Biofeedback-assisted relaxation training for young adolescents with tension-type headache: a controlled study

Tension-type headache is common in children and adolescents and is generally treated with medication, but emerging literature suggests that various behavioral treatments may provide efficacious alternatives to medication. Juvenile tension-type headache sufferers were randomly assigned to biofeedback...

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Published in:Cephalalgia 1998-09, Vol.18 (7), p.463-467
Main Authors: Bussone, G, Grazzi, L, D'Amico, D, Leone, M, Andrasik, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biofeedback, Psychology
Child
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Male
Psychophysiology
Relaxation Therapy
Tension-Type Headache - therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Tension-type headache is common in children and adolescents and is generally treated with medication, but emerging literature suggests that various behavioral treatments may provide efficacious alternatives to medication. Juvenile tension-type headache sufferers were randomly assigned to biofeedback-assisted relaxation continued to improve and were superior to the control condition at a 6- and 12-month follow-up (86% versus 50%). Biofeedback-assisted relaxation appears to be an efficacious and durable treatment for juvenile tension-type headache and merits further exploration.
ISSN:0333-1024
1468-2982
DOI:10.1046/j.1468-2982.1998.1807463.x