Effects of short versus long bouts of aerobic exercise in sedentary women with fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 340-358

  Schachter, Candice L ^a   Busch, Angela J ^a   Peloso, Paul M ^b   Sheppard, M Suzanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise training; Exercise fractionation; Fibromyalgia; Home exercise program; Randomized controlled trial; Split session

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SITTING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037382761     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/83.4.340     Document Type: Article

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