Biofeedback control of migraine: a pilot study.
A group of six subjects was trained, using biofeedback procedures, in the voluntary regulation of hand temperature as a means of controlling migraine attacks. The training procedure and its relationship to migraine activity is described. Daily records of migraine activity were kept during base-line, training, and follow-up periods. Analysis of this data revealed statistically and clinically significant improvement on several indices of migraine activity. Evidence for a concomitant improvement in the ability of subjects to produce voluntary increases in hand temperature is presented.
D000328:Adult; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012881:Skin Temperature