title: A new mind-body approach for a total healing of fibromyalgia: a case report.
abstract: Fibromyalgia is a severe, chronic and widespread pain syndrome with no definite treatment protocol. Several medications are currently in use to treat this condition. Various pharmacological treatments, as well as alternative mind-body therapies, have been directed towards reducing fatigue and pain, but these treatments have only resulted in a partial relief of symptoms with no long-term or permanent effects. This study shows the results obtained from four female patients suffering from fibromyalgia after undergoing a mind-body treatment in which psychosocial genomic postulates as well as ideodynamic hand movements were the main tools employed in their healing. It is suggested that a mind-body oriented treatment could generate stable and permanent changes that enable patients to experience a total recovery from fibromyalgia.
authors.affiliation: jcuadros@fivmadrid.es
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuadros
authors.forename: Magali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vargas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001326:Autogenic Training / Q000379:methods; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D008602:Mental Healing; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires