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A Pilot Study To Examine A Therapeutic Exercise Intervention On Fibromyalgia Symptoms, Mara Hendricks Nelson
A Pilot Study To Examine A Therapeutic Exercise Intervention On Fibromyalgia Symptoms, Mara Hendricks Nelson
Theses and Dissertations
Objective. To examine the feasibility of a home-based, video therapeutic exercise program on pain, fatigue, self-efficacy, and health status in fibromyalgia patients. Methods. Nine individuals who were previously diagnosed with fibromyalgia completed the study (out of an initial pool of 31). Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a group who received a home-based therapeutic exercise video and a control group who continued to undergo their current standard of care or "treatment-as-usual." The video group was instructed to conduct the exercises as prescribed in the 42-minute video at least 3 times per week for 4 weeks. The treatment-as-usual …