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title: Does whole body vibration combined with exercise improve fibromyalgia symptoms?
description: Whole body vibration combined with exercises showed some improvement in fibromyalgia impact at 6 months compared to exercises alone, though the effect was mod
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/psychiatric-bridges-finding-a-linkage-between-fibromyalgia-and-the-premenstrual-2008/
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Randomised trial, 2008

# Does whole body vibration combined with exercise improve fibromyalgia symptoms?

Whole body vibration combined with exercises showed some improvement in fibromyalgia impact at 6 months compared to exercises alone, though the effect was modest.

 Early or limited evidence

20 fibromyalgia patients with mean age 57 years

## What they did

A single-blind randomized trial with 20 fibromyalgia patients (mean age 57 years). One group (n=10) did 6 exercises combined with whole body vibration at 30 hz frequency and 2 mm amplitude for 4 weeks. The other group (n=10) did the same exercises without vibration. They were assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months using pain, fibromyalgia impact, and depression scales.

## What they found

Only the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire score was significantly better in the vibration group at 6 months (p = 0.043). Pain scores and depression scores were not significantly different between groups.

## What it means for you

Whole body vibration added to exercises might slightly help fibromyalgia. However, the study was very small (20 people) and only one of three measures showed improvement, so the overall benefit is unclear. This study is about fibromyalgia, not PMS or PMDD.

20

fibromyalgia patients

30 hz

vibration frequency

6 months

follow-up period

## About the study

Original title Psychiatric bridges- finding a linkage between fibromyalgia and the premenstrual syndrome Authors Daniella Amital, Leah Fostick, A. Silberman et al. Journal European Psychiatry Year 2008 Study design Randomised trial Participants 10 What was tested Whole body vibration (30 hz, 2 mm amplitude) combined with 6 exercises for 4 weeks Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.01.502](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.01.502)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Chronic pain and fibromyalgia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-chronic-pain/)

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