Washington: Scientists found that Fibromyalgia patients who discontinued taking mediation and then exercised regularly for 6 weeks improved memory function and less pain.
The researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center said the changes indicate brain functioning is more streamlined after an exercise intervention because less of the brain’s resources are devoted to processing bothersome fibromyalgia perceptions such as pain.
“The decreased brain activity we see in the area of cognition suggests that the brain is working more efficiently,” explains Brian Walitt, M.D. M.P.H., director of the Fibromyalgia Evaluation and Research Center at Georgetown University Medical Center and senior study author.
Exercise has long been recommended to fibromyalgia patients, and some find it improves their sense of well-being. “This is a first look at understanding how exercise alters memory performance,” Walitt said of the study.
While the study has some flaws, it’s basically encouraging for those with the condition, said Dr. I. Jon Russell, a San Antonio fibromyalgia researcher and consultant, and retired professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
If patients can and do exercise, he said, “It’s likely they will experience additional benefits.”
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