SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Efficacy of Dry Needling and Acupuncture in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Brazilian Society of Rheumatology's fibromyalgia treatment guidelines - part I: monitoring and non-pharmacological management.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2026Guideline
- Comparison of clinical efficacy of different acupuncture methods in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Dry Needling in Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Systematic Review.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Pooled it
- Guidelines on Treating Fibromyalgia With Nonpharmacological Therapies in China.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2025Guideline
- Aerobic Exercise Prescription for Pain Reduction in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy of acupuncture treatment for fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Integrating natural non-pharmaceutical therapies into medical tourism: a dynamic health portrait-driven model for proactive older adult health and public health services.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of ultrasound guided dry needling in management of jumper's knee: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Diagnosis-based pathways for conservative and minimally invasive management of temporomandibular disorders: a scoping review.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- Potential mechanisms of acupuncture in regulating neuroinflammation and central sensitization in chronic pain: a narrative review of preclinical, clinical, and translational evidence.American journal of translational research · 2026Review
- Efficacy of electroacupuncture for cervical spondylosis-related pain in patients with generalized anxiety disorder.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exploring Pain on Social Media: Observational Study on Perceptions and Discussions of Chronic Pain Conditions.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Observational
- Medical Cannabis Use and Healthcare Utilization Among Patients with Chronic Pain: A Causal Inference Analysis Using TMLE.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of Spinal Cord Response on Changes in Pain Thresholds of Each Tissue Due to Electroacupuncture.Medical acupuncture · 2025Article
- Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Advances in Etiopathogenesis, Clinical Assessment and Treatment: A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- 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
- Effectiveness of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Improving Health Status and Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Sleep disorders in chronic pain and its neurochemical mechanisms: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- Needling as a Potential and Novel Treatment for Skin Ischemia following Filler-Induced Vascular Occlusion: A Case Series.Case reports in dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome that involves chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and impaired quality of life and daily functioning. In addition to medical and psychological therapies, other therapies including acupuncture and dry needling aim to reduce pain and disability in patients with FM. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of dry needling and acupuncture in patients with FM regarding pain, function and disability in both the short and the long term. MEDLINE, PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science databases were systematically searched for randomized controlled trial studies evaluating efficacy data of dry needling or/and acupuncture treatments to improve pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and impaired quality of life and/or daily function. A qualitative analysis including the methodological quality and a systematic data synthesis was performed. A total of 25 studies addressed the selection criteria. Most studies had an acceptable methodological quality. Four studies assessed the effect of dry needling, and twenty-one studies assessed the effect of acupuncture. In general, both interventions improved pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, stiffness, quality of sleep and quality of life. However, both techniques were not compared in any study. Acupuncture and dry needling therapies seems to be effective in patients with FM, since both reduced pain pressure thresholds, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbances and disability in the short term. It is still required to compare both techniques and their application in the long term.
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