Impact of Telerehabilitation in Fibromyalgia: Exercise, Education, and their Influence on Pain, Quality of Life, Catastrophizing, and Sleep
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v58.104156Keywords:
EXERCISE, FIBROMYALGIA, HEALTH EDUCATION, TELEREHABILITATION, pain, Quality of Life, SleepAbstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the combined effects of physical exercise and pain management education, implemented through telerehabilitation, in women with fibromyalgia. Method: A pre-post experimental study was conducted with twenty-one fibromyalgia participants assigned to the intervention group (n=11) and a control group (n=10) maintaining their usual treatments. The intervention consisted of 24 strength and resistance exercise sessions. Additionally, weekly pain education sessions were conducted. Evaluation tools such as FIQR, SF-MPQ, PCS, and SATED were employed. Results: In the intervention group, significant improvements in physical functionality and symptom severity were observed (p = 0.023), along with a substantial reduction in catastrophizing (p = 0.007). In contrast, the control group showed no significant changes (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The combination of exercise and education through telerehabilitation demonstrated notable benefits in physical functionality, symptomatology, and catastrophizing reduction in women with fibromyalgia. These results support the efficacy of comprehensive non-pharmacological interventions and underscore the relevance of telerehabilitation as a valuable option in managing this condition. The significant reduction in catastrophizing suggests that this comprehensive approach could positively influence pain perception and the quality of life of individuals with fibromyalgia.
Keywords: exercise - fibromyalgia - health education - telerehabilitation.
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