Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can significantly reduce the impact of fibromyalgia pain—a finding corroborated by changes in brain patterns on functional MRI (fMRI), according to a new study published online Sept. 20, in Arthritis and Rheumatology (doi.org/10.1002/art.42672).
Investigators randomized fibromyalgia patients to receive CBT (intervention group) or education about the condition (control group) for eight weeks. The CBT group showed greater decreases in pain catastrophizing