Resistance exercise improves physical fatigue in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fibromyalgia (FM) affects approximately 1-3 % of the general population. Fatigue limits the work ability and social life of patients with FM. A few studies of physical exercise have included measures of fatigue in FM, indicating that exercise can decrease fatigue levels. There is limited knowledge about the effects of resistance exercise on multiple dimensions of fatigue in FM. The present study is a sub-study of a multicenter randomized controlled trial in women with FM. The purpose of the present sub-study was to examine the effects of a person-centered progressive resistance exercise program on multiple dimensions of fatigue in women with FM, and to investigate predictors of the potential change in fatigue.

Methods

A total of 130 women with FM (age 22-64 years)

SUBMITTER: Ericsson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4967304 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature