ArticlePain research and treatment2019
Motor Cortex Function in Fibromyalgia: A Study by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.
Article in Pain research and treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04836325 (Effect of Transcranial Static Magnetic Field Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex in Fibromyalgia Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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Effect of Transcranial Static Magnetic Field Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Casual Associations Between Brain Functional Networks and Fibromyalgia: A Large-Scale Genetic Correlation and Mendelian Randomization Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Enhanced motor network engagement during reward gain anticipation in fibromyalgia.Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2024Article
- Predictability and Complexity of Fine and Gross Motor Skills in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Pilot Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the effect of physical therapy on pain and dysfunction of knee osteoarthritis based on fNIRS: a randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Functional connectivity response to acute pain assessed by fNIRS is associated with BDNF genotype in fibromyalgia: an exploratory study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Relation between Cortical Activation and Effort during Robot-Mediated Walking in Healthy People: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Neuroimaging Study (fNIRS).Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Movement observation activates motor cortex in fibromyalgia patients: a fNIRS study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The missing mechanistic link: Improving behavioral treatment efficacy for pediatric chronic pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- The mapping of cortical activation by near-infrared spectroscopy might be a biomarker related to the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- A Simple Pattern of Movement is not Able to Inhibit Experimental Pain in FM Patients and Controls: an sLORETA Study.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Mutual interaction between motor cortex activation and pain in fibromyalgia: EEG-fNIRS study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Role of Medical Yoga Therapy in Attenuating Pain and Corticomotor Plasticity in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
Previous studies indicated changes of motor cortex excitability in fibromyalgia (FM) patients and the positive results of transcranial stimulation techniques. The present study aimed to explore the metabolism of motor cortex in FM patients, in resting state and during slow and fast finger tapping, using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), an optical method which detects in real time the metabolism changes in the cortical tissue. We studied 24 FM patients and 24 healthy subjects. We found a significant slowness of motor speed in FM patients compared to controls. During resting state and slow movement conditions, the metabolism of the motor areas was similar between groups. The oxyhemoglobin concentrations were significantly lower in patients than in control group during the fast movement task. This abnormality was independent from FM severity and duration. The activation of motor cortex areas is dysfunctional in FM patients, thus supporting the rationale for the therapeutic role of motor cortex modulation in this disabling disorder.
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