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 .
Cognitive-educational treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. I. Clinical effects.
OBJECTIVE This r and omized controlled clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of outpatient group cognitive/educational treatment for patients with the fibromyalgia ( FM ) syndrome . We hypothesized that the combination of group education with cognitive treatment aim ed at developing pain coping skills would be more effective than group education alone . METHODS 131 patients with FM were r and omly assigned to 3 conditions : an experimental condition , which was the combined cognitive/educational intervention ( ECO ) ; an attention control condition consisting of group education plus group discussion ( EDI ) ; and a waiting list control ( WLC ) . For the treatment conditions ECO and EDI , assessment s were made 2 weeks before treatment , at start of treatment , at post-treatment , and at 6 and 12 mo followup . WLC patients received only 3 assessment s. RESULTS There were no pretreatment differences between the groups , or between dropouts and patients who remained in the study . At post-treatment , and compared with the WLC , the ECO patients improved in knowledge about FM ( p = 0.007 ) and pain coping ( p < 0.001 ) . EDI patients improved on pain coping ( p = 0.005 ) and pain control ( p = 0.002 ) . EDI patients reported significantly less fear than ECO patients ( p = 0.005 ) . There were no other differential effects between ECO and EDI at post-treatment or 6 mo or 12 mo followup . Based on the reliability of change index for clinical significance , the relative short term success rates are 6.4 and 18.4 % for ECO and EDI , respectively . CONCLUSION The surplus value of a highly structured , 12 session group cognitive treatment added to group education can not be supported by our study . In EDI , fear reduction might have enhanced pain coping and pain control , while poor compliance , the difficulty of homework assignments , and lack of individual support may have limited the effectiveness of ECO
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 .