“…In other words, there was a significant difference in pain intensity in the sole reflexology massage and stretching exercises groups after the intervention, which was confirmed by the ANOVA test, so that stretching exercises reduced pain intensity in the studied subjects more than sole reflexology massage. It has shown that massage therapy can reduce pain in patients with fibromyalgia [17,18] and stretching exercises have reduced the symptoms of patients with fibromyalgia and improved their lives [19,20] . The results of Amanollahi et al study in 2012 comparing the effects of massage, stretching and drug therapy on pain relief in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome showed a significant difference in pain severity after intervention, which is consistent with the results of the present study, as the effect of stretching exercises on pain reduction was equal to drug therapy, but more than massage therapy [21] .…”