Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Jul 14.

Effectiveness of muscle stretching exercises with and without laser therapy at tender points for patients with fibromyalgia.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007 May-Jun;25(3):410-5.

134 women with fibromyalgia and 32 women with chronic widespread pain were randomized to 20 sessions of pool exercise versus a 6 session education program.
There was a small improvement in health status with pool exercise compared with education only.

J Rehabil Med. 2009 Sep;41(9):751-60.

“The management of fibromyalgia includes the identification and treatment of all pain sources that may be present in addition to fibromyalgia, such as peripheral pain generators (e.g., comorbid osteoarthritis or neuropathic pain) or visceral pain (e.g., comorbid irritable bowel syndrome). It is also important to address other symptoms or disorders that commonly occur in patients with fibromyalgia, such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive impairment, stiffness, and mood or anxiety disorders.”

Am J Med. 2009 Dec;122(12 Suppl):S31-43.

Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2009 May;35(2):373-91.

Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jun 15;61(6):732-9.

Exercise was performed three times per week for eight weeks in 21 sedentary women with fibromyalgia syndrome. Oxygen delivery to the whole body and to the muscular micro-circulation by the cardiopulmonary system may be dysfunctional in people with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Rheumatol Int. 2009 Sep 26.

Rheumatol Int. 2008 Aug 27.

Prescribed exercise in people with fibromyalgia: parallel group randomised controlled trial.
BMJ 2002;325(7357):185 (27 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.325.7357.185