Department of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Nantan, Kyoto, Japan.
Chin Med. 2010 Mar 23;5:11. doi: 10.1186/1749-8546-5-11.
Acupuncture is often used to treat fibromyalgia (FM), but it remains unclear whether acupuncture is effective. This study aims to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on pain and quality of life (QoL) in FM patients.
Sixteen patients (13 women and 3 men aged 25-63 years) suffering from FM were randomised into two groups: group A (n = 8) received five acupuncture treatments after the fifth week and group B received ten acupuncture treatments. Outcome measures used in this study were pain intensity (visual analogue scale, VAS) and the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ).
After the fifth week, pain intensity (U = 25.0; P = 0.022) in group B decreased and QoL (U = 24.5; P = 0.026) improved compared to group A.
The present study suggests that acupuncture treatment is effective to relieve pain for FM patients in terms of QoL and FIQ.
针刺常用于治疗纤维肌痛（FM），但疗效尚不清楚。本研究旨在评估针刺对 FM 患者疼痛和生活质量（QoL）的影响。
16 名（13 名女性和 3 名男性，年龄 25-63 岁）患有 FM 的患者被随机分为两组：A 组（n=8）在第 5 周后接受 5 次针刺治疗，B 组接受 10 次针刺治疗。本研究使用的结局指标为疼痛强度（视觉模拟评分，VAS）和纤维肌痛影响问卷（FIQ）。
第 5 周后，B 组疼痛强度（U=25.0；P=0.022）较 A 组降低，生活质量（U=24.5；P=0.026）改善。
本研究表明，针刺治疗在 QoL 和 FIQ 方面对 FM 患者的疼痛缓解有效。
