Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy for women with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS: Fifty-six women with FM, aged 18 to 60 years, were randomly assigned to either PEMF or sham therapy. Both the PEMF group (n=28) and the sham group (n=28) participated in therapy, 30 minutes per session, twice a day for 3 weeks. Treatment outcomes were assessed by the fibromyalgia Impact questionnaire (FIQ), visual analog scale (VAS), patient global assessment of response to therapy, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Short-Form 36 health survey (SF-36), after treatment (at 4 wk) and follow-up (at 12 wk). RESULTS: The PEMF group showed significant improvements in FIQ, VAS pain, BDI score, and SF-36 scale in all domains at the end of therapy. These improvements in FIQ, VAS pain, and SF-36 pain score during follow-up. The sham group also showed improvement were maintained on all outcome measures except total FIQ scores after treatment. At 12 weeks follow-up, only improvements in the BDI and SF-36 scores were present in the sham group. CONCLUSION: Low-frequency PEMF therapy might improve function, pain, fatigue, and global status in FM patients.
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Authors | Serap Tomruk Sutbeyaz, Nebahat Sezer, Fusun Koseoglu, Sibel Kibar |
Journal | The Clinical journal of pain
(Clin J Pain)
Vol. 25
Issue 8
Pg. 722-8
(Oct 2009)
ISSN: 1536-5409 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19920724
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Chronic Disease
- Depression
(complications, psychology)
- Double-Blind Method
- Electromagnetic Fields
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Fibromyalgia
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain Measurement
- Patient Dropouts
- Quality of Life
- Sample Size
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Treatment Outcome
- Turkey
(epidemiology)
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