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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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A woman who suffered from migraines wonders how much easier it could h |
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Friday, 15 February 2008 |
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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 |
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A 12-year-old girl, neither anxious nor high strung, suffers from brutal, chronic, headaches, non-mi |
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Wednesday, 04 October 2006 |
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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?? |
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