Written based on 6 research studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 13..
The claim
Posts online say that stem cell treatment helps with fibromyalgia.
Where research stands
We found 6 published papers on stem cell treatment and fibromyalgia. They were published between 2004 and 2026. None of them is a study in people. 4 were studies in animals, and none was only in cells in the lab.
- 0In people
- 4In animals
- 0Only in the lab
What the studies found
We have not summed up these studies in words yet. The most important papers are listed under Sources.
Verdict
Stem cell treatment has been studied for fibromyalgia in animals, not yet in people.
Unproven means: it was only tested in animals or cells, or there is too little or mixed data from people. How we rate claims
What this means for you: Results in animals or in cells often do not hold in people. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- Stem cell therapy attenuates cerebellar histological alterations and blood-brain barrier disruption in experimental fibromyalgia: involvement of mast cells, autophagy, and NLRP3/IL-1β neuroinflammatory pathway.2026 · Tissue Barriers · In animals
- Effect of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells versus melatonin on skeletal muscle of reserpine-induced fibromyalgia in adult male albino rat model: Histological, behavioral, and biochemical studies.2026 · Tissue Cell · In animals
- Stem cells from tooth apical papilla modulate fibromyalgia-like changes in mice.2025 · Brain Res Bull · In animals
- Stem cells therapeutic effect in a reserpine-induced fibromyalgia rat model: A possible NLRP3 inflammasome modulation with neurogenesis promotion in the cerebral cortex.2023 · Life Sci · In animals
- Induced pluripotent stem cells as suitable sensors for fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.2021 · World J Stem Cells · Other paper
- Disappearance of diffuse calcinosis following autologous stem cell transplantation in a child with autoimmune disease.2004 · Bone Marrow Transplant · Other paper
