Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Fibromyalgia

All patients will be taught neck normal joint movement exercises, upper trapezius stretching exercise and posture exercises. In addition to the study group, NMES will be applied to the upper trapezius muscle for 30 minutes 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) applications will be performed with a Compex 3 (Compex Medical SA, Ecublens, Switzerland) model, portable and programmable electrostimulator unit in rehabilitation mode and under the supervision of an expert physiotherapist experienced in the device and application. The NMES program will be applied with a 4-channel device with a functional stimulation capacity of 120 mA, pulse duration 400 μs and pulse frequency 150 Hz.

Patients will be taught neck normal joint movement exercises, upper trapezius stretching exercise and posture exercises.