties , and so on .
Survey-based and preliminary mechanistic studies indicate that multiple symptoms feed into fatigue and it may be associated with a variety of physiological mechanisms .
Efficacy of the "body movement and perception" method in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome: an open pilot study.
OBJECTIVES Group exercises may be useful in fibromyalgia syndrome ( FMS ) .  The ' Body movement and perception ' ( BMP ) method is based on low impact exercises , awareness of body perception and relaxation , aim ed at treating small groups of patients following the Resseguier method ( RM ) and integrating RM with exercises derived from soft gymnastics . We assessed the effects of BMP method on FMS . METHODS 40 women with FMS ( age and disease duration : 51.7±7.2 and 4.9±3.8 years ) participated in an open pilot study . BMP sessions were performer twice a week ( 50 minutes each ) for 8 weeks . Patients were assessed at enrolment ( T0 ) and at the end of the study ( T1 ) by a self-administered question naire ( temporal characteristics of pain , pain interference in working and recreational activities and in night-time rest , awareness of pain , fatigue , irritability , well-being , quality of movement , ability to focus on perception and to perceive whole body , postural selfcontrol , ability to relax ) and a clinical evaluation ( tender points , assumption of analgesics/NSAIDs , distribution of pain , pain in sitting and st and ing position , pain during postural passages and gait , postural body alignment , muscular contractures ) . RESULTS At T1 , FMS patients significantly improved with respect to T0 in pain , fatigue , irritability , well-being , quality of movement , postural self-control , ability to relax mind and body , movement perception , tender point scores , assumption of analgesic/NSAIDs , body alignment and muscle contractures ( p<0.05 for all the comparisons T1 versus T0 ) . CONCLUSIONS In FMS patients , rehabilitation with BMP  improves pain and well being , reduces the number of tender points and muscle contractures , thus it is useful in FMS management
While no clinical trial to date has specifically targeted fatigue , r and omized controlled trials , systematic review s , and meta-analyses indicate that treatment modalities studied in the context of other fibromyalgia symptoms could also improve fatigue .
Fatigue is a disabling , multifaceted symptom that is highly prevalent and stubbornly persistent .
Although fatigue is a frequent complaint among patients with fibromyalgia , it has not received the same attention as pain .
Reasons for this include lack of st and ardized nomenclature to communicate about fatigue , lack of evidence -based guidelines for fatigue assessment , and a deficiency in effective treatment strategies .
Fatigue does not occur in isolation ; rather , it is present concurrently in varying severity with other fibromyalgia symptoms such as chronic widespread pain , unrefreshing sleep , anxiety , depression , cognitive difficulties , and so on .
Survey-based and preliminary mechanistic studies indicate that multiple symptoms feed into fatigue and it may be associated with a variety of physiological mechanisms .