Introduction: Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatic disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain. These may be accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression, anxiety and cognitive impairment. Because of the variety of symptoms, treatment is multidisciplinary and multimodal and aims to relieve symptoms preserve movement-related functions and improve the quality of life. It is recommended to start treatment with non-pharmacological approaches that include meditative movement therapies. Yoga is an ancient Indian spiritual discipline that aims to connect body, breath and mind through asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques) and dhyana (meditation). It is suitable for all ages and abilities. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to review the literature on the effects of yoga on pain, fatigue, sleep, quality of life, depression and anxiety in patients with fibromyalgia. Methods: A review of the literature using the descriptive method was performed. The literature search was conducted until October 2021 in the electronic database PubMed with selected keywords »yoga« and »fibromyalgia« and set criteria. Quality evaluation of the articles was performed with PEDro scale. Results: Six studies were included in the literature review. In four studies, comparison groups were included in addition to the intervention group. In the other two, only intervention groups were included. Positive changes in the assessed symptoms (pain, fatigue, sleep, quality of life, depression and anxiety) were reported in all studies, but few of these were statistically significant, which couldn't indicate greater effectiveness of yoga practice. Discussion and conclusion: Few randomized controlled trials have been conducted in patients with fibromyalgia regarding the effects of yoga. Small number of statistically significant results could reflect the limitations identified during the literature review and these include the choice of diverse types of yoga, small number of subjects, absence of male subjects and inclusion of pilot studies. In the future, more qualitative research should be conducted with a larger sample of subjects, the involvement of male subjects, in which they would investigate long-term effects of yoga practice and potential mechanisms of yoga practice effects in patients with fibromyalgia.
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