EFFECTS OF BIOFEEDBACK UPON SUPPRESSION OF MIGRAINE SYMPTOMS AND PLASMA DOPAMINE‐β‐HYDROXYLASE ACTIVITY

Kentsmith, D.; Strider, Fred D.; Copenhaver, John H.; Jacques, David

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.1976.hed1604173.x

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“…9 Kentsmith and colleagues showed a reduction in the level of dopamine-B-hydroxylase activity and migraine headache using a combination of meditation, biofeedback and relaxation training. 10 The plasma-B-hydroxylase activity varies directly with the activity of the sympathetic nervous system.…”

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Menstrual Migraine Headache: Results of a Controlled, Experimental, Outcome Study of Non‐drug Treatments

Solbach¹,

Sargent²,

Coyne³

1984

Headache

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SYNOPSISFemale migraineurs frequently report a severe migraine headache a few days prior to, during, or immediately following a menstrual period. Menstrual migraines were identified in a study of 193 migraineurs who participated in a controlled, experimental, outcome study of non-drug treatments for the control of migraine headaches. Participants were required to monitor their daily headache activity and drug usage for 36 weeks and were assigned to one of four groups: (1) No Treatment; (2) Autogenic Phrases; (3) Electromyographic Feedback, and (4) Thermal Feedback. Data were reduced and analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance and covariance. There was a tendency for all groups to improve over the 36 weeks. No significant difference was found among the four groups in headache improvement. (Headache 24:75-78, 1984)

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Menstrual Migraine Headache: Results of a Controlled, Experimental, Outcome Study of Non‐drug Treatments

Solbach¹,

Sargent²,

Coyne³

1984

Headache

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“…1,2,3,4,5,6 Some of the neurochemical and physiological changes associated with biofeedback have also been presented. 7,8,9 There appears to be an extreme paucity of information describing the physiological efforts on biofeedback training of medications used concurrently to treat a specific headache or pain problem. Several studies have compared the efficacy of biofeedback therapy to appropriate prophylactic pharmacotherapy.…”

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The Effects of Propranolol and Amitriptyline on Vascular and EMG Biofeedback Training

Jay¹,

Renelli²,

Mead³

1984

Headache

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SYNOPSISBiofeedback training for vascular and neuromuscular (EMG) control has been used for the treatment of migraine, chronic muscle contraction headaches, and myofascial pain syndromes. Many patients undergoing this training are concurrently taking propranolol, a beta blocker, and/or amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant which inhibits re-uptake of serotonin. There is an extreme paucity of information delineating the effects and interactions of these medications in patients learning autonomically mediated vascular control through biofeedback. In this pilot study we examined the ability of patients to learn vascular control and neuromuscular control. Four groups of patients were used: those taking no medication, those taking propranolol or amitriptyline alone, and patients using both medications. Results indicate the use of propranolol in patients learning vascular control produces a markedly increased variability in the ability of patients to control physiological parameters; this difficulty is also manifested in EMG training of patients taking only amitriptyline. Those within group variances were found to be negated by the use of both medications together. In spite of these findings, all groups did reach training criterion. In some patients the inability to easily control baseline physiological parameters may induce enough frustration to cause premature termination of training. It is postulated that the effectiveness of biofeedback training might be enhanced in patients not concurrently taking medications with autonomic effects. (Headache 24:59-69, 1984)

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“…Published reports suggest that digit temperature biofeedback directed at increases in hand temperature is an effective clinical tool. Much of this literature is based on clinical trials with the scientific status of anecdotal case reports (Adler and Adler, 1976; Diamond and Franklin, Note 1; Kentsmith, Strider, Copenhaver, and Jacques, 1976;Mitch, McGrady, and Iannone, 1976;Peper, 1973;Walters, 1972, 1973;Weinstock, 1972). However, several articles do report the systematic recording of headache activity under both baseline and posttreatment conditions.…”

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Biofeedback and Rational‐emotive Therapy in the Management of Migraine Headache

Lake¹,

Rainey²,

Papsdorf³

1979

J of App Behav Analysis

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Twenty-four migraine patients were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: (a) self-monitoring of headache activity (waiting list), (b) frontalis EMG biofeedback, (c) digit temperature biofeedback, and (d) digit temperature biofeedback plus Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET). Bidirectional control over the target physiological response was assessed through a reversal design in each session. Following at least a four-week baseline, the three biofeedback groups received 8 to 10, 30-minute sessions of bidirectional biofeedback training, scheduled twice a week. Subjects in the combined digit temperature biofeedback plus RET group received three 40-minute sessions of RET as an addition to the third, fifth, and seventh biofeedback sessions. Records of daily home practice were kept throughout treatment and three-month followup. Subjects on the waiting list monitored headaches for at least five months, corresponding to "baseline", "treatment", and three-month followup. Digit temperature biofeedback alone and in conjunction with RET did not prove to be more effective than the control conditions. All the EMG subjects reduced headache activity to two-thirds or less of the baseline level by the third month of followup. Bidirectional digit temperature performance did not improve with training, was demonstrated in only 33% of the biofeedback sessions, was not maintained over time, and was unrelated to improvement in headache activity. EMG subjects reported biofeedback performance to be an easier task and met the performance criterion on 85% of the sessions. The frequency of home practice contributed over 55% of the variance in retrospective estimates of headache improvement but was not related to changes in daily records of headache activity.

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EFFECTS OF BIOFEEDBACK UPON SUPPRESSION OF MIGRAINE SYMPTOMS AND PLASMA DOPAMINE‐β‐HYDROXYLASE ACTIVITY

Cited by 13 publications

References 5 publications

Menstrual Migraine Headache: Results of a Controlled, Experimental, Outcome Study of Non‐drug Treatments

Menstrual Migraine Headache: Results of a Controlled, Experimental, Outcome Study of Non‐drug Treatments

The Effects of Propranolol and Amitriptyline on Vascular and EMG Biofeedback Training

Biofeedback and Rational‐emotive Therapy in the Management of Migraine Headache

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