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Hypnosis Reduces Headache Pain for People with Wide Suggestibility Range |
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
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Researchers from the University of Hartford reviewed the findings to see if a high level of hypnotic suggestibility (considered a stable individual trait) is necessary for a hypnotic pain intervention to relieve headache pain.
Higher suggestibility has been found to be associated with greater relief from hypnotic pain interventions, and although individuals in the high suggestibility range show the strongest response to hypnotic analgesia, people of medium suggestibility (who represent approximately one third of the population) also have been found to obtain significant relief from hypnosis.
The researchers conclude that high hypnotic suggestibility is not necessary for successful hypnotic pain intervention for headache – medium suggestibility works too . But the available evidence does not support the efficacy of hypnotic pain interventions for people who fall in the low hypnotic suggestibility range. According to some studies, these subjects may benefit from imaginative analgesia suggestions (guided imagery), or suggestions for pain reduction that are delivered while the person is not under hypnosis.
Citation: Milling LS. Is high hypnotic suggestibility necessary for successful hypnotic pain intervention? Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2008 Apr;12 (2): pages 98-102.
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Biofeedback + Relaxation Work for Headaches |
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Sunday, 14 September 2008 |
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A review and meta-analysis of studies investigating the effects of biofeedback on tension headaches was undertaken by researchers at Philipps-University of Marburg in Marburg, Germany.
A literature search identified 74 outcome studies, of which 53 were selected according to predefined inclusion criteria. Meta-analytic integration resulted in a significant medium-to-large effect size (d = 0.73; 95% confidence interval = 0.61, 0.84) that proved stable over an average follow-up phase of 15 months.
Biofeedback was found to be more effective than headache monitoring, placebo, and relaxation therapy conditions. The strongest improvements resulted for frequency of headache episodes. Further significant effects were observed for muscle tension, self-efficacy, symptoms of anxiety, depression, and analgesic medication.
Most effective of all was biofeedback in combination with
relaxation. Effects were particularly large in children and
adolescents. The review concluded that biofeedback constitutes an
effective, evidence-based treatment option for tension-type headache. Citation: Nestoriuc Y, Rief W, Martin A. Meta-analysis of biofeedback for tension-type headache: efficacy, specificity, and treatment moderators. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology. 2008 Jun; 76 (3): pages 379-96.
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Self-hypnosis training for headaches in children and adolescents. |
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
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Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, in a retrospective study of clinical records, found that self-hypnosis significantly improved symptoms of recurrent headache in children and adolescents.. |
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Noninvasive treatments for headache. |
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Wednesday, 05 July 2006 |
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston found that physical therapy is most effective for treating migraine when combined with treatments such as thermal biofeedback, relaxation training and exercise.. |
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Effect of autogenic training on drug consumption in patients with primary headache: an 8-month follo |
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Monday, 05 January 2004 |
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Effect of autogenic training on drug consumption in patients with primary headache: an 8-month follow-up study. |
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Biofeedback-assisted relaxation in migraine headache: relationship to cerebral blood flow velocity i |
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Monday, 05 January 2004 |
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Two headache studies show interesting preliminary findings - one on how Biofeedback helps migraine sufferers, with and without auras; and another on how Autogenic Training impacts migraine versus other kinds of headaches.. |
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Effect of autogenic training on drug consumption in patients with primary headache: an 8-month follo |
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Monday, 08 September 2003 |
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Hungarian researchers find that autogenic training reduces the frequency of tension, migraine and mixed headaches, as well as the consumption of drugs for these conditions… |
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Effects of guided imagery on quality of life for patients with chronic tension-type headache. |
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Friday, 15 August 2003 |
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Effects of guided imagery on quality of life for patients with chronic tension-type headache. |
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A pilot study of one-session biofeedback training in pediatric headache. |
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Friday, 15 August 2003 |
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A pilot study of one-session biofeedback training in pediatric headache. |
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Management of chronic tension-type headache with tricyclic antidepressant medication, stress managem |
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Friday, 15 August 2003 |
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Management of chronic tension-type headache with tricyclic antidepressant medication, stress management therapy, and their combination: a randomized controlled trial. |
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