ArticleArthritis2011
Efficacy and effectiveness of exercise on tender points in adults with fibromyalgia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Article in Arthritis, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of different types of exercise in adult subjects with fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Aerobic exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Aquatic exercise training for fibromyalgia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- The Link between Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Anger: A Systematic Review Revealing Research Gaps.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Management of fibromyalgia syndrome in 2016.Pain management · 2016Review
- Targeting pain catastrophization in patients with fibromyalgia using virtual reality exposure therapy: a proof-of-concept study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of an aerobic exercise program and the personality characteristics of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2014Article
- Management of fibromyalgia syndrome: review of evidence.Pain and therapy · 2013Article
- The use of functional neuroimaging to evaluate psychological and other non-pharmacological treatments for clinical pain.Neuroscience letters · 2012Review
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Abstract
Fibromyalgia is a major public health problem affecting an estimated 200 to 400 million people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to use the meta-analytic approach to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of randomized controlled exercise intervention trials (aerobic, strength training, or both) on tender points (TPs) in adults with fibromyalgia. Using random effects models and 95% confidence intervals (CI), a statistically significant reduction in TPs was observed based on per-protocol analyses (8 studies representing 322 participants) but not intention-to-treat analyses (5 studies representing 338 participants) (per-protocol, g, -0.68, 95% CI, -1.16, -0.20; intention-to-treat, g, -0.24, 95% CI, -0.62, 0.15). Changes were equivalent to relative reductions of 10.9% and 6.9%, respectively, for per-protocol and intention-to-treat analyses. It was concluded that exercise is efficacious for reducing TPs in women with FM. However, a need exists for additional well-designed and reported studies on this topic.
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