Invariably , their results suggested that homoeopathy was better than the control interventions in alleviating the symptoms of FM .
Homoeopathy is often advocated for fibromyalgia ( FM ) and many FM patients use it .
EEG ALPHA SENSITIZATION IN INDIVIDUALIZED HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF FIBROMYALGIA
Fibromyalgia ( FM ) patients show evidence of sensitizability in pain pathways and electroencephalographic ( EEG ) alterations . One proposed mechanism for the cl aim ed effects of homeopathy , a form of complementary medicine used for FM , is time-dependent sensitization ( TDS , progressive amplification ) of host responses . This study examined possible sensitization-related changes in EEG relative alpha magnitude during a clinical trial of homeopathy in FM . A 4-month r and omized , placebo-controlled double-blind trial of daily orally administered individualized homeopathy in physician-confirmed FM , with an additional 2-month optional crossover phase , included three laboratory sessions , at baseline , 3 and 6 months ( N = 48 , age 49.2 ± 9.8 years , 94 % women ) . Nineteen leads of EEG relative alpha magnitude at rest and during olfactory administration of treatment and control solutions were evaluated in each session . After 3 months , the active treatment group significantly increased , while the placebo group decreased , in global alpha-1 and alpha-2 during bottle sniffs over sessions . At 6 months , the subset of active patients who stayed on active continued to increase , while the active-switch subgroup reversed direction in alpha magnitude . Groups did not differ in resting alpha . Consistent with the TDS hypothesis , sniff alpha-1 and alpha-2 increases at 6 months versus baseline correlated with total amount of time on active remedy over all subjects ( r = 0.45 , p = .003 ) , not with dose changes or clinical outcomes in the active group . The findings suggest initiation of TDS in relative EEG alpha magnitude by daily oral administration of active homeopathic medicines versus placebo , with laboratory elicitation by temporolimbic olfactory stimulation or sniffing
Invariably , their results suggested that homoeopathy was better than the control interventions in alleviating the symptoms of FM .
Homoeopathy is often advocated for fibromyalgia ( FM ) and many FM patients use it .