Mechanisms hypothesized for pain-relieving effects of exercise in fibromyalgia: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise is one of the most recommended management strategies by treatment guidelines for fibromyalgia (FM); however, the mechanism through which exercise improves pain in FM is still unknown.

Objective

We aimed to summarize the hypothesized theoretical mechanisms for the pain-relieving effects of exercise in people with FM.

Eligibility criteria

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in English reporting mechanisms for pain-relieving effects of exercise in the 'Introduction' and 'Discussion' sections and significant within- group or between-group effects of exercise interventions were included.

Sources of evidence

We searched the databases Ovid MEDLINE(R), EMBASE, CINAHL, COCHRANE, Sports Discuss, and AMED with the keywords: exercise and fibromyalgia un

SUBMITTER: Neelapala YVR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10356998 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature