Introduction Women with fibromyalgia (FM) have symptoms of increased muscular fatigue
and reduced exercise tolerance, which may be associated with alterations in muscle …

Accepted: 20 August 2006/Published online: 9 September 2006© Springer-Verlag 2006
sumption was measured using a metabolic chart (Metalyzer 3 B, Cortex). The normality has …

Previous studies have reported that people with fibromyalgia (FM) could suffer from
mitochondrial dysfunction. However, the consumption of muscle oxygen during physical …

Background Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) exhibit low peak oxygen uptake (V˙ O2peak).
We aimed to detect the contribution of cardiac output to (Q˙) and arteriovenous oxygen …

Occlusion calibrations and gating techniques have been recently applied by our laboratory
for continuous and absolute diffuse optical measurements of forearm muscle hemodynamics …

Objective. To compare parameters of muscle energy metabolism in patients with
fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and sedentary controls. Methods. Thirteen female FMS …

The fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome is a chronic pain disorder that primarily affects middle-aged
women. Individuals with FM generally report a broad spectrum of symptoms, with the main …

The aim of the study was to investigate if contrast enhanced ultrasound (US) imaging of
muscular blood flow during and following exercise could detect alterations in vascularity in …

Objective To identify muscle physiologic properties that may contribute to postexertional
fatigue and malaise in women with fibromyalgia (FM). Methods Healthy postmenopausal …

Increase in tissue blood flow is one of the most acknowledged potential effects of massage;
however, actual research studies examining this phenomenon are inconsistent and …