The impact of a heat therapy intervention on pain and fibromyalgia symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot study
As a whole, these findings suggest that heat therapy via hot water immersion may be an effective non-pharmaceutical intervention for patients with FM and that its analgesic benefits may be related to decreases in HSP 90 and increases in HSP 40 and 72. Further large-scale, well-powered studies are needed to confirm our preliminary clinical and translational results.
Authors
- Paige C. Geiger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3990-7246)
- Josh Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1990-4029)
- Chunhua Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2142-792X)
- Miranda McMillan
- Andrea L. Chadwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0570-9997)
- Jinxiang Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8812-722X)
Institutions
- University of Kansas (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2025.1526491
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41