Sleep disturbance in fibromyalgia syndrome

The effectiveness of the Mitchell Method Relaxation Technique for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.

“…Fatigue and poor sleep emerge as the most prominent problems of fibromyalgia experience and have been reported by patients as being more detrimental than pain (Bennet et al, 2007), yet treatments targeting fatigue and sleep in patients with fibromyalgia are in shortage (Cropley & Theadom, 2008). Although existing mind–body interventions decreased pain levels, improved mood and functioning in the short term did not result in improved sleep quality or decreased fatigue levels (Theadom, Cropley, Smith, Feigin, & McPherson, 2015), whereas the MMRT significantly attenuated sleep problems and fatigue prevalent in fibromyalgia.…”