| Title |
A case of fibromyalgia involving pain throughout the body treated with site-specific targeted pain control
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|---|---|
| Published in |
SpringerPlus, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40064-016-2572-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Fukami Nakajima, Satoko Aratani, Hidetoshi Fujita, Kou Nakatani, Koshi Makita, Toshishiro Nakajima |
| Abstract |
Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic pain and tenderness throughout the body. Patients with fibromyalgia are treated with pharmacotherapy and many other therapies. However, because the cause of fibromyalgia is unclear, there is currently no clinically effective treatment method. We report the case of a patient who developed fibromyalgia after left femoral neck fracture. After several caudal epidural blocks for lumbar pain, the pain throughout the body and abnormal discomfort in the laryngopharyngeal region reduced. Site-specific targeted pain control was effective in treating his pain and discomfort. The present case suggests that treatment targeting symptoms in one part of the body might produce a systemic therapeutic effect in patients with fibromyalgia. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Researcher | 3 | 25% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 33% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 17% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 33% |
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