ArticleArthritis research & therapy2015
Recommendations for resistance training in patients with fibromyalgia.
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- Effects of resistance training on the mental health of patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of short-term structured resistance exercise in Gulf War Veterans with chronic unexplained muscle pain: A randomized controlled trial.Life sciences · 2021Trial
- Benefits of resistance exercise in lean women with fibromyalgia: involvement of IGF-1 and leptin.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Trial
- Resistance exercise improves physical fatigue in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.Arthritis research & therapy · 2016Trial
- 16 weeks of moderate intensity resistance exercise improves strength but is insufficient to alter brain structure in Gulf War Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Resistance Exercise and Whey Protein Supplementation Reduce Mechanical Allodynia and Spinal Microglia Activation After Acute Muscle Trauma in Rats.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
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Abstract
It may seem counter-intuitive to purposely stress muscle in patients who have muscle pain. However, a growing body of evidence challenges the assumption that resistance (strength) training worsens muscle pain in people with fibromyalgia (FM). In fact, the latest evidence indicates that when resistance training is tailored to individual needs, people with FM can obtain worthwhile improvements in FM severity. Clinicians need a deeper understanding of how resistance training helps people with FM, so as to prescribe more specific, personalized resistance training to their patients.
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