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 controlled trial of group aerobic exercise in primary care patients with persistent, unexplained physical symptoms.
BACKGROUND The management of persistent , unexplained physical symptoms is challenging and often unsatisfactory for patients and doctors . Aerobic exercise training has benefited patients referred to secondary care with symptoms of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia . It is not known if this approach is either possible or beneficial for patients with the broader range of persistent , unexplained symptoms found in primary care . OBJECTIVES To examine the feasibility and effects of aerobic exercise training in primary care patients with unexplained physical symptoms persisting more than 12 months . METHODS R and omized comparison ( n = 228 ) of aerobic exercise with stretching as control among patients recruited from primary care . Training comprised 20 , one-hour , sessions led by NHS physiotherapists . Adherence to training was recorded along with two groups of outcome measures : ( i ) documented symptoms and health care use , monitored from six months before to six months after training ; and ( ii ) self-reported measures including emotional state and perceived disability , assessed before , during and six months after training . RESULTS Exercise training proved feasible : more than 70 % of referred patients attended for assessment and were r and omized to aerobic or control exercise ; 78 % of eligible patients attended the first session ; and median attendance was 11 sessions for both programmes . Primary care consultations and prescriptions were significantly reduced in the 6 months after training ; extent of reduction was related to attendance at training sessions , irrespective of type . Whilst self-reported measures improved similarly during both training programmes , improvements were unrelated to level of attendance . CONCLUSION For primary care patients with persistent , unexplained physical symptoms willing to be involved in exercise training , aerobic exercise offers no benefits over non-aerobic exercise . Whilst the observed reduction in primary health care use following exercise training is potentially of practical importance in a group of patients characterized by high consultation rates , improvement in patients ' subjective state was not clearly attributable to exercise training
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 .