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RES: Effects of muscle strengthening versus aerobic exercise

program in fibromyalgia

 

Effects of muscle strengthening versus aerobic exercise program in

fibromyalgia.

 

Rheumatol Int. 2007 Nov 3; [Epub ahead of print]

 

Bircan C, Karasel SA, Akgün B, El O, Alper S.

 

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine,

Dokuz Eylül University, Ýnciraltý, 35340, Ýzmir, Turkey,

_cigdem.bircan_ (cigdem.bircan) .

 

PMID: 17982749

 

 

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of aerobic training

with a muscle-strengthening program in patients with fibromyalgia.

 

Thirty women with fibromyalgia were randomized to either an aerobic exercise

(AE) program or a strengthening exercise (SE) program for 8 weeks. Outcome

measures included the intensity of fibromyalgia-related symptoms, tender point

count, fitness (6-min walk distance), hospital anxiety and depression (HAD)

scale, and short-form health survey (SF-36).

 

There were significant improvements in both groups regarding pain, sleep,

fatigue, tender point count, and fitness after treatment. HAD-depression scores

improved significantly in both groups while no significant change occurred

in HAD-anxiety scores. Bodily pain subscale of SF-36 and physical component

summary improved significantly in the AE group, whereas seven subscales of

SF-36, physical component summary, and mental component summary improved

significantly in the SE group. When the groups were compared after treatment,

there

were no significant differences in pain, sleep, fatigue, tender point count,

fitness, HAD scores, and SF-36 scores.

 

AE and SE are similarly effective at improving symptoms, tender point count,

fitness, depression, and quality of life in fibromyalgia.

 

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