TY - JOUR
T1 - A randomized controlled trial of muscle strengthening versus flexibility training in fibromyalgia
AU - Jones, Kim Dupree
AU - Burckhardt, Carol S.
AU - Clark, Sharon R.
AU - Bennett, Robert M.
AU - Potempa, Kathleen M.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Objective. To determine the effectiveness of a muscle strengthening program compared to a stretching program in women with fibromyalgia (FM). Methods. Sixty-eight women with FM were randomly assigned to a 12 week, twice weekly exercise program consisting of either muscle strengthening or stretching. Outcome measures included muscle strength (main outcome variable), flexibility, weight, body fat, tender point count, and disease and symptom severity scales. Results. No statistically significant differences between groups were found on independent t tests. Paired t tests revealed twice the number of significant improvements in the strengthening group compared to the stretching group. Effect size scores indicated that the magnitude of change was generally greater in the strengthening group than the stretching group. Conclusion. Patients with FM can engage in a specially tailored muscle strengthening program and experience an improvement in overall disease activity, without a significant exercise induced flare in pain. Flexibility training alone also results in overall improvements, albeit of a lesser degree.
AB - Objective. To determine the effectiveness of a muscle strengthening program compared to a stretching program in women with fibromyalgia (FM). Methods. Sixty-eight women with FM were randomly assigned to a 12 week, twice weekly exercise program consisting of either muscle strengthening or stretching. Outcome measures included muscle strength (main outcome variable), flexibility, weight, body fat, tender point count, and disease and symptom severity scales. Results. No statistically significant differences between groups were found on independent t tests. Paired t tests revealed twice the number of significant improvements in the strengthening group compared to the stretching group. Effect size scores indicated that the magnitude of change was generally greater in the strengthening group than the stretching group. Conclusion. Patients with FM can engage in a specially tailored muscle strengthening program and experience an improvement in overall disease activity, without a significant exercise induced flare in pain. Flexibility training alone also results in overall improvements, albeit of a lesser degree.
KW - Exercise
KW - Fibromyalgia
KW - Flexibility
KW - Muscle strengthening
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12022321
AN - SCOPUS:0036246754
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 29
SP - 1041
EP - 1048
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 5
ER -