Can fibromyalgia stretching exercises help?
This study on a small number of fibromyalgia patients compared a stretching exercises program alone to a stretching exercises program with laser therapy at tender points. The improvement was the same in the two groups. The addition of laser therapy did not show an additional benefit in this study. This study showed that a stretching exercise program can reduce overall pain and reduce pain at tender points in fibromyalgia. Effectiveness of muscle stretching exercises with and without laser therapy at tender points for patients with fibromyalgia. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007 May-Jun;25(3):410-5.
