Are we relaxing muscles or lowering standards? Interpreting pharmacological effects in fibromyalgia
Abstract
Shing et al evaluated the analgesic efficacy of muscle relaxants in patients with fibromyalgia and included 14 randomized controlled trials (n=1851 participants). Muscle relaxants were associated with a small, yet statistically significant, reduction in pain scores, compared with placebo or active
Fields of Study & Subjects
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Pages
- rapm–2025
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN