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The effects of supervised and home-based breathing exercises on functional outcomes in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

Onur Aydogdu, Zübeyir Sari, Ömer Aydin, Ufuk Yurdalan
European Respiratory Journal 2015 46: PA3536; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA3536
Onur Aydogdu
1Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Sciences Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Zübeyir Sari
1Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Sciences Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ömer Aydin
2Physiotherapy, FSM Medical Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of supervised and home-based breathing exercises applied as an adjunct to physiotherapy and rehabilitation on pain severity, functional capacity, physical performance, and sleep quality in patients with FMS.

This was a randomized, prospective, comparative clinical study. Forty patients with a diagnosis of FMS were divided randomly into two groups. Twenty one subjects in first group received supervised breathing exercises and also physiotherapy and rehabilitation for a total of three weeks, five sessions per week, while nineteen subjects in second group received home-based breathing exercises and also physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

Outcomes were Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) for functional capacity, 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) for physical performance, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality.

It was found that there were significant improvements in FIQ and PSQI scores for post-treatment compared to pre-treatment in both groups (p<0.05). VAS score was statistically reduced in the first group, but not in the second group. In addition, no statistically significant differences on physical performance were found in both groups. A comparison of the two groups showed no statistically significant difference for VAS, FIQ, 6-MWT, and PSQI scores (p>0,05).

Our results showed that both supervised and home-based breathing exercise programs have beneficial effects on FIQ, PSQI and have no effects on 6-MWT. In pain management, only supervised breathing exercise seems to have positive effects.

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Onur Aydogdu, Zübeyir Sari, Ömer Aydin, Ufuk Yurdalan
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2015, 46 (suppl 59) PA3536; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA3536

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European Respiratory Journal Sep 2015, 46 (suppl 59) PA3536; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA3536
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