Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Efficacy of different exercises in women with fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
The combination of aerobic exercise and yoga is more efficacious in the treatment of FM than aerobic exercise alone or a combination of resistance exercises and aerobic exercise.
Study context
- Population
- Women with FM who met the inclusion criteria
- Participants
- 60 women
- Comparison
- Aerobic exercise vs aerobic exercise plus yoga vs aerobic plus resistance exercise
- AEROBICn = 20
- AEROBIC + YOGAn = 20
- AEROBIC + RESISTANCEn = 20
- Primary endpoint
- Pain (MMPQ) and disease activity (Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ))
- Follow-up
- After the 12-week exercise program
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
post-treatment
- Measurements of Aerobic + yoga significantly lower than Aerobic + resistance
- Statistically significant difference between groups in post-treatment Melzack-Melzack Pain Questionnaire (MMPQ) scores
- Measurements of Aerobic + yoga significantly lower than Aerobic and Aerobic + resistance
- No statistically significant difference in post-treatment MMPQ scores between Aerobic and Aerobic + resistance
Original publication
Efficacy of different exercises in women with fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 29 October 2024. doi:10.
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