LibGuides: Evidence Based Chiropractic: Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Research Articles

The addition of upper cervical manipulative therapy in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.
Moustafa IM, Diab AA. Rheumatol Int. 2015 Jul;35(7):1163-74.
A Systematic Overview of Reviews for Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the Treatment of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
Lauche R, Cramer H, Häuser W, Dobos G, Langhorst J. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:610615.
Short-term effects of a manual therapy protocol on pain, physical function, quality of sleep, depressive symptoms, and pressure sensitivity in women and men with fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
Castro-Sánchez AM, Aguilar-Ferrándiz ME, Matarán-Peñarrocha GA, Sánchez-Joya
Mdel M, Arroyo-Morales M, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C. Clin J Pain. 2014 Jul;30(7):589-97.
Effects of Class IV laser therapy on fibromyalgia impact and function in women with fibromyalgia.
Panton L, Simonavice E, Williams K, Mojock C, Kim JS, Kingsley JD, McMillan V,
Mathis R. J Altern Complement Med. 2013 May;19(5):445-52.
Complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Terhorst L, Schneider MJ, Kim KH, Goozdich LM, Stilley CS. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011
Sep;34(7):483-96.
Chiropractic management of fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review of the literature.
Schneider M, Vernon H, Ko G, Lawson G, Perera J. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Jan;32(1):25-40. Review.
Commentary: differential diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome: proposal of a model and algorithm for patients presenting with the primary symptom of chronic widespread pain.
Schneider MJ, Brady DM, Perle SM. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2006 Jul-Aug;29(6):493-501. Review.
The effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.
Lemstra M, Olszynski WP. Clin J Pain. 2005 Mar-Apr;21(2):166-74.

Fibromyalgia - Keywords & MeSH Terms

Use following keywords and MeSH terms, in combination or alone, to search for information related to fibromyalgia and chiropractic care throughout databases.

Fibromyalgia

Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic

Complementary Therapies

Manipulation, Chiropractic

Fibromyalgia / therapy

Quick Searches on Fibromyalgia

PubMed Search String - Fibromyalgia and Chiropractic
Search in PubMed on fibromyalgia and chiropractic within Logan's journals. This link will perform a search in PubMed. Click on an article's title to view an abstract. Look for the Logan Online icon to view full text.
Rehabilitation Reference Center - Fibromyalgia Clinical Review
Current clinical review on fibromyalgia from Rehabilitation Reference Center. This review includes: Causes, Pathogenesis, & Risk Factors; Overall Contraindications/Precautions; Examination; Assessment/Plan of Care; Desired Outcomes/Outcome Measures; Maintenance or Prevention; Patient Education; References. This link takes you to the clinical review, where it can be viewed as PDF, and then printed, saved or emailed.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Search String - Fibromyalgia
Search in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews on fibromyalgia. Click on the PDF link under the abstract to view full text.
Index to Chiropractic Literature - Peer Reviewed Article Search on Fibromyalgia
Search in Index to Chiropractic literature for peer reviewed articles on fibromyalgia. This link takes you to the search string. Click on an article's title to view the abstract.
Natural Medicines - Condition Monograph on Fibromyalgia
Bottom line monograph from Natural Medicines on integrative therapies for fibromyalgia.