Are we relaxing muscles or lowering standards? Interpreting pharmacological effects in fibromyalgia
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
Authors
- André Pontes-Silva
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-107526
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00