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Benefit of Qigong exercise in patients with fibromyalgia, a pilot study
Posted online on July 12, 2012. (doi:10.3109/00207454.2012.
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Wen Liu, Ph.D.1,2,*, Laura Zahner, P.T.2, Molly Cornell, B.S.1, Tung
Le, B.S.1, Jessica Ratner, B.S.1, Yunxia Wang, M.D.3, Mamatha Pasnoor,
M.D.3, Mazen Dimachkie, M.D.3, Richard Barohn, M.D.3
1Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
2Center on Aging
3Department of Neurology University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas
City, Kansas
To whom correspondence should be addressed: Wen Liu, Ph.D. Department
of Physical Therapy Education, University of Kansas Medical Center,
3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160-7601, USA, Telephone: (913)
588-6799, Fax: (913) 588-4568. E-mail: wliu@kumc.edu
No sources of funding were used to assist in conducting this pilot
study. The authors have no conflicts of interest that are directly
relevant to the content of this report.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01333566
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Fibromyalgia patients present with widespread chronic pain
and other symptoms. Some studies in the literature have reported
inconsistent results after a Qigong exercise intervention in patients
with fibromyalgia. The purpose of this study was to test the
feasibility of a home-based Qigong exercise in patients with
fibromyalgia.
METHODS: A total of 14 subjects were randomly assigned into one of two
groups. The experimental group went through a six-week Qigong exercise
program involving meditation, deep breathing, and synchronized
rhythmic body movements. The control group took part in a sham Qigong
exercise program using the same body movements also for six weeks.
Clinical assessments at baseline and end of intervention used the
Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, Multidimensional Fatigue
Inventory, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Fibromyalgia Impact
Questionnaire.
RESULTS: Group mean scores of four measurements were significantly
(p<0.0125) reduced in the intervention group, but not in the control
group. The percentage changes in the four measurements were 44.2%,
24.8%, 37.3%, and 44.3% in the intervention group, and 10.1%, 6.3%,
9.9%, and 11.8% in the control group.
CONCLUSION: Qigong exercise may potentially be an effective
self-management approach in controlling FM symptoms. In this pilot
study, regular daily Qigong exercise, accumulated number of exercise
sessions, and the specific form of Qigong exercise may all be
important factors for the significant improvement in the study
subjects. Future research is required to determine whether the same
benefit can be obtained in a larger sample.
Keywords
chronic pain, fatigue, sleep quality, fibromyalgia impact
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