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 .
Efficacy of supervised exercise combined with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in women with fibromyalgia: a prospective controlled study
The aim of this study was to investigate the results of a supervised exercise with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation ( TENS ) in an exercise controlled study in women with fibromyalgia . Sixty-six women with fibromyalgia who admitted to the outpatient clinic of our hospital were r and omized into two treatment groups . The patients in both groups participated in a supervised combined exercise program for 12 weeks . The women in first group had additional TENS in the first 3 weeks of the study . All subjects were analyzed at the baseline , at the end of the 3rd and 12th weeks . Outcome measures were tender point count ( TPC ) , myalgic pain score ( MPS ) , Fibromyalgia Impact Question naire ( FIQ ) and Short Form-36 ( SF-36 ) Health Survey .  Sixty women with fibromyalgia completed the study . The patients in both groups showed improvement in terms of TPC , MPS , FIQ , physical and mental summary scores and total scores of SF-36 at the end of the 3rd and 12th weeks . The improvement in MPS at the third week was higher in the first group ( p = 0.01 ) . But there was no difference in terms of the improvement in MPS between the groups at the end of the 12th week control ( p = 0.87 ) . There was no significant difference between the improvement in the other outcome parameters of the two groups . As a result , supervised exercise program was successful to improve the myalgic pain , functional status and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia .  Exercises combined with TENS might be useful due to quick myalgic pain relief in the treatment of fibromyalgia in everyday practice
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 .