Effects of Repetitive-Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: An Umbrella and Mapping Review.

Ferran Cuenca-Martínez Nuria Sempere-Rubio Sara Mollà-Casanova Elena Muñoz-Gómez Josue Fernández-Carnero Alberto Sánchez-Sabater Luis Suso-Martí

Published in: Brain sciences (2023)

The results obtained showed that high-frequency rTMS applied on the M1 showed some effect on the variable of pain intensity with a limited quality of evidence. Overall, rTMS was shown to be effective in improving general health with moderate quality of evidence. Finally, rTMS was not shown to be effective in managing depressive symptoms and anxiety with a limited to moderate quality of evidence. PROSPERO number: This review was previously registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023391032).

Keyphrases

transcranial magnetic stimulation
high frequency
depressive symptoms
high intensity
public health
healthcare
mental health
pain management
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
health information
neuropathic pain
case report
social support
physical activity
mass spectrometry
health promotion