Open AccessInfluence of Preferred versus Prescribed Exercise on Pain in Fibromyalgia
Author(s) -
Lauren W. Newcomb,
Kelli F. Koltyn,
William P. Morgan,
Dane B. Cook
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3182061b49
Subject(s) - fibromyalgia , medicine , physical therapy , mcgill pain questionnaire , intensity (physics) , exercise prescription , pain perception , repeated measures design , exercise intensity , aerobic exercise , analysis of variance , visual analogue scale , heart rate , blood pressure , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a preferred- versus a prescribed-intensity exercise session on pain in women with fibromyalgia (FM).