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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug 24;11(9):e7812.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7812. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Fibromyalgia: Could hyperbaric oxygen therapy make the difference? Our experience

Andrea Neville Cracchiolo  1 , Daniela Maria Palma  1 , Fabio Genco  1 , Marco Palmeri  1 , Alessandra Teresi  1 , Leila Zummo  2 , Carmelo Gigliuto  3 , Erik Flavio Giuseppe Saporito  4 , Angela Ferruzza  5 , Tommaso Piccoli  6
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Fibromyalgia: Could hyperbaric oxygen therapy make the difference? Our experience

Andrea Neville Cracchiolo et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Fibromyalgia is a rare disease, difficult to diagnose and to treat. We think that hyperbaric oxygen therapy could improve its signs and symptoms although more evidences have to be accumulated.

Keywords: chronic diseases; complementary and alternative medicine; immunology; neurology.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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