title: BET 2: Acupuncture and fibromyalgia.
abstract: A shortcut review was carried out to see if acupuncture is an effective pain treatment in fibromyalgia. One Cochrane review and five subsequent papers and conference abstracts were identified. There are no large studies addressing this question and acupuncture has been compared with many different treatment modalities. Acupuncture may be a valid treatment for pain in fibromyalgia, but more research is required to validate this.
authors.affiliation: Rotational Physiotherapist Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK;
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldie
authors.affiliation: Emergency physician, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hogg
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management