RT journal article
T1 Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
A1 Del-Moral-García, María
A1 Obrero-Gaitán, Esteban
A1 Rodríguez-Almagro, Daniel
A1 Rodríguez Huguet, Manuel
A1 Osuna-Pérez, María Catalina
A1 Lomas-Vega, Rafael
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 fibromyalgia
K1 chronic fatigue syndrome
K1 active therapy
K1 postural balance
K1 postural sensory organization
K1 meta-analysis
AB Balance impairment is a frequent disorder in patients with fibromyalgia (FMS), increasing the risk of falls and decreasing physical function and quality of life. In recent years, the use of active therapy-based training (ATBT) has increased, with the aim of improving balance in women with FMS. Our study aimed to assess the effect of ATBT to improve different balance outcomes in subjects with FMS. A systematic review with meta-analysis was carried out. We searched PubMed Medline, SCOPUS, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) databases up to September 2020. We included randomized controlled trials (RCT) that assessed the balance in patients with FMS after ATBT and compared to other treatments or no intervention. In a random-effects model, the standardized mean difference (SMD) was used to calculate the effect size. Ten studies were included in the review providing data from 546 FMS patients with a mean age of 52.41 +/- 2.90 years old (98% females). Our results showed a medium effect favors ATBT with respect to other therapies for monopedal static balance (SMD = 0.571; 95% CI = 0.305, 0.836; p < 0.001), dynamic balance (SMD = 0.618; 95% CI = 0.348, 0.888; p < 0.001), and functional balance (SMD = 0.409; 95% CI = 0.044, 0.774; p = 0.028). No statistically significant differences were found for balance on unstable support. The present meta-analysis showed moderate-quality evidence of a medium effect of ATBT to improve dynamic and functional balance and low-quality evidence of a medium effect to improve monopedal static balance with respect to other therapies or no intervention.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-0383
YR 2020
FD 2020-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24168
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24168
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026