Females with Fibromyalgia Improved Pain & Quality of Life After 4 weeks of Neuro-Electrostimulation

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OrthoEvidence. Females with Fibromyalgia Improved Pain & Quality of Life After 4 weeks of Neuro-Electrostimulation. ACE Report. 2021;10(1):23. Available from: https://myorthoevidene.com/AceReport/Report/12946

Study Type:Therapy

OE Level Evidence:1

Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of neuro-adaptive electrostimulation therapy on pain and disability in fibromyalgia: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study

Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Dec 18;99(51):e23785.

Contributing Authors: C Udina-Cortés J Fernández-Carnero AA Romano JN Cuenca-Zaldívar JH Villafañe J Castro-Marrero IM Alguacil-Diego

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Synopsis

Forty-two female patients with fibromyalgia were randomized to receive 4 weeks of neuro-adaptive electrostimulation (n=23) or sham (n=19) treatments. The outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), pain pressure threshold, temporal summation, and conditioned pain modulation of the thumb and trapezius muscle. As well, the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Short-Form 36...