title: Long-term follow-up of migraine treatment: do the effects remain up to six years?
abstract: Fifty migraine subjects (constituting 79% of the originally treated sample) participated in a follow-up study to 6 yr after the end of treatment. Subjects had been treated with different forms of biofeedback methods (skin temperature, BVP of the temporal artery) and applied relaxation training. The assessment included 4 weeks of continuous self-monitoring of headache activity and medication usage, as well as a retrospective self-rating scale. The main results indicated that, on a group basis, headache reductions achieved at the end of treatment persisted for up to 6 yr, and were indeed enhanced during the follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Research Center, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lisspers
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ost
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement