Pain was significantly reduced post treatment by l and -based and water-based AE , exercises with slight to moderate intensity and frequency of two or three times per week .
Positive effects on depressed mood , HRQOL and physical fitness could be maintained at follow-up .
Continuing exercise was associated with positive outcomes at follow-up .
Introduction The efficacy and the optimal type and volume of aerobic exercise ( AE ) in fibromyalgia syndrome ( FMS ) are not established .
We therefore assessed the efficacy of different types and volumes of AE in FMS .
Hydrotherapy and conventional physiotherapy improve total sleep time and quality of life of fibromyalgia patients: randomized clinical trial.
OBJECTIVE To compare hydrotherapy ( HT ) and conventional physiotherapy ( CP ) in the treatment of fibromyalgia ( FM ) , regarding quality of life ( QOL ) , total sleep time ( TST ) , and total nap time ( TNT ) . METHODS Fifty out patients , all female , 30 - 60 years old , diagnosed with FM , were r and omly assigned to two groups to carry out 3 weeks of treatment with HT or CP . In the beginning and in the end of treatment , patients were evaluated with the SF-36 question naire to measure QOL and the sleep diary for TST and TNT . Data analyses were blind . RESULTS All 24 HT patients increased 1h in TST compared to 19 CP patients . TNT decreased in the HT group . QOL improved for the two groups in all domains when pre- and post-intervention were compared , but there was no difference between groups . CONCLUSION HT is more effective than CP to improve TST and to decrease TNT in FM patients
Pain was significantly reduced post treatment by l and -based and water-based AE , exercises with slight to moderate intensity and frequency of two or three times per week .
Positive effects on depressed mood , HRQOL and physical fitness could be maintained at follow-up .
Continuing exercise was associated with positive outcomes at follow-up .
Introduction The efficacy and the optimal type and volume of aerobic exercise ( AE ) in fibromyalgia syndrome ( FMS ) are not established .
We therefore assessed the efficacy of different types and volumes of AE in FMS .