Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Balance impairment is a frequent disorder in patients with fibromyalgia (FMS), increasing the risk of falls and decreasing physical function and quality of life. In recent years, the use of active therapy-based training (ATBT) has increased, with the aim of improving balance in women with FMS. Our s...
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doaj-7049c9ee15734f8093e31cc5abf5b7102020-11-25T04:10:36ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832020-11-0193771377110.3390/jcm9113771Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-AnalysisMaría Del-Moral-García0Esteban Obrero-Gaitán1Daniel Rodríguez-Almagro2Manuel Rodríguez-Huguet3María Catalina Osuna-Pérez4Rafael Lomas-Vega5Department of Health Sciences, Campus Las Lagunillas, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Campus Las Lagunillas, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Campus Las Lagunillas, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Nursery and Physiotherapy, University of Cádiz, 11009 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Campus Las Lagunillas, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Campus Las Lagunillas, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainBalance impairment is a frequent disorder in patients with fibromyalgia (FMS), increasing the risk of falls and decreasing physical function and quality of life. In recent years, the use of active therapy-based training (ATBT) has increased, with the aim of improving balance in women with FMS. Our study aimed to assess the effect of ATBT to improve different balance outcomes in subjects with FMS. A systematic review with meta-analysis was carried out. We searched PubMed Medline, SCOPUS, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) databases up to September 2020. We included randomized controlled trials (RCT) that assessed the balance in patients with FMS after ATBT and compared to other treatments or no intervention. In a random-effects model, the standardized mean difference (SMD) was used to calculate the effect size. Ten studies were included in the review providing data from 546 FMS patients with a mean age of 52.41 ± 2.90 years old (98% females). Our results showed a medium effect favors ATBT with respect to other therapies for monopedal static balance (SMD = 0.571; 95% CI = 0.305, 0.836; <i>p</i> < 0.001), dynamic balance (SMD = 0.618; 95% CI = 0.348, 0.888; <i>p</i> < 0.001), and functional balance (SMD = 0.409; 95% CI = 0.044, 0.774; <i>p</i> = 0.028). No statistically significant differences were found for balance on unstable support. The present meta-analysis showed moderate-quality evidence of a medium effect of ATBT to improve dynamic and functional balance and low-quality evidence of a medium effect to improve monopedal static balance with respect to other therapies or no intervention.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/11/3771fibromyalgiachronic fatigue syndromeactive therapypostural balancepostural sensory organizationmeta-analysis |
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María Del-Moral-García Esteban Obrero-Gaitán Daniel Rodríguez-Almagro Manuel Rodríguez-Huguet María Catalina Osuna-Pérez Rafael Lomas-Vega Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis Journal of Clinical Medicine fibromyalgia chronic fatigue syndrome active therapy postural balance postural sensory organization meta-analysis |
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María Del-Moral-García Esteban Obrero-Gaitán Daniel Rodríguez-Almagro Manuel Rodríguez-Huguet María Catalina Osuna-Pérez Rafael Lomas-Vega |
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Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
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effectiveness of active therapy-based training to improve the balance in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review with meta-analysis |
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Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Balance impairment is a frequent disorder in patients with fibromyalgia (FMS), increasing the risk of falls and decreasing physical function and quality of life. In recent years, the use of active therapy-based training (ATBT) has increased, with the aim of improving balance in women with FMS. Our study aimed to assess the effect of ATBT to improve different balance outcomes in subjects with FMS. A systematic review with meta-analysis was carried out. We searched PubMed Medline, SCOPUS, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) databases up to September 2020. We included randomized controlled trials (RCT) that assessed the balance in patients with FMS after ATBT and compared to other treatments or no intervention. In a random-effects model, the standardized mean difference (SMD) was used to calculate the effect size. Ten studies were included in the review providing data from 546 FMS patients with a mean age of 52.41 ± 2.90 years old (98% females). Our results showed a medium effect favors ATBT with respect to other therapies for monopedal static balance (SMD = 0.571; 95% CI = 0.305, 0.836; <i>p</i> < 0.001), dynamic balance (SMD = 0.618; 95% CI = 0.348, 0.888; <i>p</i> < 0.001), and functional balance (SMD = 0.409; 95% CI = 0.044, 0.774; <i>p</i> = 0.028). No statistically significant differences were found for balance on unstable support. The present meta-analysis showed moderate-quality evidence of a medium effect of ATBT to improve dynamic and functional balance and low-quality evidence of a medium effect to improve monopedal static balance with respect to other therapies or no intervention. |
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fibromyalgia chronic fatigue syndrome active therapy postural balance postural sensory organization meta-analysis |
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