Physical fitness in postmenopausal women with fibromyalgia

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 408-413

  Valkeinen, Heli ^a   Hakkinen A ^a,b   Alen, M ^a   Hannonen, P ^b   Kukkonen Harjula, K ^c   Hakkinen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Central Hospital   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Oxygen uptake; Pain syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FITNESS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 43949122975     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965818     Document Type: Article

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