ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2018
Evidence-Based Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Fibromyalgia.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03851042 (Use of Virtual Reality for Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Use of Virtual Reality for Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Guidelines on Treating Fibromyalgia With Nonpharmacological Therapies in China.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2025Guideline
- Duloxetine for fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
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- Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Pressure Pain Tolerance Predicts the Success of Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy in Patients With Fibromyalgia.The Clinical journal of pain · 2020Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of medical assistant-coached behavioral intervention for chronic pain.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026Article
- At-Home Morning Bright Light Treatment for Chronic Nociplastic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- The medico-legal pertinence of musculoskeletal nociplastic pain.The Medico-legal journal · 2025Review
- Web-Based Pain Coping Skills Training (PCST) for Managing Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgia in Breast Cancer Survivors: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- The characteristics of brain function alterations in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome across varying symptom severities evaluated by NIH-CPSI.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Disability Assessment with WHODAS 2.0 of People with Fibromyalgia in Poland: A Cross Sectional-Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Physiotherapy-rehabilitation, and nursing students' complementary therapy attitudes and level of use.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Gluten and Wheat in Women's Health: Beyond the Gut.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Evaluating the efficacy and acceptability of vagus nerve stimulation for fibromyalgia: a PRISMA-compliant protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Beyond the Pain: A Systematic Narrative Review of the Latest Advancements in Fibromyalgia Treatment.Cureus · 2023Review
- Physical pain among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: a scoping review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2023Article
- The role of cannabis in treatment-resistant fibromyalgia women.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and adverse effects of the use of mirtazapine as compared to duloxetine for fibromyalgia: real-life data from a retrospective cohort.Rheumatology international · 2022Article
- Coping and Beliefs as Predictors of Functioning and Psychological Adjustment in Fibromyalgia Subgroups.Pain research & management · 2022Article
- Pharmacological treatments of fibromyalgia in adults; overview of phase IV clinical trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewFibromyalgia (FM) is the second most common rheumatologic pain disorder after osteoarthritis with a multisystem presentation. While the treatment of FM in a clinical setting incorporates both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic modalities, the present investigation reviews evolving literature on cognitive behavioral and complementary medical therapies. The recent medical literature on FM was reviewed between 2012 and 2017 via MEDLINE and the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials, with an emphasis on randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, and evidence-based treatment guidelines. RECENT
findingsCognitive behavioral therapy continues to play a significant role in the non-medical therapy of FM. It is especially helpful in high catastrophizing patients as evidenced by recent studies that note changes in the brain on functional magnetic resonance imaging. Mindfulness meditation can be helpful in improving pain symptoms and pain perception. No particular diet is found to have a meaningful impact in FM; however, various diets including low fermentable oligo- di -monosaccharides and polyols diet, gluten free, and hypocaloric may be helpful in ameliorating gastrointestinal distress in select patient populations. Current literature does not support the routine use of acupuncture for improving pain or quality of life in FM; however, given its benign side effect profile, it should not be discouraged. Goals for symptom management and pain control should be set early, and patient engagement remains critical in the management of this complex pain presentation. While low quality evidence exists for most non-pharmacologic treatment modalities for FM, CBT and mindfulness meditation show promise for future investigation.
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