Effects of listening to music versus environmental sounds in passive and active situations on levels of pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia
L Mercad�e, G Mick, S Gu�tin, E Bigand�- Pain Management Nursing, 2015 - Elsevier
In fibromyalgia, pain symptoms such as hyperalgesia and allodynia are associated with
fatigue. Mechanisms underlying such symptoms can be modulated by listening to pleasant
music. We expected that listening to music, because of its emotional impact, would have a
greater modulating effect on the perception of pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia
than listening to nonmusical sounds. To investigate this hypothesis, we carried out a 4-week
study in which patients with fibromyalgia listened to either preselected musical pieces or�…
fatigue. Mechanisms underlying such symptoms can be modulated by listening to pleasant
music. We expected that listening to music, because of its emotional impact, would have a
greater modulating effect on the perception of pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia
than listening to nonmusical sounds. To investigate this hypothesis, we carried out a 4-week
study in which patients with fibromyalgia listened to either preselected musical pieces or�…