Introduction:

Fibromyalgia affects body movement. It causes pain in key points, it causes musculoskeletal discomfort and it limits the persons’s activity. It has been described that physiotherapy improves the quality of life of these patients.

Objective:

To identify the evaluation tests and physiotherapy intervention processes used in fibromyalgia.

Methods:

A literature review was carried out in PubMed, ScientsDirect, Scielo and LILLACS, with the terminology MeSH and DeCS, from 2017 to 2022.

Results:

The visual analogue scale and pressure algometry are the tests used for pain. Hydrotherapy, cupping, dry needling, Swedish massage, breathing exercises and aerobics are the most commonly used intervention methods.

Conclusions:

Intervention processes should be planned according to the evaluations of pain and functionality in the person. The physiotherapy treatment of fibromyalgia must have a component of aerobic physical exercise and strength to reduce fatigue, to return the muscle to its functionality and increase aerobic capacity.

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