Study shows swimming is an effective part of the treatment for fibromyalgia

(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) A study performed by researchers at the Federal University of S ã o Paulo shows swimming is as effective as walking to relieve pain and improve quality of life for patients with fibromyalgia, that experience chronic diffuse non-inflammatory pain in the musculoskeletal system deriving from malfunctioning of the system that transmits and modulates the transmission of nervous stimuli between the periphery of the body and the brain. The study involved 75 sedentary women who had fibromyalgia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news