Advances in diagnostic and treatment options in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

Gür, Ali; Oktayoğlu, Pelin

doi:10.2147/oarrr.s8040

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“…Identification of individual symptoms is important for effective treatment for FMS patients (8). Fatigue and sleeplessness are among the most common complaints of the patients.…”

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The Effects of Sleep and Touch Therapy Accompanied By Music and Aromatherapy on the Impact Level of Fibromyalgia, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Fibromyalgia Patients

Demi̇rbağ¹,

Erci²

2014

TAF Prev Med Bull

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ÖZET AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı, müzik ve aromaterapi eşliğinde yapılan uyku ve dokunma tedavisinin fibromiyalji hastalarında fibromiyalji etki düzeyi, yorgunluk ve uyku kalitesi üzerine etkilerini saptamaktır. Literatürde fibromiyalji hastalarında yorgunluk ve uyku şikâyetlerinden bahsedilmesine ve bunları önlemeye yönelik uykuyu düzenlemek ve yorgunluk hassasiyetini azaltmak için bazı alternatif metodlar kullanılmasına rağmen, Türkiye'de fibromiyalji hastalarına yönelik hastanelerde herhangi bir program bulunmamaktadır. YÖNTEM: Bu araştırma, kontrol gruplu öntest-sontest deneme modeli olarak yapıldı. Eylül 2009-Mart 2011 tarihleri arasında Trabzon'da yapıldı. Verilerin toplanmasında, kişisel bilgi formu, Fibromiyalji semptom sorgulama formu, Fibromiyalji Etki Düzeyi Ölçeği (FIQ), Pittsburg Uyku Kalitesi Ölçeği (PUKİ) ve Yorgunluk Şiddeti Ölçeği (FSS) kullanıldı. Terapi sırasında müzik ve aroma kullanıldı. Bu araştırmada, her iki grup da randomizasyonla seçildi. Müdahale 6 hafta her hasta için iki seans şeklinde yapıldı ve her seans 30-35 dakika sürdü. Ölçekler hastalarla en son karşılaşmada tekrar uygulandı. BULGULAR: Çalışmada müdahale öncesi ve müdahale sonrası son test uyku kalitesi, fibromiyalji sendromu etki sorgulama ve yorgunluk seviyesinde pozitif değişiklik bulundu (p<0.05). SONUÇ: Fibromiyalji hastalarında müzik ve aromaterapi kullanılması bir çok semptom, uyku kalitesi ve yorgunluk seviyesine pozitif yönde etkilidir. SUMMARY AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the effects of sleep and touch therapy accompanied by music and aromatherapy on the impact level of fibromyalgia, fatigue and sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients. Although the literature on fibromiyalgia mentions that fatigue and sleep disorders are prevalent in fibromyalgia patients and that some alternative methods facilitate sleep and diminish the sensitivity to fatigue, there is no program used in the hospitals for the fibromiyalji patients in Turkey. METHOD: The study employed a pre-test post-test control group model. Data were collected by using a Personal Information Form, a Fatigue Severity Scale, a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and a Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Scale. During the theraphy used music and aroma. This study was carried out between September 2009 and March 2011, Trabzon, Turkey. Each groups were randomly selected. The therapy lasted for 6 weeks of two sessions a week for each patient, and each session lasted 30-35 minutes. The questionnaires that had been implemented at the last meeting were administered once again. RESULTS: The study found that there are positive changes on sleep quality, fibromyalgia impact level, and fatigue level between the pre-treatment and post-treatment(p<0.05). CONCLUSİONS: The use music and aromatheraphy were positive effective in many symptoms, sleep quality and fatigue of the patients.

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“…Identification of individual symptoms is important for effective treatment for FMS patients (8). Fatigue and sleeplessness are among the most common complaints of the patients.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Sleep and Touch Therapy Accompanied By Music and Aromatherapy on the Impact Level of Fibromyalgia, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Fibromyalgia Patients

Demi̇rbağ¹,

Erci²

2014

TAF Prev Med Bull

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“…The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved new drugs for fibromyalgia since 2009 (12,13). However, the search for new tools for managing these patients has been constant and the analgesic and immunomodulator effects of cannabis have come to light.…”

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Efficacy of cannabinoids in fibromyalgia: a literature review

Anaya

Ortiz

Valencia

et al. 2021

Colomb. J. Anesthesiol.

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Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease of unclear etiology, involving a neural oversensitization and impaired pain modulation, in addition to a clinical deficiency of the endocannabinoid system. Fibromyalgia is associated with a number of somatic and psychological disorders and hence multiple pharmacological approaches have been used, including opioids, antidepressants, antiepileptics, and more recently medical cannabis. This narrative review comprises a review of the current literature on the efficacy of cannabinoids in fibromyalgia. The studies describe a possible influence of cannabis on pain control in patients with fibromyalgia, with positive effects on quality of life and sleep. The use of cannabis seems to be beneficial in patients with fibromyalgia; however, more robust studies are still needed to establish is actual efficacy in pain management, quality of life and improvement of associated symptoms.

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“…I have read with great interest the article entitled “Advances in diagnostic and treatment options in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome” by Gur and Oktayoglu, which has been published online in Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews . 1 The authors aimed to evaluate new diagnostic tools and new therapeutic treatment approaches for fibromyalgia (FM). I would like to comment on the article by referring to my recently published work in Medical Hypotheses , 2 which the authors reference in their section on the N-methyl d -aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist memantine.…”

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