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SynthesisPain management2025

Peripheral magnetic stimulation for the treatment of fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alvin Leenus, Rayaan Rahman, Elad Dana, Cody Tran, Duncan Westwood, Evgeny E Osokin, Yasmine Hoydonckx, Massieh Moayedi, Salman Hirani, James S Khan

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Synthesis in Pain management, 2025. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Alvin LeenusDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Rayaan RahmanNeuroscience Program, College of Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Elad DanaDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Cody TranDepartment of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Duncan WestwoodUniversity of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Evgeny E OsokinCentre for Multimodal Sensorimotor and Pain Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Yasmine HoydonckxDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Massieh MoayediUniversity of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Salman HiraniDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
James S KhanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo systematically review and conduct a meta-analysis of studies on peripheral magnetic stimulation (PMS) for fibromyalgia (FM) treatment.

methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINHAL, Web of Science, and ProQuest databases were searched from inception to July 2023 for studies in adult patients with FM treated with PMS. Studies using transcranial magnetic stimulation were excluded.

resultsSix randomized controlled trials (RCTs) ( DISCUSSION: Evidence for PMS use in FM is encouraging for short-term benefit. However, heterogeneous patient populations, varied PMS regimens, and limited number of studies are important limitations. Large, high-quality RCTs are needed to confirm PMS benefits and to make definitive recommendations. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO Identifier is CRD42021235164.

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FibromyalgiaMagnetic Field TherapyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicfibromyalgiameta-analysisPeripheral magnetic stimulationpulsed electromagnetic fieldssystematic review

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PMID39885680
PMCPMC11801343

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