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Case Report J Med Case Rep 2025

Efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treating fibromyalgia linked to childhood trauma after late-onset and over a decade of symptoms: a case report

Ginzarly M, Khairy S, Wang Z, Qureshi U, Zaitoun R, Efrati S — J Med Case Rep, 2025

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers treated a 62-year-old woman with treatment-resistant fibromyalgia and a childhood trauma history using 60 HBOT sessions (90 minutes at 2.0 ATA) over 12 weeks and measured changes in pain, cognition, and brain imaging.

What They Found

The patient's Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire score dropped from 60.5 to 44, cognitive function improved by 10%, and attention increased by 26.9%. She was able to stop pregabalin (Lyrica) and cut her duloxetine dose in half. Walking speed increased from 3.2 to 4.5 km/h, and brain imaging showed improved blood flow and white matter integrity.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This is a single patient case report, which cannot prove that HBOT causes improvement or that results will generalize to other fibromyalgia patients.

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Study Details

Study Type Case Report
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 40765001
Year Published 2025
Journal J Med Case Rep
MeSH Terms Humans; Fibromyalgia; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Female; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Pain Measurement

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