A randomized controlled trial of deep water running: clinical effectiveness of aquatic exercise to treat fibromyalgia.

@article{Assis2006ARC,
  title={A randomized controlled trial of deep water running: clinical effectiveness of aquatic exercise to treat fibromyalgia.},
  author={Marcos Renato de Assis and Luciana E Silva and Adriana Martins Barros Alves and Ana Paula C Pessanha and Val{\'e}ria Valim and Daniel P Feldman and Tur{\'i}bio L Barros Neto and Jamil Natour},
  journal={Arthritis and rheumatism},
  year={2006},
  volume={55 1},
  pages={
          57-65
        }
}
OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical effectiveness of aerobic exercise in the water with walking/jogging for women with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Sixty sedentary women with FM, ages 18-60 years, were randomly assigned to either deep water running (DWR) or land-based exercises (LBE). Patients were trained for 15 weeks at their anaerobic threshold. Visual analog scale of pain, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Beck Depression Inventory, Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), and a patient's… 
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