Headache
What Good Is My Intuition if I Don’t Trust It? | Print |  E-mail
Sunday, 30 August 2009

Dear Belleruth,
I have been reading Your Sixth Sense and listening to some of the related downloads.  I wanted to thank you for helping me understand the language of my own inner workings a little bit better.  I have been struggling with Lyme Disease and am faced with the decision of IV antibiotics. It's a rough decision b/c I have many allergies, so it may have to take place in the ICU under the watch of medical staff for 5-8 weeks... ugh!  Here is what I wrote on my blog tonight:

 
Can Worry Over Losing My Job Make It Happen?? | Print |  E-mail
Sunday, 22 February 2009

Question: 

Dear Belleruth,
I'm feeling anxious about the economy, worrying about losing my job, my health insurance, etc. etc.  I don't want to dwell on this, as I believe that my thoughts could manifest the very events I'm worrying about.
Any tools, affirmations, guided imagery to help with this?

Thanks,
Kathy

Answer:
Dear Kathy,
I’m so glad you asked this in the way that you did.  It gives me a chance to hopefully offer some reassurance and at the same time, rant and carry on about one of my favorite pet peeves. 

First off, let me say that I’m sorry you’re faced with these very real concerns. These are dicey times and no way am I minimizing this aspect of your question. A lot of really good, capable people are in this worrisome situation with you.

 
Biofeedback Effective for Migraine & Tension Headaches | Print |  E-mail
Friday, 20 February 2009

Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School reviewed the evidence on the efficacy of biofeedback for the two most prevalent headache conditions--migraine and tension-type headache.

Two recently published meta-analyses yielded data from 150 outcome studies - randomized controlled trials as well as uncontrolled quasi-experimental designs. Of these, 94 studies were selected for inclusion, going by predefined criteria. Meta-analytic integrations were carried out separately for the two conditions of interest.

 
Hypnosis Reduces Headache Pain for People with Wide Suggestibility Range | Print |  E-mail
Monday, 29 September 2008

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. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Biofeedback + Relaxation Work for Headaches | Print |  E-mail
Sunday, 14 September 2008

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. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

 
A woman who suffered from migraines wonders how much easier it could h | Print |  E-mail
Friday, 15 February 2008
A woman who suffered from migraines until she had a hysterectomy, just as her grandmother did, wonders how much easier it could have been if her doc had not denied the hormone/migraine connection
 
Self-hypnosis training for headaches in children and adolescents. | Print |  E-mail
Friday, 06 July 2007

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.

Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota did a retrospective review of 178 consecutive outpatient clinical records (referred to the Behavioral Pediatrics Program from 1988-2001) to see if self-hypnosis helped children and youths with symptoms of recurrent headaches.

 
Efficacy of biofeedback for migraine: a meta-analysis. | Print |  E-mail
Friday, 06 April 2007

Investigators from Philipps-University of Marburg in Germany did a meta-analysis of the efficacy of biofeedback (BFB) in treating migraine. A computerized literature search of the databases Medline, PsycInfo, Psyndex and the Cochrane library, enhanced by a hand search, identified 86 outcome studies, of which 55 studies met the inclusion criteria.

 
A 12-year-old girl, neither anxious nor high strung, suffers from brutal, chronic, headaches, non-mi | Print |  E-mail
Wednesday, 04 October 2006
A 12-year-old girl, neither anxious nor high strung, suffers from brutal, chronic, headaches, non-migraine type.. What can be done for her, besides the medication regimen she is already on??
 
Noninvasive treatments for headache. | Print |  E-mail
Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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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