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ArticleSpringerPlus2016

A case of fibromyalgia involving pain throughout the body treated with site-specific targeted pain control.

Fukami Nakajima, Satoko Aratani, Hidetoshi Fujita, Kou Nakatani, Koshi Makita, Toshishiro Nakajima

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Article in SpringerPlus, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fukami NakajimaDaiichi Rehabilitation Hospital, 2-14 Kutanda Kochi-shi, Kochi, 781-0112 Japan ; Department of Locomotor Science, Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8402 Japan ; Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoko ArataniDepartment of Locomotor Science, Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8402 Japan ; Physician, Student, and Researcher Support Center, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hidetoshi FujitaFuture Medical Science Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kou NakataniBayside Misato Medical Center, Kochi, Japan.
Koshi MakitaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshishiro NakajimaDaiichi Rehabilitation Hospital, 2-14 Kutanda Kochi-shi, Kochi, 781-0112 Japan ; Department of Locomotor Science, Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8402 Japan ; Future Medical Science Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan ; Bayside Misato Medical Center, Kochi, Japan.
Tokyo Medical University · JPKochi Rehabilitation Institute · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFibromyalgia is characterized by chronic pain and tenderness throughout the body. Patients with fibromyalgia are treated with pharmacotherapy and many other therapies. However, because the cause of fibromyalgia is unclear, there is currently no clinically effective treatment method. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a patient who developed fibromyalgia after left femoral neck fracture. After several caudal epidural blocks for lumbar pain, the pain throughout the body and abnormal discomfort in the laryngopharyngeal region reduced. Site-specific targeted pain control was effective in treating his pain and discomfort.

conclusionThe present case suggests that treatment targeting symptoms in one part of the body might produce a systemic therapeutic effect in patients with fibromyalgia.

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FibromyalgiaMusculoskeletal painNerve block

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PMID27441146
PMCPMC4938810
OpenAlexW2473143887

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