Effect of EMDR combined with multimodal treatment on pain and depressive symptoms in adults with fibromyalgia: A preliminary randomized controlled study (Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology)
This study evaluated the effect of EMDR therapy combined with a multimodal treatment, compared to an active control group, on pain perception, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and quality of life in adults aged 18 to 65 years diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
Healing What We Can, Accepting What We Cannot: Using EMDR Therapy With Chronic Illness
Maraeca Butler, EMDRIA member, discusses using EMDR therapy to reduce distress and increase nervous system regulation with chronic illness.
The effect of EMDR on kinesiophobia and daily living in elderly patients with musculoskeletal pain: A clinical trial study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This study evaluated EMDR therapy for reducing kinesiophobia and improving daily activities in elderly pain patients.
Case report: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment of female genital mutilation (F1000 Research)
A case report of a single case history of successful treatment of female genital mutilation (FGM) with EMDR.
Exploring the impact of a blended eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) approach on a client’s chronic pain experience: A qualitative case study (Eastern Kentucky University, 2025)
This qualitative case study examined how a blended EMDR approach shapes a client’s experience of chronic pain.
Can EMDR Therapy Help Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) or Functional Non-Epileptic Seizures?
Dr. Cope addresses a popular question EMDR therapists ask about: using EMDR therapy with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). We learned PNES is an outdated term, replaced by functional/dissociative seizures, a potential symptom cluster that falls under functional neurological disorder (FND).
“I have to climb mountains:” Combining pilates with EMDR in recovery from chronic lower back pain (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)
This article explores a case study of a combined programme of EMDR and pilates to clients with chronic lower back pain.
Rapid remission of trauma-related somatic pain with a single session of EMDR: A case report (Turkish Journal of Traumatic Stress)
A case report that presents a clinically significant outcome with EMDR intervention involving a patient who complained of persistent pain in his upper arm.
Effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on intensity of primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial (Discover Mental Health)
The present study aimed to determine the effect of desensitization based on EMDR on dysmenorrhea intensity and menstrual distress.
I feel pain, not pressure: A personal and methodological reflection on pain during cesarean delivery (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
An experience-based article recounting pain during cesarean delivery, resulting PTSD, subsequent EMDR treatment, and a review of the evolution of cesarean delivery-based pain literature.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for chronic pain: A systematic review (Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine)
This study’s objective is to systematically review the efficacy of EMDR for managing chronic pain.
„Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing“ (EMDR) in der Schmerztherapie (Der Schmerz)
Der Beitrag zielt darauf ab, die Verbindung zwischen chronischen Schmerzen und traumatischen Erfahrungen zu beleuchten sowie die zugrunde liegenden Mechanismen, Chancen und Grenzen von EMDR in diesem spezifischen Kontext darzustellen.
