Application of biofeedback for the regulation of pain: A critical review.

Turk, Dennis C.; Meichenbaum, Donald; Berman, William

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.86.6.1322

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“…Thus, in answering the question, What is biofeedback? Turk, Meichenbaum, and Berman (1979) wrote: "By trial and error the subject learns to recognize the subjective state and subtle internal changes associated with an alteration in physiological activity" (p. 1322; italics added). Similarly, Surwit and Keefe (1983) stated that biofeedback is "based on the notion that increasing awareness of the physiological response will lead to improved voluntary control of those responses" (p. 2; italics added).…”

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Consciousness and Self-Regulation

1986

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1986

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“…Under these conditions, psychological concepts and techniques become very important in their management. Several recent reviews of operant, cognitive and relaxation treatments for pain patients demonstrate the clinical popularity of such methods (Jessup et al, 1979;Tan, 1982;Turk et al, 1979;Turner and Chapman, 1982 a,b). This paper examines the efficacy of feedbackassisted relaxation training for the range of chronic pain problems seen in a pain clinic setting.…”

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Relaxation Training for Chronic Pain Patients Using Emg Feedback: An Analysis of Process and Outcome Effects

Spence

1984

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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The purpose of the present study was to clarify the role of EMG-based relaxation training for a diverse group of chronic pain patients by examining in detail both process and outcome changes. Eighteen pain clinic patients were each given 10 sessions of relaxation training using frontalis feedback. The results of the study do not support the use of relaxation training as a standard procedure for chronic pain patients. Psychophysiological assessment carried out before and after training indicated some reduction in EMG levels, with less change in GSR and HR activity. No significant alteration occurred in mean pain and medication measures after training, although there was a trend for sedative/hypnotic usage to be smaller. Most important, individual differences in outcome were not consistently related to process variables monitored during training. This lack of association supports the view that physiological change is not necessary for clinical benefit after relaxation training.

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“…Köhler [1999] weist mit Recht darauf hin, dass in den meisten Untersuchungen zu ISR von Kopfschmerzpatienten die eingesetzten Stressoren nur von kurzer Dauer waren und daher die relevanten Alltagsstressoren nur wenig adäquat simulieren konnten. Gerade in derjenigen Studie [Arena und Blanchard, 1996;Blanchard und Andrasik, 1991;Cram, 1990;Flor und Hermann, 1992;Hatch et al, 1987;Kröner-Herwig und Sachse, 1988;Turk et al, 1979;Schwartz, 1995a]. Über die Rückmeldung verschiedener Biosignale (beim Spannungskopfschmerz insbesondere der muskulären Aktivität, aber auch der elektrodermalen Aktivität und der Temperatur) soll die Wahrnehmung für körperliche Prozesse und die Fähigkeit, Kontrolle über diese Prozesse auszuüben, erhöht werden.…”

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Biofeedback bei chronischen Kopfschmerzen

Heuser¹

2000

Verhaltenstherapie

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Biofeedback in Chronic Headache This article gives an overview on the latest developments in research concerning the use of biofeedback with patients suffering from chronic headache. Biofeedback attempts to directly influence pathophysiological processes which underlie the headache symptoms as well as the specific psychophysiological reactions of these patients. First, the pathophysiological models of the development of tension headache and migraine, which are discussed at the moment, are presented. Second, the findings of individual-specific reactions of patients with chronic headache are assessed and compared to the partially divergent results of biofeedback research. The article ends with an analysis of the effectiveness of biofeedback for tension headache and migraine patients and summarizes the results of the research on applied biofeedback therapy in patients with chronic headache.

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Application of biofeedback for the regulation of pain: A critical review.

Cited by 100 publications

References 55 publications

Consciousness and Self-Regulation

Consciousness and Self-Regulation

Relaxation Training for Chronic Pain Patients Using Emg Feedback: An Analysis of Process and Outcome Effects

Biofeedback bei chronischen Kopfschmerzen

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