Newton Andover NJ chiropractor Dr. William Holdsworth DC from Pain Relief Chiropractic LLC does today’s daily health update. Can Resistance Exercise Benefit Those with Fibromyalgia? Customized resistance exercise can help female patients with fibromyalgia achieve considerable health improvements. In a 15-week study, investigators found that most patients who participated in a resistance exercise program felt better, gained muscle strength, had less pain, had better pain tolerance, and had a better health-related quality of life with fewer activity limitations. Physical therapist Anette Larsson writes, “If the goal for these women is to improve their strength, then they shouldn’t be afraid to exercise, but they need to exercise the right way. It has long been said that they will only experience more pain as a result of resistance exercise, that it doesn’t work. But in fact, it does.”