ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome: recommendations of recent evidence-based interdisciplinary guidelines with special emphasis on complementary and alternative therapies.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02652988 (Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Fibromyalgia Patients. Phase II, Randomized, Double-blind, Single-center Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 65 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Fibromyalgia Patients. Phase II, Randomized, Double-blind, Single-center Clinical Trial
Who cites it
65 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of Dry Needling and Acupuncture in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatments for patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for fibromyalgia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016Pooled it
- Antipsychotics for fibromyalgia in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on inflammatory biomarker expression in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review.Arthritis research & therapy · 2015Pooled it
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for fibromyalgia syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Therapeutic benefit of balneotherapy and hydrotherapy in the management of fibromyalgia syndrome: a qualitative systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Arthritis research & therapy · 2014Pooled it
- Active and sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improved quality of life in female patients with fibromyalgia.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Effects of Monopolar Dielectric Radiofrequency Signals on the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Is balneotherapy effective for fibromyalgia? Results from a 6-month double-blind randomized clinical trial.Clinical rheumatology · 2018Trial
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- Preliminary Outcomes of a Cross-Site Cognitive-Behavioral and Neuromuscular Integrative Training Intervention for Juvenile Fibromyalgia.Arthritis care & research · 2017Trial
- The effects of long- and short-term interdisciplinary treatment approaches in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.Rheumatology international · 2016Trial
- Does increasing steps per day predict improvement in physical function and pain interference in adults with fibromyalgia?Arthritis care & research · 2014Trial
- Reflections on 20 Years of Research on Tai Chi for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: An Updated Review.Current rheumatology reports · 2026Review
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- Integrating Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Within Multidisciplinary Biopsychosocial Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2026Article
- Fibromyalgia: do I tackle you with complementary medicines?Pain reports · 2025Review
5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Objective. Current evidence indicates that there is no single ideal treatment for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). First choice treatment options remain debatable, especially concerning the importance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments. Methods. Three evidence-based interdisciplinary guidelines on FMS in Canada, Germany, and Israel were compared for their first choice and CAM-recommendations. Results. All three guidelines emphasized a patient-tailored approach according to the key symptoms. Aerobic exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, and multicomponent therapy were first choice treatments. The guidelines differed in the grade of recommendation for drug treatment. Anticonvulsants (gabapentin, pregabalin) and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (duloxetine, milnacipran) were strongly recommended by the Canadian and the Israeli guidelines. These drugs received only a weak recommendation by the German guideline. In consideration of CAM-treatments, acupuncture, hypnosis/guided imagery, and Tai Chi were recommended by the German and Israeli guidelines. The Canadian guidelines did not recommend any CAM therapy. Discussion. Recent evidence-based interdisciplinary guidelines concur on the importance of treatment tailored to the individual patient and further emphasize the need of self-management strategies (exercise, and psychological techniques).
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