Acute Effects of a Session with The EXOPULSE Mollii Suit in a Fibromyalgia Patient: A Case Report

Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz, María Dolores Apolo-Arenas (), Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, Ana Rodrigues Costa, David Pardo-Caballero and Jose A. Parraca ()
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Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz: Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain
María Dolores Apolo-Arenas: Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Research Group FhysioH, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez: Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Ana Rodrigues Costa: Departamento de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
David Pardo-Caballero: AlgeaSalud, Clinica Neurorrehabilitación Deportiva, Avenida de Elvas, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Jose A. Parraca: Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-10

Abstract: Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and associated fatigue, sleep disturbances, and other cognitive and somatic symptoms. A multidisciplinary approach including pharmacological therapies along with behavioral therapy, exercise, patient education, and pain management is a possible solution for the treatment of this disease. The EXOPULSE Mollii ® method (EXONEURAL NETWORK AB, Danderyd, Sweden) is an innovative approach for non-invasive and self-administered electrical stimulation with multiple electrodes incorporated in a full-body suit, with already proven benefits for other diseases. Therefore, the present case report study aims to evaluate the effects that a 60 min session with the EXOPULSE Mollii suit has on a female fibromyalgia patient. After the intervention, we can conclude that a 60 min session with the EXOPULSE Mollii suit has beneficial effects on pain perception, muscle oxygenation, parasympathetic modulation, and function in a female fibromyalgia patient.

Keywords: fibromyalgia; electrostimulation; EXOPULSE mollii suit; pain; function; muscle oxygenation; autonomic modulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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