Mild Water-Filtered Infrared-A Whole-Body Hyperthermia Reduces Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome-A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: The challenging treatment situation of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) requires additional therapy options. The effects of water-filtered infrared-A whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) versus sham hyperthermia on pain intensity were investigated in an outpatient setting within a two-armed randomized sham-controlled trial. n = 41 participants aged between 18 and 70 years with a medically confirmed diagnosis of FMS were randomized to WBH (intervention; n = 21) or sham hyperthermia (control; n = 20). Six treatments with mild water-filtered infrared-A WBH over a period of three weeks with at least one day in between treatments were applied. On average, the maximum temperature was 38.7 °C for a duration of approximately 15 min. The control group received exactly the sam

SUBMITTER: Langhorst J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10144038 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature