Gentle Touch Therapy, Pain Relief and Neuroplasticity at Baseline in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Randomized, Multicenter Trial with Six-Month Follow-Up.
Afonso Shiguemi Inoue SalgadoMiriam Hatsue TakemotoCarla Fernanda Tallarico Carvalho de SouzaDaiana Cristina SalmDanielli da RosaGabriela Correa CardosoDaniela Dero LudtkeSilvia Fiorillo Cabrera SoaresJúlia Koerich FerreiraAline Raulino DutraYuri Cordeiro SzeremetaGustavo MazzardoJoice MayraDébora da Luz ShefferWolnei CaumoEdsel B BittencourtRobert SchleipAlexandra LatiniFranciane BobinskiDaniel Fernandes MartinsPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
In conclusion, lower pain scores were observed in the GTT group compared to the placebo group without altering the quality of life in women with FM. Reductions in BDNF levels could be a mechanism of FM pain status improvement. In this sense, the present study encourages the use of these GTT techniques as an integrative and complementary treatment of FM.