Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease of unknown origin characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, disordered sleep and joint stiffness among other symptoms. To compare outcomes of manual lymph drainage and myofascial therapy in patients with fibromyalgia. This was a systematic review. The databases PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, ScieLo, PEDro, Dialnet, Web of Science, and Elsevier were searched for articles in English or Spanish examining the efficacy of myofascial therapy and/or manual lymph drainage to treat fibromyalgia. Of 356 articles extracted, sixteen articles and one doctoral thesis fulfilled the criteria established for inclusion. The methodological quality of the studies reported in the articles was good (PEDro score 7.49 ± 1.47). The studies included compared different treatments with lymph drainage and/or myofascial therapy. Outcomes indicated improved quality of life for both therapies in all the studies. Myofascial therapy and lymph drainage may be effective in patients with fibromyalgia. Further work is needed as the scientific evidence available is still insufficient.

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手动淋巴引流和肌筋膜治疗对纤维肌痛患者的疗效

纤维肌痛是一种来源不明的慢性疾病，其特征是广泛的疼痛、疲劳、睡眠障碍和关节僵硬等症状。比较纤维肌痛患者手动淋巴引流和肌筋膜治疗的结果。这是一个系统评价。在 PubMed/MEDLINE、CINAHL、SCOPUS、ScieLo、PEDro、Dialnet、Web of Science 和 Elsevier 数据库中搜索了英语或西班牙语的文章，研究了肌筋膜疗法和/或手动淋巴引流治疗纤维肌痛的疗效。在提取的 356 篇文章中，16 篇文章和一篇博士论文符合纳入标准。文章中报告的研究方法学质量良好（PEDro 评分 7.49 ± 1.47）。这些研究包括比较不同的治疗与淋巴引流和/或肌筋膜治疗。结果表明，在所有研究中，两种疗法的生活质量都有所提高。肌筋膜治疗和淋巴引流可能对纤维肌痛患者有效。由于可用的科学证据仍然不足，因此需要进一步的工作。