Conclusion The main results included reduction in pain , fatigue , number of tender points , depression , and anxiety , with increased functional capacity and quality of life .
Background Fibromyalgia ( FM ) is characterized by chronic and generalized musculoskeletal pain .
There is currently no cure for FM , but palliative treatments are available .
One type of treatment is strength training ( ST ) .
However , there is a need for more information on optimal training protocol s , intensity , and volume needed to improve symptoms .
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of ST in the treatment of FM through a systematic review of experimental research .
Cardiovascular autonomic modulation after acute resistance exercise in women with fibromyalgia.
OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that autonomic modulation after resistance exercise ( RE ) would be reduced in women with fibromyalgia ( FM ) compared with controls . DESIGN Before-after trial . SETTING Testing occurred in a university setting . PARTICIPANTS Women with FM ( n=9 ) and healthy controls ( n=9 ) underwent testing before ( pre ) and 20 minutes after ( post ) RE . INTERVENTIONS Not applicable . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Normalized low-frequency ( LFnu ) and normalized high-frequency ( HFnu ) oscillations and the LFnu/HFnu ratio were indicative of sympathetic modulation , parasympathetic modulation , and sympathovagal balance , respectively . Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity ( BRS ) was also measured . RESULTS Variables were similar in both groups at rest . HFnu decreased in controls ( pre , 55.0+/-4.2 % ; post , 35.0+/-4.7 % ; P<.05 ) and increased in women with FM ( pre , 57.0+/-5.7 % ; post , 63.2+/-4.6 % ; P<.05 ) . LFnu increased in controls ( pre , 43.3+/-4.4 % ; post , 63.2+/-4.8 % ; P<.05 ) and decreased in women with FM ( pre , 41.8+/-5.6 % ; post , 35.6+/-4.7 % ; P<.05 ) . The LFnu/HFnu ratio increased in controls ( pre , 0.89+/-0.17 ; post , 2.43+/-0.64 ; P<.05 ) with no change in women with FM ( pre , 0.90+/-0.22 ; post , 0.64+/-0.13 ; P=.13 ) . BRS decreased in controls ( pre , 8.78+/-1.42 ms/mmHg ; post , 5.49+/-0.66 ms/mmHg ; P<.05 ) , but not in women with FM ( pre , 5.91+/-1.22 ms/mmHg ; post , 9.23+/-2.4 ms/mmHg ; P=.16 ) . CONCLUSIONS After acute RE , women with FM responded differently from controls , demonstrated by lower sympathetic and higher vagal modulation without altering BRS . These postexercise responses may be attributed to the altered autonomic responsiveness to physiologic stress that characterizes FM
Conclusion The main results included reduction in pain , fatigue , number of tender points , depression , and anxiety , with increased functional capacity and quality of life .
Background Fibromyalgia ( FM ) is characterized by chronic and generalized musculoskeletal pain .
There is currently no cure for FM , but palliative treatments are available .
One type of treatment is strength training ( ST ) .
However , there is a need for more information on optimal training protocol s , intensity , and volume needed to improve symptoms .
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of ST in the treatment of FM through a systematic review of experimental research .