Abstract

RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ, Nelly  and  ANGEL MACIAS, Mauricio. Acupuncture as complementary treatment of fibromyalgya. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2012, vol.19, n.1, pp.27-39. ISSN 0121-8123.

Fibromyalgia is a clinical condition that occurs frequently in the population and whose treatment despite the advances of modern medicine has not controlled the disease, which is why it is necessary to search for new therapeutic tools. Acupuncture is an alternative medicine that has been applied usefully in the comprehensive management of patients with fibromyalgia. This practice has been shown to exert actions at the molecular level and the central nervous system function which suggest the plausibility and utility of treatment as an adjunct treatment to conventional therapy. From evidence-based medicine model have begun to perform studies, although the results are contradictory, and therefore to be developed further clinical trials of good methodological quality and appropriate methods that allow in its development proper application of acupuncture from the clinical understanding of traditional chinese medicine.

Keywords : fibromyalgia; physiopathology; acupuncture; alternative/complementary medicine.

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