ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
A Systematic Overview of Reviews for Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the Treatment of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
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Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- Determining the safety and effectiveness of Tai Chi: a critical overview of 210 systematic reviews of controlled clinical trials.Systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Psychotherapy for Physical Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review.Pain research & management · 2020Pooled it
- Vitamin and mineral status in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016Pooled it
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Women with Fibromyalgia: Group Acupuncture with Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis-Based Point Selection.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2018Trial
- Effect of tai chi versus aerobic exercise for fibromyalgia: comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2018Trial
- Evoked Pressure Pain Sensitivity Is Associated with Differential Analgesic Response to Verum and Sham Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2017Trial
- Efficacy of cupping therapy in patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome-a randomised placebo controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2016Trial
- 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
- Impact of complementary health approaches on opioid prescriptions among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders - A retrospective cohort study.The journal of pain · 2025Article
- Exploring Electrophysiological Responses to Hypnosis in Patients with Fibromyalgia.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat Fibromyalgia Symptoms. A Systematic Review.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Effects of acupuncture versus placebo on clinical status and potential specific effects in Fibromyalgia: an umbrella review of 11 meta-analyses.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2024Article
- Effects of an Exercise for Well-Being and Physical Training Programme on Muscle Strength, Range of Movement, Respiratory Capacity and Quality of Life in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Efficacy and safety of Dachaihu Decoction for acute pancreatitis: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Article
- Clinical Evidence of Tai Chi Exercise Prescriptions: A Systematic Review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- Best Practices for Chiropractic Management of Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Article
- Perceived helpfulness of treatments for myofascial TMD as a function of comorbid widespread pain.Clinical oral investigations · 2019Article
- Evaluation of the effects of neural therapy in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Objectives. This systematic overview of reviews aimed to summarize evidence and methodological quality from systematic reviews of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Methods. The PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases were screened from their inception to Sept 2013 to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses of CAM interventions for FMS. Methodological quality of reviews was rated using the AMSTAR instrument. Results. Altogether 25 systematic reviews were found; they investigated the evidence of CAM in general, exercised-based CAM therapies, manipulative therapies, Mind/Body therapies, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, phytotherapy, and homeopathy. Methodological quality of reviews ranged from lowest to highest possible quality. Consistently positive results were found for tai chi, yoga, meditation and mindfulness-based interventions, hypnosis or guided imagery, electromyogram (EMG) biofeedback, and balneotherapy/hydrotherapy. Inconsistent results concerned qigong, acupuncture, chiropractic interventions, electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback, and nutritional supplements. Inconclusive results were found for homeopathy and phytotherapy. Major methodological flaws included missing details on data extraction process, included or excluded studies, study details, and adaption of conclusions based on quality assessment. Conclusions. Despite a growing body of scientific evidence of CAM therapies for the management of FMS systematic reviews still show methodological flaws limiting definite conclusions about their efficacy and safety.
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