RT journal article
T1 Does a 3-month multidisciplinary intervention improve pain, body composition and physical fitness in women with fibromyalgia?
A1 Carbonell Baeza, Ana
A1 Aparicio, Virginia Ariadna
A1 Ortega, Francisco Bartolomé
A1 Cuevas, Ana María
A1 Álvarez Gallardo, Inmaculada Concepción
A1 Ruiz Ruiz, Jonatan
A1 Delgado Fernández, Manuel
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 pain
K1 exercise therapy
K1 physical fitness
K1 fibromyalgia
AB Objective To determine the effects of a 3-month multidisciplinary intervention on pain (primary outcome), body composition and physical fitness (secondary outcomes) in women with fibromyalgia (FM).Methods 75 women with FM were allocated to a low-moderate intensity 3-month (three times/week) multidisciplinary (pool, land-based and psychological sessions) programme (n=33) or to a usual care group (n=32). The outcome variables were pain threshold, body composition (body mass index and estimated body fat percentage) and physical fitness (30 s chair stand, handgrip strength, chair sit and reach, back scratch, blind flamingo, 8 feet up and go and 6 min walk test).Results The authors observed a significant interaction effect (group*time) for the left (L) and right (R) side of the anterior cervical (p<0.001) and the lateral epicondyle R (p=0.001) tender point. Post hoc analysis revealed that pain threshold increased in the intervention group (positive) in the anterior cervical R (p<0.001) and L (p=0.012), and in the lateral epicondyle R (p=0.010), whereas it decreased (negative) in the anterior cervical R (p<0.001) and L (p=0.002) in the usual care group. There was also a significant interaction effect for chair sit and reach. Post hoc analysis revealed improvement in the intervention group (p=0.002). No significant improvement attributed to the training was observed in the rest of physical fitness or body composition variables.Conclusions A 3-month multidisciplinary intervention three times/week had a positive effect on pain threshold in several tender points in women with FM. Though no overall improvements were observed in physical fitness or body composition, the intervention had positive effects on lower-body flexibility.
PB BMJ Publishing Group
SN 1473-0480
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30639
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30639
LA eng
NO We acknowledge BMJ Publishing Group and the British Journal of Sports Medicine for publishing our scientific article, holding the copyright to the work:https://doi.org/10.1136/BJSM.2009.070896
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026