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Pain Perception After Isometric Exercise In Women With Fibromyalgia, Marie K. Hoeger Bement, Andy Weyer, Sarah Hartley, Breanna Drewek, April Harkins, Sandra K. Hunter
Pain Perception After Isometric Exercise In Women With Fibromyalgia, Marie K. Hoeger Bement, Andy Weyer, Sarah Hartley, Breanna Drewek, April Harkins, Sandra K. Hunter
Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify exercise protocols incorporating isometric contractions that provide pain relief in women with fibromyalgia.
Design: A before-after trial.
Setting: A physical therapy department in an academic setting.
Participants: Fifteen women (mean ± SD, 52 ± 11y) with fibromyalgia.
Interventions: Subjects completed 4 sessions: 1 familiarization and 3 experimental. The following randomized experimental sessions involved the performance of isometric contractions with the elbow flexor muscles that varied in intensity and duration: (1) 3 maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs), (2) 25% MVC held to task failure, and (3) 25% MVC …