Alternative & Integrative Medicine

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Publications

• Research   
  Efficacy of Fibromyalgia Treatment Using Bach Flower Therapy: Preliminary Results
  Author(s): Jozelio Freire de Carvalho*, Cassia Jesus Rocha, Natasha Lima Bastos de Queiroz and Jordan Campos
  
  Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a prevalent disease and often presents symptoms of anxiety and depression. Bach florals (BF) are widely used  to treat such manifestations. No studies on the use of BF in FM were found.  Objective: To evaluate the effects of BF (Rescue) in FM patients.  Patients and methods: 6 patients and 6 healthy controls were included. They were evaluated at pre-intervention and after 60 days of BF using. Demographic data, anxiety and depression were evaluated by Beck inventories; sleep quality by the Pittsburgh scale and symptoms of dysbiosis  by symptoms form.  Results: The median age was 60 years old (22-77) in patients and 41 (40-43) years old in controls. The disease duration was 3 years (4 months  -10 years old). Caucasian race was 33% in the patient group and 66% in the controls. There was a .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2327-5162.2020.9.292

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