Imagine living with constant pain for years. Now picture finding relief after countless failed treatments. This is the story unfolding for some chronic pain and fibromyalgia sufferers. Could ketamine help alleviate fibromyalgia pain for good?
Ketamine, an old anesthetic, is gaining new attention in pain management. But how effective is it, really? Can ketamine treatment for fibromyalgia be a long-term solution? Recent studies offer intriguing insights.
A systematic review examined ketamine’s impact on fibromyalgia. It analyzed six trials involving 115 patients. Most were women aged 23 to 53.
The results? Pain levels dropped significantly in most cases. Before treatment, pain scores averaged between 59 and 100. After ketamine, they plummeted to between 2 and 95. A wide range, but the fact that the low end went from 59 to 2 was very promising…..more
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