Resistance exercise improves muscle strength, health status and pain intensity in fibromyalgia-a randomized controlled trial

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Larsson, Anette ^a,b   Palstam, Annie ^a,b   Löfgren, Monika ^c   Ernberg, Malin ^d   Bjersing, Jan ^e   Bileviciute Ljungar, Indre ^c   Gerdle, Björn ^f   Kosek, Eva ^d   Mannerkorpi, Kaisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RELAXATION TRAINING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION THERAPY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934268603     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-015-0679-1     Document Type: Article

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