Biofeedback bei chronischem Kopfschmerz: Ist ein Lernprozess in physiologischen Funktionsparametern nachweisbar? Biofeedback and chronic headache: Can a learning process be demonstrated with physiological function parameters?

Studied the effects of various biofeedback strategies in terms of learning-related changes in physiological parameters of chronic headache. The main assumption was that biofeedback leads to specific learning processes that modify the physiological variables in the direction of reduced pain intensity and duration. Human subjects: 92 male and female German adults (mean age 41 yrs) (chronic headache). The Ss were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 biofeedback training programs or to a false-feedback control group. Physiological parameters included electrodermal response, heart and respiratory rates, and electromyogram (EMG) findings. (English abstract) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Accession Number: 1989-73811-001. PMID: 3630251 Translated Title: Biofeedback and chronic headache: Can a learning process be demonstrated with physiological function parameters? Other Journal Title: Experimental Psychology; Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie. Partial author list: First Author & Affiliation: Kröner-Herwig, Birgit; U Düsseldorf, Psychologisches Inst, Germany. Other Publishers: Hogrefe Publishing. Release Date: 19891101. Correction Date: 20100614. Publication Type: Journal (0100), Peer Reviewed Journal (0110). Format Covered: Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: German. Major Descriptor: Biofeedback Training; Chronic Pain; Headache; Learning; Physiological Correlates. Classification: Specialized Interventions (3350). Population: Human (10). Age Group: Adulthood (18 yrs & older) (300). Methodology: Empirical Study. Page Count: 20. Issue Publication Date: 1987.