The Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on Fibromyalgia Syndrome-Four Cases of Electrical Acupuncture Treatment for Chronic Muscle Pain- / 日本東洋医学雑誌
Kampo Medicine
;
: 331-336, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
Four fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients with complaints of widespread pain, fatigue and difficulty sleeping received acupuncture therapy. The effects of acupuncture treatment were evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VAS), and a pain disability assessment scale (PDAS). After whole body acupuncture treatments, VAS and PDAS values were almost unchanged. However, VAS and PDAS values improved following a 3-treatment course of FMS-specific acupuncture treatments (electroacupuncture at the characteristic tender points of FMS). These results suggest that FMS-specific acupuncture treatment of fibromyalgia patients may relieve their commonly reported symptoms of pain, and fatigue.
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Kampo Medicine
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