Affiliation:
1. School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan
2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 23561, Taiwan
Abstract
Abstract
Objective
This review aimed to compare the effectiveness of resistance exercise with that of other exercises in functional improvement and pain control in patients with FM.
Design
PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were searched for studies published from their inception until March 2023. The following medical search heading terms were used: “resistance OR strength OR strengthening” AND “fibromyalgia”. The analysis was performed using the statistical package Review Manager, version 5.4.1.
Results
This study reviewed 11 randomized controlled trials involving 530 patients. In comparison with no intervention, resistance exercise reduced the FIQ total score, pain score, tender points, and depression and improved physical function. Compared with flexibility exercise, resistance exercise reduced the FIQ total score. Compared with aerobic exercise, resistance exercise shows similar effects on pain control, reduction of tender points and improvement of physical function.
Conclusions
Compared with other exercises, resistance exercise demonstrated a more favorable effect on the FIQ total score, and the effects on pain control, tender points, physical function, and depression were comparable. Thus, resistance exercise exhibits comparable or superior effects when compared with other interventions and more precise research is needed to confirm this conclusion.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Rehabilitation,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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