Aerobic Exercise for Women With Fibromyalgia

The patients in this group participated in aerobic exercise training for 45 minutes, three sessions per week for 6 weeks. They underwent the proper warm up to minimize the risk of musculoskeletal injury .The training session started by a proper warm up for 5 min in the form of mild stretching for the involved muscle group to prepare the exercised muscles and improve blood supply for skeletal muscle to prevent fatigue or injury. Patients in this study group performed aerobic exercise (in the form of treadmill training) All sessions were supervised to ensure correct technique and monitor the appropriate amount of exercise. The training session ended by a proper cooling down for 5 min to prevent fatigue or injury.

tricyclic antidepressants (low evening doses), and mostly when needed, low doses of: analgesics, muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and tranquilizers.