Isokinetic muscle performance of the hip and ankle muscles in women with fibromyalgia

Yetişgin, Alparslan; Tiftik, Tülay; Kara, Murat; Karabay, İlkay; Akkuş, Selami; Ersöz, Murat

doi:10.1111/1756-185x.12180

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“…Additionally, they reported that the decreased muscle performance in FMS patients was not related with the clinical findings, including pain severity, number of tender points, and duration of the symptoms. Yetigin et al 20 compared FMS patients and controls with respect to proximal or distal muscle strength and muscle 20 To the best of our knowledge, we have studied wrist muscles of the upper extremity of FMS patients and shown that these patients had reduced isokinetic muscle strengths when compared with healthy subjects for the first time in the literature.…”

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Isokinetic Assessment of the Wrist Muscles in Females With Fibromyalgia

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Objectives: This study aims to evaluate wrist muscle strength and muscle fatigue in females with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and compare the results with those of healthy controls. Patients and methods: Thirty consecutive female FMS patients (mean age 39.8±6.7 years; range 25 to 49 years) and 50 age and body mass index similar healthy females (mean age 35.4±7.9 years; range 27 to 48 years) were enrolled. Patients' clinical characteristics were recorded and symptoms were evaluated by the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. In addition to the demographic characteristics, physical activities of all subjects were questioned, isokinetic muscle performance was measured, and fatigue index was calculated by endurance test. Results:The peak torque values of the wrist extensor and flexor muscles (at an angular velocity of 90°/second) were higher in the control group than in the FMS group (both p<0.01). There were no differences between the groups in terms of the fatigue indexes of the flexor and extensor muscles of the wrist (both p>0.05). While there were differences between the groups regarding weekly hours of walking (p=0.01) and house cleaning (p<0.001), no differences were determined for weekly hours of bicycling, gardening, doing sports, or total physical activity. There was no correlation between the peak torque values and clinical characteristics in FMS group. Conclusion: Patients with FMS had decreased muscle strength compared to healthy controls. Further studies with larger participants are needed to explain the relationship between upper limb muscle performance and FMS, as well as the underlying pathogenesis.

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Isokinetic Assessment of the Wrist Muscles in Females With Fibromyalgia

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“…Although the etiology of FM remains unclear, many factors, including the dysfunction of the central and peripheral nervous system, immune and hormonal system, as well as psychological factors can contribute to FM. Abnormal central sensitization, reduced blood flow to muscles during exercise, increased muscle hypertonicity, localized muscle hypoxia, deposition of mucopolysaccharides within muscles, pathological alterations in the sympathetic system and glycolysis, and decreased ATP and phosphocreatine have been found to be related to FM [6][7][8][9].…”

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“…Prolonged muscle tension and ischemia can cause painful symptoms in FM, which, in turn, leads to decreased muscle performance and physical capacity. Maximal isometric and isokinetic muscle performance of the upper and lower extremities has been evaluated in many studies [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Lower extremity muscles are the most evaluated parts of the body in patients with FM.…”

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“…Lower extremity muscles are the most evaluated parts of the body in patients with FM. The isokinetic muscle strength of the hip, ankles, and especially knees has been examined in various studies, and the weakening of muscle performance has been reported to range from 26 to 63% in FM patients [9,10,13,17,18]. Maquet et al compared 16 women with FM to 85 healthy controls and found that knee-extension strength was reduced by 35% on average in women with FM [13].…”

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Isokinetic evaluation of the trunk muscle strength in housewives with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study

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Background It is known that physical activity and muscular performance are reduced in fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome. This study aims to compare the performance of trunk muscles in women with FM and healthy controls and evaluate the correlation between trunk muscle strength and FM severity. Methods Forty-six patients with FM and 42 age- and body mass index-matched healthy housewives without FM were included in the FM and control groups, respectively. The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) was used for the assessment of FM severity. The pain intensity was evaluated using the visual analogical scale (VAS). An isokinetic dynamometer was used to measure the isokinetic trunk muscle strength. The peak torque (PT) values were recorded. The psychological status of the patients was evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory. Results There was no statistically significant difference in terms of age, BMI, and BDI scores in two groups (p > 0.05, for all). The isokinetic trunk extensor PT values were significantly lower in the FM group (p = 0.002 for 60°/s, and p < 0.001 for 90°/s and 120°/s) than control group. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between FIQ score and isokinetic extensor muscle parameters. Conclusion The results indicate that trunk extensor muscles were significantly weaker in FM patients. Trunk extensor muscle strength decreased as FM severity increased in FM patients.

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“…Compared to controls, patients with fibromyalgia have decreased muscle strength. [3][4][5] The history and physical examination are the basis for diagnosing and clinical follow-up of patients with fibromyalgia. In the interrogation, the visual analog pain scale is a simple resource for clinical studies.…”

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Physical capacity tests as a complement in the evaluation of the level of disability in women with fibromyalgia: A cross‐sectional study

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Introduction The association between motor capacity and the level of disability in patients with fibromyalgia remains underexplored. This study aims to explore the association between physical capacity tests explored in the consultation and the level of disability in women with fibromyalgia. Methods There were 484 women diagnosed with fibromyalgia who were evaluated with 7 physical capacity tests: 10‐m walk, 2‐minute walk, 5‐repetition getting up from a chair and sitting (G&S), 30‐second chair stand, monopodal balance (right and left), and up‐and‐go. Functional performance was assessed with the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR). Evaluation of the association between the physical capacity tests and the FIQR was initially performed using a principal component analysis (PCA). Subsequently, agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC) was performed in order to characterize groups of patients. Results Results show than FIQR and the tests 10‐m walk, 2‐minute walk, 5‐repetition G&S, 30‐second chair stand, and up‐and‐go test were correlated. The results of the AHC determined 3 groups of patients mainly on one motor dimension with significant differences in both the FIQR and the physical capacity tests retained in the PCA (P < 0.001 for all). Conclusion The application of these physical tests is simple, fast and can be a complement to the FIQR questionnaire when determining the level of disability of patients with fibromyalgia, in addition to providing information on the evolution of the patients when these tests are administered in the clinical consultation.

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Isokinetic muscle performance of the hip and ankle muscles in women with fibromyalgia

Abstract: In the light of our results, we may conclude that muscle strength and muscle fatigue seem to decrease in FMS patients' both proximal and distal lower extremity muscles.

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Isokinetic Assessment of the Wrist Muscles in Females With Fibromyalgia

Isokinetic Assessment of the Wrist Muscles in Females With Fibromyalgia

Isokinetic evaluation of the trunk muscle strength in housewives with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study

Physical capacity tests as a complement in the evaluation of the level of disability in women with fibromyalgia: A cross‐sectional study

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