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Effects of a Physical Exercise Program on Patients Affected with Fibromyalgia
Glòria Sauch Valmaña1,2, Josep Vidal-Alaball1,2, Pere Roura Poch3
1Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.
Background:
physical activity has been used for a number of years in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM). The main objective of this study is to compare the effects of physical activity on 2 groups of women diagnosed with FM in terms of pain, quality of life and the impact of the condition on their daily lives.
Methods:
this was a randomized clinical trial to assess the effects of physical activity performed by subjects assigned to one of 2 groups on the scores of 3 questionnaires, the pain Visual Analog Scale (EVA), the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and the SF-36 health questionnaire administered before and after the intervention.
Results:
A total of 24 subjects were randomly assigned to each of the 2 study groups. No significant differences were found after the program of 3 months of physical activity ended.
Conclusions:
Our study shows that a physical activity program with duration of less than 3 months does not significantly improve any of the factors studied.
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