Transcranial magnetic stimulation for fibromyalgia

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Magnetic brain stimulation for fibromyalgia patients has the potential to improve patients’ symptoms. The technique is called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

A French study reported that it significantly increase the quality of life as well as the emotional and social well-being of patients suffering from fibromyalgia.

The lead researcher, Dr. Eric Guedj of Aix-Marsaille University, reported that “Improvement is associated with an increase in brain metabolism, which argues for the physical cost for this disorder and for the possibility of changes in areas of the brain to improve the symptoms.”