Titre du document / Document title
Extending the efficacy of a thermal biofeedback treatment package to the management of tension-type headaches in children
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
ARNDORFER Richard E. (1) ;
ALLEN Keith D. (2) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) West Central Human Service Center, Bismarck, ND, ETATS-UNIS
(2) Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
This study explored the efficacy of a thermal biofeedback treatment package as an intervention with children with tension-type headaches. In a within-subject, time-lagged, multiple baseline design, five children, aged 8 to 14 years, were assigned to baselines of varying lengths prior to receiving treatment. Treatment was introduced sequentially across subjects and involved six thermal biofeedback treatment visits. Parents were also given guidelines for how best to encourage children to independently use the biofeedback skills. Data confirm that the participants learned the handwarming skill, practiced the skill on a regular basis during treatment, and independently used the skills to manage their pain. All participants demonstrated clinically significant reductions in one or more headache parameters (frequency, duration, intensity) following treatment. At 6-month follow-up, four of the five participants were headache-free. Although the thermal biofeedback treatment package was generally effective for these children with tension-type headaches, the specific type of headache experienced by each child appeared to influence the specific response to treatment. In addition, no single measure of headache activity was the best indicator of response to treatment. The efficacy of the thermal biofeedback treatment package is supported as an alternative treatment for children suffering from tension-type headaches.
Revue / Journal Title
Headache
ISSN
0017-8748
CODEN HEADAE
Source / Source
2001, vol. 41, n
o2, pp. 183-192 (33 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA, ETATS-UNIS
(1961)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Tension headache ;
Headache ;
Biofeedback ;
Warming ;
Treatment ;
Child ;
Pain ;
Human ;
Nervous system diseases ;
Neurological disorder ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Céphalée tension ;
Céphalée ;
Biofeedback ;
Réchauffement ;
Traitement ;
Enfant ;
Douleur ;
Homme ;
Système nerveux pathologie ;
Trouble neurologique ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Cefalea tensión ;
Cefalea ;
Biofeedback ;
Calefacción ;
Tratamiento ;
Niño ;
Dolor ;
Hombre ;
Sistema nervioso patología ;
Trastorno neurológico ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 17409, 35400009455511.0100
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 917763
