In the treatment of fibromyalgia and rheumatism with intravenous laser, the following effects could be shown:

• Improvement of the fatigue syndrom
• Improvement of following depressions
• Advanced muscular oxygen supply with reduced muscle pain
• Pain reduction by increased release of endorphins
• Improvement of sleep because of increased release of melatonin

Pain index in fibromyalgia patients (MED = medication procedure, AKU = needle acupuncture, LAS = laser acupuncture, LAS+IV = combination of laser acupuncture with intravasal laser irradiation.)