title: Recommendations for resistance training in patients with fibromyalgia.
abstract: It may seem counter-intuitive to purposely stress muscle in patients who have muscle pain. However, a growing body of evidence challenges the assumption that resistance (strength) training worsens muscle pain in people with fibromyalgia (FM). In fact, the latest evidence indicates that when resistance training is tailored to individual needs, people with FM can obtain worthwhile improvements in FM severity. Clinicians need a deeper understanding of how resistance training helps people with FM, so as to prescribe more specific, personalized resistance training to their patients.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing, Mail Code SN-ORD, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. joneskim@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: Kim Dupree
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*