ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Qigong and fibromyalgia: randomized controlled trials and beyond.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of Wuqinxi Qigong with Stretching on Single- and Dual-Task Gait, Motor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapeutics: An Overview of the Basics and Clinical Applications.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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- Qigong and Fibromyalgia circa 2017.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Review
- The Characteristics of TCM Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of ClinicalTrials.gov.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Review
- Fibromyalgia Pathogenesis and Treatment Options Update.Current pain and headache reports · 2016Review
- Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Biofield Practitioners in Global Health and Medicine: A White Paper.Global advances in health and medicine · 2015Article
- Fibromyalgia syndrome in need of effective treatments.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2015Review
- Qigong as a Traditional Vegetative Biofeedback Therapy: Long-Term Conditioning of Physiological Mind-Body Effects.BioMed research international · 2015Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Introduction. Qigong is currently considered as meditative movement, mindful exercise, or complementary exercise and is being explored for relief of symptoms in fibromyalgia. Aim. This narrative review summarizes randomized controlled trials, as well as additional studies, of qigong published to the end of 2013 and discusses relevant methodological issues. Results. Controlled trials indicate regular qigong practice (daily, 6-8 weeks) produces improvements in core domains for fibromyalgia (pain, sleep, impact, and physical and mental function) that are maintained at 4-6 months compared to wait-list subjects or baselines. Comparisons with active controls show little difference, but compared to baseline there are significant and comparable effects in both groups. Open-label studies provide information that supports benefit but remain exploratory. An extension trial and case studies involving extended practice (daily, 6-12 months) indicate marked benefits but are limited by the number of participants. Benefit appears to be related to amount of practice. Conclusions. There is considerable potential for qigong to be a useful complementary practice for the management of fibromyalgia. However, there are unique methodological challenges, and exploration of its clinical potential will need to focus on pragmatic issues and consider a spectrum of trial designs. Mechanistic considerations need to consider both system-wide and more specific effects.
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