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  • Exercise physiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Physical therapy

Background:

  • Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition causing widespread pain and reduced physical function.
  • Exercise training is a common recommendation for managing fibromyalgia symptoms.
  • Resistance training involves exercising against resistance to improve muscle strength and endurance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the benefits and harms of resistance exercise training in adults with fibromyalgia.
  • To compare resistance training against control groups and other exercise modalities.
  • To synthesize evidence from randomized clinical trials on resistance training for fibromyalgia.

Main Methods:

  • Searched nine electronic databases and other sources for relevant studies up to March 2013.
  • Included five randomized clinical trials meeting specific criteria for fibromyalgia diagnosis and intervention.
  • Extracted data on 21 outcomes, including function, pain, tenderness, strength, and adverse effects, performing meta-analyses where appropriate.

Main Results:

  • Moderate- to high-intensity resistance training showed significant improvements in multidimensional function, self-reported physical function, pain, tenderness, and muscle strength compared to controls.
  • Aerobic training demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in pain compared to moderate-intensity resistance training.
  • Low-intensity resistance training was superior to flexibility exercise for improving pain and multidimensional function.

Conclusions:

  • Low-quality evidence suggests moderate- to high-intensity resistance training improves function, pain, tenderness, and strength in women with fibromyalgia.
  • Aerobic exercise may be superior to moderate-intensity resistance training for pain improvement over eight weeks.
  • Low-intensity resistance training shows benefits over flexibility exercise for pain and function, with generally safe performance reported.