SynthesisClinical rheumatology2009
Chiropractic treatment for fibromyalgia: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Clinical rheumatology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- An overview of systematic reviews of complementary and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia using both AMSTAR and ROBIS as quality assessment tools.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Well-being outcomes of chiropractic intervention for lower back pain: a systematic review.Clinical rheumatology · 2013Pooled it
- Spinal manipulation for fibromyalgia: a narrative review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- Instrument-Assisted Spinal Manipulation, Soft Tissue Mobilization, and Dietary Supplements for the Management of Pain in a Woman With Fibromyalgia: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- Multimodal non-invasive non-pharmacological therapies for chronic pain: mechanisms and progress.BMC medicine · 2023Review
- A comparison of two assessment tools used in overviews of systematic reviews: ROBIS versus AMSTAR-2.Systematic reviews · 2021Review
- Fibromyalgia in Older Individuals.Drugs & aging · 2021Review
- Osteopathic medicine for fibromyalgia: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2021Article
- A Systematic Overview of Reviews for Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the Treatment of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Review
- Complementary therapies for fibromyalgia syndrome -- a rational approach.Current pain and headache reports · 2013Review
- Systematic review and network meta-analysis of interventions for fibromyalgia: a protocol.Systematic reviews · 2013Article
- An overview of systematic reviews of complementary and alternative medicine for fibromyalgia.Clinical rheumatology · 2012Review
- Effectiveness of manual therapies: the UK evidence report.Chiropractic & osteopathy · 2010Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
1 author at 1 institution in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Many patients use chiropractic as a treatment of fibromyalgia, and many chiropractors seem to be convinced that it is effective for that condition. The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of randomised clinical trials testing the effectiveness of chiropractic care for fibromyalgia. Six electronic literature searches were conducted. No language restrictions were applied. Data extraction and validation were carried out by two independent reviewers. Three studies met the inclusion criteria. Their methodological quality was poor. They generated no evidence to suggest that chiropractic care is effective for fibromyalgia. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that chiropractic is an effective treatment for fibromyalgia.
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