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Query: UMLS:C0016053 (
fibromyalgia
)
4,687
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Fibromyalgia
is a syndrome of a non-inflammatory nature characterized first and foremost by great pain in a number of tendons and muscles. The syndrome has only recently been delineated as a separate entity, the criteria for which are still being discussed. Recent studies have revealed reduced oxygenation in the trigger points, apparently a result of reduced microcirculation due to sympatho-inhibition (5). Since low-frequency
TNS
is known to increase microcirculation in skin and muscles in widespread areas, and since such stimulation also produces widespread pain-relief through the activation of endogenous opioids, this appears to be a rational therapy for this syndrome. In the present study, 40 patients with
fibromyalgia
received low-frequency
TNS
. The effects were beneficial in about 70% of the cases.
...
PMID:[Treatment of fibromyalgia by low-frequency transcutaneous nerve stimulation]. 258 26
