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- Title
Non-Invasive Electric and Magnetic Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia.
- Authors
Molero-Chamizo, Andrés; Nitsche, Michael A.; Barroso, Rafael Tomás Andújar; Bailén, José R. Alameda; Palomeque, Jesús Carlos García; Rivera-Urbina, Guadalupe Nathzidy
- Abstract
Although fibromyalgia is defined by its core muscular nociceptive component, it also includes multiple dysfunctions that involve the musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, immune, endocrine, as well as the central and peripheral nervous systems, amongst others. The pathogenic involvement of the nervous system and the numerous neurological and neuroinflammatory symptoms of this disease may benefit from neuromodulatory stimulation techniques that have been shown to be effective and safe in diverse nervous system pathologies. In this systematic review, we outline current evidence showing the potential of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as therapeutic strategies in fibromyalgia. In addition, we evaluate the contribution of these tools to the exploration of the neurophysiological characteristics of fibromyalgia. Considering that the pathogenesis of this disease is unknown, these approaches do not aim to causally treat this syndrome, but to significantly reduce a range of key symptoms and thus improve the quality of life of the patients.
- Subjects
TRANSCRANIAL magnetic stimulation; FIBROMYALGIA; PERIPHERAL nervous system; BRAIN stimulation; CENTRAL nervous system; NERVOUS system
- Publication
Biomedicines, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 3, p954
- ISSN
2227-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biomedicines11030954