Kinesiotherapy applied to relieving symptoms and health promotion of patients with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia syndrome can be characterized as a chronic, noninflammatory pain syndrome of unknown etiology that manifests itself in the musculoskeletal system. The objective was to verify the efficacy of kinesiotherapeutic activities in relieving symptoms and improving the quality of life of fibromyalgic women. The research is descriptive-experimental nature and of a qualitaiquantitative nature. The sample consisted of 06 women, aged between 30 and 75 years, diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The evaluation consisted of the questionnaires: sample characteristics, SF-36, FIQ, and the Pittsburgh Scale applied in pre- and post- treatment. The protocol consisted of initial respiratory work, mobilizations, stretching, strengthening, relaxation and final respiratory work, taken from the FISIOCLUB application, totaling 22 sessions performed 02 times per week. It was possible to verify through the results of the questionnaires the improvement of the quality of life mainly in relation to the physical and emotional aspects and in the improvement of the sleep quality. It was concluded that the kinesiotherapeutic activities were efficient for the presented proposal, having, therefore, relevance in its application.