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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2012

Fibromyalgia syndrome and spa therapy: myth or reality?

Giacomo M Guidelli, Sara Tenti, Emanuele De Nobili, Antonella Fioravanti

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02548065 (Efficacy and Tolerability of Balneotherapy With Mineral Water Named" Debole of Vetriolo" in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02548065 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Tolerability of Balneotherapy With Mineral Water Named" Debole of Vetriolo" in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FS): A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria SeneseRan2015 to 2017Enrolled100ConditionsFibromyalgia SyndromeArmsBalneotherapy, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinical efficacy of medical hydrology: an umbrella review.International journal of biometeorology · 2021
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  7. Therapeutic Patient Education for Fibromyalgia during Spa Therapy: The FiETT Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  19. Spa therapy: can be a valid option for treating knee osteoarthritis?International journal of biometeorology · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giacomo M GuidelliRheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.
Sara Tenti
Emanuele De Nobili
Antonella Fioravanti
University of Siena · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) is a common musculoskeletal disorder characterized by otherwise unexplained chronic widespread pain, a lowered pain threshold, high tender point counts, sleep disturbances, fatigue, headache, irritable bowel syndrome, morning stiffness, paraesthesias in the extremities, often psychological distress and depressed mood. Consequently, FS has a negative impact on working capacity, family life, social functioning and quality of life. Because of unknown etiology and not clearly understood pathogenesis, there is no standard therapy regime for FS. A variety of medical treatments, including antidepressants, opioids, analgesic or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, sedatives, muscle relaxants and antiepileptics, have been used to treat FS. Currently, no pharmacological treatment for FS is consistently successful. According to recent guidelines, the optimal treatment of FS requires a multidisciplinary approach with a combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment modalities. Spa therapy is a popular treatment for FS in many European countries, as well as in Japan and Israel. However, despite their long history and popularity spa treatments are still the subject of debate and their role in modern medicine is still not clear. The objective of this review is to summarize the currently available information on clinical effects and mechanism of action of spa therapy in FS. We also provide some suggestions for further development in this area.

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balneotherapyfibromyalgia syndromemud-packsrandomized clinical trialspa therapy

Identifiers

PMID22408369
PMCPMC3296493
OpenAlexW2160511070

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