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Is connective tissue massage effective in individuals with fibromyalgia?

Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
April 1, 2024
Bilge Basakci Calik et al. (5 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to examine the effectiveness of connective tissue massage (CTM) combined with Clinical Pilates exercises on pain, disease impact, functional status, anxiety, quality of life, and biopsychosocial status in women with Fibromyalgia.

Results Summary

The study found that CTM combined with Clinical Pilates significantly reduced the number of painful areas (PLI) compared to Clinical Pilates alone. Both groups showed improvements in disease impact (FIQ) and quality of life (SF-36), but the intervention group had a more pronounced effect on pain location.

Population

32 women with Fibromyalgia (mean age 48.80 ± 7.48 in the intervention group, 55.64 ± 7.87 in the control group).

Effective Dosage

CTM + Clinical Pilates exercises 3 times a week.

Duration

6 weeks.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (10)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Clinical Pilates exercises and connective tissue massage (CTM)
decrease
Pain Location Inventory (PLI)
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.007; effect size 1.273
significant difference was observed
#1
Clinical Pilates exercises and connective tissue massage (CTM)
decrease
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.004; effect size 0.987
significant difference was observed
#2
Clinical Pilates exercises and connective tissue massage (CTM)
increase
SF-36 physical component
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.025; effect size -0.496
significant difference was observed
#3
Clinical Pilates exercises and connective tissue massage (CTM)
increase
SF-36 mental component
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.017; effect size -0.761
significant difference was observed
#4
Clinical Pilates exercises
decrease
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.001; effect size 1.096
significant difference was observed
#5
Clinical Pilates exercises
decrease
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.043; effect size 0.392
significant difference was observed
#6
Clinical Pilates exercises
increase
SF-36 physical component
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.008; effect size -0.507
significant difference was observed
#7
Clinical Pilates exercises
increase
SF-36 mental component
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.024; effect size -0.507
significant difference was observed
#8
Clinical Pilates exercises and connective tissue massage (CTM)
decrease
Pain Location Inventory (PLI)
women with Fibromyalgia (FM)
p = 0.023
the difference was determined only in the PLI in favor of the intervention group
#9
connective tissue massage (CTM)
decrease
number of painful areas
women with FM
-
can be effective in reducing
#10
Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of Clinical Pilates exercises and connective tissue massage (CTM) in individuals with Fibromyalgia (FM) on pain, disease impact, functional status, anxiety, quality of life and biopsychosocial status. METHODS: 32 women were randomly divided into two groups as intervention gorup (CTM + Clinical Pilates exercises, n = 15, mean age = 48.80 ± 7.48) and control gorup (Clinical Pilates exercises, n = 17, mean age = 55.64 ± 7.87). The number of painful regions were assessed with Pain Location Inventory (PLI), disease impact with Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnare (FIQ), functional status with Health Assessment Questionnare (HAQ), anxiety with Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), quality of life with Short Form-36 (SF-36) and biopsychosocial status with Biopsychosocial Questionnaire (BETY-BQ) were evaluated. All evaluations were made before and after treatment. Both treatments were applied 3 times a week for 6 weeks. RESULTS: When the pre-treatment and post-treatment results are analyzed; significant difference was observed in PLI (p = 0.007; effect size 1.273), FIQ (p = 0.004; effect size 0.987), SF-36 physical component (p = 0.025; effect size -0.496) and mental component (p = 0.017; effect size -0.761) in the intervention group while the significant difference was observed in FIQ (p = 0.001; effect size 1.096) and BAI (p = 0.043; effect size 0.392), SF-36 physical component (p = 0.008; effect size -0.507) and mental component (p = 0.024; effect size -0.507) in the control group. When the delta values of the groups are compared, the difference was determined only in the PLI (p = 0.023) in favor of the intervention group. CONCLUSIONS: CTM can be effective in reducing the number of painful areas in addition to the positive effects of clinical Pilates exercises in women with FM.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansFibromyalgiaFemaleMassageMiddle AgedQuality of LifeAdultExercise Movement TechniquesAnxietyConnective TissuePain MeasurementFunctional Status
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality70/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score2.25
Normalized Score0.64
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