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Adjuvant Treatments for Fibromyalgia

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Current conventional pharmacologic options are occasionally insufficient to provide maximal medical benefit alone in the treatment of some fibromyalgia patients. Therefore, many seek complementary and alternative medical modalities to augment their therapies. Acupuncture, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), biofeedback, massage, balneotherapy (spa therapy), hypnotherapy, and alternative exercise modalities such as yoga and tai qi are among the therapies most commonly used and studied in fibromyalgia patients. Herbs and music therapy are undergoing investigation as well, but the level of evidence is still insufficient to make any recommendations regarding their use. This chapter provides an analysis of the most commonly encountered therapies in the treatment of fibromyalgia and suggests recommendations for their use.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Veterans Affairs Medical Center—Atlanta, 1670 Clairmont Rd, 30033, Atlanta, GA, USA

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  2. Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, The University of California San Diego, 9300 Campus Drive, #7651, 92037-7651, La Jolla, CA, USA

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Woodbury, A., Leung, A. (2015). Adjuvant Treatments for Fibromyalgia. In: Lawson, MD, E., Wallace, MD, M. (eds) Fibromyalgia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15820-4_8

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