There is moderate evidence that hydrotherapy has short-term beneficial effects on pain and HRQOL in FMS patients .
OBJECTIVE To systematic ally review the efficacy of hydrotherapy in FM syndrome ( FMS ) .
Effects of Stanger bath therapy on fibromyalgia
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Stanger bath on the treatment of fibromyalgia ( FM ) . Fifty women with FM were r and omly divided into two groups . The first group ( n=25 ) was treated with amitriptyline , 10 mg/day for 8 weeks , and Stanger bath , 20 min daily for ten sessions . The second group ( n=25 ) only had amitriptyline , 10 mg/day for 8 weeks . In the first group the assessment parameters were measured before ( t1 ) , at the end ( t2 ) , and 2 months after the hydrotherapy ( t3 ) . In the second group these parameters were examined before ( T1 ) and 2 months after the treatment ( T2 ) . Patients were evaluated by number of tender points and Fibromyalgia Impact Question naire ( FIQ ) scores . There was significant improvement in number of tender points between t1 and t2 ( P<0.01 ) and t1 and t3 ( P<0.001 ) in the Stanger bath group . In addition , there was significant improvement in FIQ scores between t1 and t2 ( P<0.001 ) and t1 and t3 ( P<0.01 ) in the Stanger bath group . In the second group we observed significant improvement in FIQ scores and tender point numbers between T1 and T2 ( P=0.00 ) . We did not find any difference between groups in tender point number percent change ( p=0.074 ) . However , we observed statistically significant improvement in percent change of FIQ scores  in Stanger bath group ( −30±16.7 ) when compared to group 2 ( −19.3±13 ) ( p=0.016 ) . We conclude that Stanger bath therapy when combined with amitriptyline has a long lasting effect and better outcome in FM patients
There is moderate evidence that hydrotherapy has short-term beneficial effects on pain and HRQOL in FMS patients .
OBJECTIVE To systematic ally review the efficacy of hydrotherapy in FM syndrome ( FMS ) .