There were no statistically significant differences in attrition rates between the interventions .
In general , adverse effects were poorly recorded , but no serious adverse effects were reported .
The evidence ( rated as low quality ) suggested that moderate- and moderate- to high-intensity resistance training improves multidimensional function , pain , tenderness , and muscle strength in women with fibromyalgia .
The evidence ( rated as low quality ) also suggested that eight weeks of aerobic exercise was superior to moderate-intensity resistance training for improving pain in women with fibromyalgia .
There was low- quality evidence that 12 weeks of low-intensity resistance training was superior to flexibility exercise training in women with fibromyalgia for improvements in pain and multidimensional function .
There was low- quality evidence that women with fibromyalgia can safely perform moderate- to high-resistance training
BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain that leads to reduced physical function .
Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment for management of symptoms .
We examined the literature on resistance training for individuals with fibromyalgia .
Resistance training is exercise performed against a progressive resistance with the intention of improving muscle strength , muscle endurance , muscle power , or a combination of these .
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the benefits and harms of resistance exercise training in adults with fibromyalgia .
We compared resistance training versus control and versus other types of exercise training .
A multicenter two by two factorial trial of cognitive behavioral therapy and aerobic exercise for Gulf War veterans' illnesses: design of a veterans affairs cooperative study (CSP #470).
The Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) Cooperative Studies Program ( CSP ) Study # 470 is a 2 x 2 factorial trial design ed to evaluate the hypothesis that both cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT ) and aerobic exercise will significantly improve physical function in participants with Gulf War veterans ' illnesses ( GWVI ) , and that adding CBT to aerobic exercise will provide further incremental benefit . One thous and three hundred fifty-six veterans will be r and omized to one of four treatment arms : CBT plus aerobic exercise plus usual and customary care , aerobic exercise plus usual and customary care , CBT plus usual and customary care , or usual and customary care alone . The study duration is 2.5 years with 1.5 years of intake and 1 year of follow-up . The primary outcome measure is the proportion of veterans improved more than seven units on the physical component summary ( PCS ) scale of the Short Form Health Survey for Veterans ( SF-36V ) measured 12 months after r and omization . This generic quality -of-life measure was chosen because there is no disease-specific measure for GWVI and the symptoms of GWVI span a wide range of physical manifestations that are related to the domains covered by the PCS scale . Sample size was determined to detect all six pairwise comparisons between the four treatment arms with 90 % power and a Bonferroni adjustment for an overall type I error of 0.05 or 0.05/6 = 0.0083 . CSP # 470 was initiated in May 1999 in 18 VA and two Department of Defense medical centers . To date this represents the largest r and omized trial design ed to evaluate treatments for individuals with unexplained physical symptoms . This paper will focus on the rationale and unique features of the study design . Control Clin Trials 2001;22:310 -
There were no statistically significant differences in attrition rates between the interventions .
In general , adverse effects were poorly recorded , but no serious adverse effects were reported .
The evidence ( rated as low quality ) suggested that moderate- and moderate- to high-intensity resistance training improves multidimensional function , pain , tenderness , and muscle strength in women with fibromyalgia .
The evidence ( rated as low quality ) also suggested that eight weeks of aerobic exercise was superior to moderate-intensity resistance training for improving pain in women with fibromyalgia .
There was low- quality evidence that 12 weeks of low-intensity resistance training was superior to flexibility exercise training in women with fibromyalgia for improvements in pain and multidimensional function .
There was low- quality evidence that women with fibromyalgia can safely perform moderate- to high-resistance training
BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain that leads to reduced physical function .
Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment for management of symptoms .
We examined the literature on resistance training for individuals with fibromyalgia .
Resistance training is exercise performed against a progressive resistance with the intention of improving muscle strength , muscle endurance , muscle power , or a combination of these .
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the benefits and harms of resistance exercise training in adults with fibromyalgia .
We compared resistance training versus control and versus other types of exercise training .