Benefits of adding stretching to a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise programme in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.

Conditions / Diseases:

Fibromyalgia

Treatment:

Exercise

Clin Rehabil. 2020 Feb;34(2):242-251. Gómez-Hernández M, Gallego-Izquierdo T, Martínez-Merinero P, et al.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of adding stretching to a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise programme in women with fibromyalgia.

Conclusion: Adding stretching to a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise programme increased sleep quality, decreased the impact of fibromyalgia on the quality of life, and reduced pain compared with just a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise programme in our sample of women with fibromyalgia.

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