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Cranial electrical stimulation improves symptoms and functional status in individuals with fibromyalgia.
Taylor, Ann Gill; Anderson, Joel G; Riedel, Shannon L; Lewis, Janet E; Kinser, Patricia A; Bourguignon, Cheryl.
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  • Taylor AG; Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Electronic address: agt@virginia.edu.
  • Anderson JG; Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
  • Riedel SL; Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
  • Lewis JE; Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • Kinser PA; Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
  • Bourguignon C; Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Pain Manag Nurs ; 14(4): 327-335, 2013 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24315255
ABSTRACT
To investigate the effects of microcurrent cranial electrical stimulation (CES) therapy on reducing pain and its associated symptoms in fibromyalgia (FM), we conducted a randomized, controlled, three-group (active CES device, sham device, and usual care alone [UC]), double-blind study to determine the potential benefit of CES therapy for symptom management in FM. Those individuals using the active CES device had a greater decrease in average pain (p = .023), fatigue (p = .071), and sleep disturbance (p = .001) than individuals using the sham device or those receiving usual care alone over time. Additionally, individuals using the active CES device had improved functional status versus the sham device and UC groups over time (p = .028).
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Fibromyalgia / Electric Stimulation Therapy / Chronic Pain Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Pain Manag Nurs Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM / NEUROLOGIA / PSICOFISIOLOGIA Year: 2013 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Fibromyalgia / Electric Stimulation Therapy / Chronic Pain Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Pain Manag Nurs Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM / NEUROLOGIA / PSICOFISIOLOGIA Year: 2013 Document type: Article