Pablo Tomas-Carus1, María Garrido2, Jaime C Branco3, María Yolanda Castaño2, María Ángeles Gómez4, Clarissa Biehl-Printes5. 1. Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Portugal; Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, Portugal. Electronic address: ptc@uevora.pt. 2. Neuroimmunophysiology and Chrononutrition Research Group (Department of Physiology), Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Spain. 3. CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Serviço de Reumatologia, CHLO, EPE-Hospital Egas Moniz, Portugal. 4. Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain. 5. Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia - IGG, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio, Grande Do Sul - PUCRS, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To know the effectiveness and safety of non-supervised breathing exercise regimen by promoting patients' self-management, and to investigate if non-supervised breathing exercise regimen shows similar benefits to supervised regimen in improving pain and fibromyalgia (FM) impact on daily life. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Fifty-one women with FM were assigned to: supervised breathing exercise regimen group, non-supervised breathing exercise regimen group, and control group. Pain thresholds tolerance on tender points and FM impact on daily life were evaluated. RESULTS: After 12-weeks of breathing exercises statistical differences were not found between supervised and non-supervised regimen. However, supervised regimen showed additional improvements in painthresholds tolerance and in pain-FIQ subscale. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that performing a non-supervised breathing exercise program could be as safe and effective as the supervised regimen. However, it was observed that there could be a tendency of supervised exercise regimen to show additional benefits in terms of pain.
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OBJECTIVES: To know the effectiveness and safety of non-supervised breathing exercise regimen by promoting patients' self-management, and to investigate if non-supervised breathing exercise regimen shows similar benefits to supervised regimen in improving pain and fibromyalgia (FM) impact on daily life. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifty-one women with FM were assigned to: supervised breathing exercise regimen group, non-supervised breathing exercise regimen group, and control group. Pain thresholds tolerance on tender points and FM impact on daily life were evaluated. RESULTS: After 12-weeks of breathing exercises statistical differences were not found between supervised and non-supervised regimen. However, supervised regimen showed additional improvements in pain thresholds tolerance and in pain-FIQ subscale. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that performing a non-supervised breathing exercise program could be as safe and effective as the supervised regimen. However, it was observed that there could be a tendency of supervised exercise regimen to show additional benefits in terms of pain.
Authors: Marcos C Alvarez; Maria Luiza L Albuquerque; Henrique P Neiva; Luis Cid; Filipe Rodrigues; Diogo S Teixeira; Rui Matos; Raúl Antunes; Verónica Morales-Sánchez; Diogo Monteiro Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-04-17 Impact factor: 4.614