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A Case Study of Korean Medicine Treatment for Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)

Fibromyalgia syndrome is one of chronic widespread pain disorders and can also include sleep disturbance, fatigue, joint stiffness or psychiatric conditions such as depression. This is a clinical report on a 38-year-old female patient who has fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) teated by Korean medicine. The patient was treated with herb medicine, acupuncture, pharmacoaupuncture, electroacupuncture and moxibustion. After treatment, there was improvement in patient s muscular pain and sleep disorder. This suggests that Korean Medicine treatment, particulary pharmacoacupuncture could be effective to improve the symptom of FMS patients.