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 .
Role of physical fitness training in the fibrositis/fibromyalgia syndrome.
Cardiovascular fitness training has been suggested as a treatment for the fibrositis/fibromyalgia syndrome . Thirty-four patients with fibrositis/fibromyalgia who met Smythe 's original criteria were r and omly assigned to enter either a cardiovascular fitness training program or a program consisting only of flexibility exercises . Patients met in supervised groups three times weekly for a 20-week observation period . The cardiovascular fitness group underwent gradual heart rate-elevated training using a bicycle ergometer and achieved a 29.1 + /- 24.4 percent increase in peak work capacity at 170 beats per minute ( PWC-170 ) . Patients undergoing flexibility training had a net reduction in their PWC-170 scores of 4.3 + /- 9.4 percent . Patients in the cardiovascular fitness group had statistically significant improvements in the visual analogue pain scale of current pain intensity ; total myalgic scores in which pain thresholds at five fibrositic tender points selected for acceptable intra-rater and inter-rater reliability were measured using a dolorimeter ; percentage total body area affected as measured by self-administered pain diagrams ; and patients ' and physicians ' global assessment scores . Psychologic profiles as measured by Symptom Checklist-90R also improved in the cardiovascular fitness group compared with the flexibility training group . It is concluded that cardiovascular fitness training is feasible in patients with fibrositis/fibromyalgia and that such training improves subjective measurements of pain-reporting behavior . A theoretic basis for improvements in pain measurement scales and psychologic profiles is discussed in light of recent literature
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 .