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 .
A randomized clinical trial of an individualized home-based exercise programme for women with fibromyalgia.
OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of a 12-week individualized home-based exercise programme on physical functioning , pain severity and psychological distress for women with fibromyalgia ( FM ) . METHODS Seventy-nine women with a primary diagnosis of FM were r and omized to a 12-week individualized home-based moderate-intensity exercise programme or to a usual care control group . Outcomes were functional capacity ( Fibromyalgia Impact Question naire ) , pain severity and psychological distress . Outcomes were measured at study entry , at the end of the 12-week intervention , and at 3 and 9 months following completion of the intervention . RESULTS On the basis of intention-to-treat analyses , a significant improvement in functional capacity at 3 and 9 months following treatment for participants in the exercise group who were more functionally disabled at study entry was observed . At both 3 and 9 months post-treatment , the mean estimated benefit of the intervention was more than 10 points [ -12.3 ( 95 % CI , -21.9 to -2.8 ) ; -10.8 ( 95 % CI , -21.5 to -0.2 ) ] . Compared with the control group , statistically significant improvements in upper body pain were evident in the exercise group at post-treatment . These between-group differences in upper body pain were maintained at 3 and 9 months post-treatment . No statistically significant group differences on lower body pain and psychological distress were found . CONCLUSIONS Home-based exercise , a relatively low-cost treatment modality , has the potential to improve important health outcomes in FM
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 .