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- Lisspers, Jan, et al.
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BVP-biofeedback in the treatment of migraine: The effects of constriction and dilatation during different phases of the migraine attack
- 1990
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In: Behavior modification. - : SAGE Publications. - 0145-4455 .- 1552-4167. ; 14:2, s. 200-221
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Biofeedback training for self-regulation of blood-volume pulse ("BVP") amplitude of the temporal arteries has been used previously with good results in treatment of migraine headaches. In the present study, 23 subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups and given (a) biofeedback training in temporal artery constriction and instructions to apply these skills during headaches; (b) the same training and instructions to apply the skills between headaches, during stress periods, and (c) biofeedback training to dilate the temporal arteries, and instructions to use these skills during stress periods. Clinically meaningful headache reductions were achieved and maintained at follow-up. Furthermore, results indicated that voluntary temporal artery dilatation also leads to headache reductions, and that there is a connection between levels of achieved self-regulation sldll and the clinical effects.
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- Lisspers, Jan, et al.
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Clinical effects of biofeedback treatment in migraine: The relation to achieved self-control and pretreatment predictors
- 1992
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy. - 0284-5717. ; 21:4, s. 171-190
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Three studies involving a total of 63 Ss (aged 23-59 yrs) examined factors contributing to headache reduction 6 mo after treatment. Ss were migraine sufferers who had originally been treated with either peripheral skin temperature biofeedback, biofeedback for blood-volume-pulse amplitude of the temporal artery, or applied relaxation. In Study 1, biofeedback Ss who had achieved self-control of the trained physiological parameter had greater headache reductions than "nonlearners." In Studies 2 and 3, potential predicting factors of clinical effects were studied. Age and whether Ss had achieved self-control emerged as weak predictors. Using partial least squares projections to latent structures, a model emerged which gave a more complex picture and which might indicate that there are different sets of factors which predict success and nonsuccess in treatment .
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- Lisspers, Jan, et al.
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Long-term follow-up of migraine treatment: Do the effects remain up to six years?
- 1990
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In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. - 0005-7967 .- 1873-622X. ; 28, s. 313-322
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Fifty migraine subjects (constituting 79% of the originally treated sample) participated in a follow-up study to 6 yr after the end of treatment. Subjects had been treated with different forms of biofeedback methods (skin temperature, BVP of the temporal artery) and applied relaxation training. The assessment included 4 weeks of continuous self-monitoring of headache activity and medication usage, as well as a retrospective self-rating scale. The main results indicated that, on a group basis, headache reductions achieved at the end of treatment persisted for up to 6 yr, and were indeed enhanced during the follow-up period.
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