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T1 Immediate effects of a telerehabilitation program based on aerobic exercise in women with fibromyalgia
A1 Hernando Garijo, Ignacio
A1 Ceballos Laita, Luis
A1 Mingo Gómez, María Teresa
A1 Medrano de la Fuente, Ricardo
A1 Estébanez de Miguel, Elena
A1 Martínez Pérez, María Natividad
A1 Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
K1 Fibromyalgia
K1 Chronic pain
K1 Dolor - Tratamiento
K1 Exercise
K1 Ejercicio físico
K1 Aerobic dancing
K1 Rehabilitation
K1 Rehabilitación
K1 Telecommunication in medicine
K1 32 Ciencias Médicas
K1 6310.03 Enfermedad
AB Background: We analyzed the immediate effects of a Telerehabilitation Program (TP) based on aerobic exercise in women with fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome during the lockdown declared in Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A single-blind randomized controlled trial was designed. Thirty-four women with FM were randomized into two groups: TP group and Control group. The intervention lasted 15 weeks, with 2 sessions per week. The TP based on aerobic exercise was guided by video and the intensity of each session was monitored using the Borg scale. Pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), mechanical pain sensitivity (algometer), number of tender points, FM impact (Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire), pain catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), physiological distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), upper (Arm Curl Test) and lower-limb physical function (6-min Walk Test) were measured at baseline and after the intervention. Results: The TP group improved pain intensity (p = 0.022), mechanical pain sensitivity (p < 0.05), and psychological distress (p = 0.005), compared to the Control group. The Control group showed no statistically significant changes in any variable (p > 0.05). Conclusions: A TP based on aerobic exercise achieved improvements on pain intensity, mechanical pain sensitivity, and psychological distress compared to a Control group during the lockdown declared in Spain due to COVID-19 pandemic.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59950
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59950
LA eng
NO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, Vol. 18, Nº. 4, 2075
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 08-jun-2024