Self-control of psychophysiologic response to motion stress: using biofeedback to treat airsickness.
Investigators of the Neuropsychiatry Branch, Clinical Sciences Division, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), provided biofeedback-moderated behavioral treatment to 53 fliers grounded for chronic, severe motion sickness, and followed each flier for 2 years after treatment completion. Success was defined as returning to and maintaining satisfactory operational flying status. Of these, 42 fliers (79%) met this criterion; 3 (6%) were partially successful, and 8 (15%) were subsequently grounded for recurrent airsickness. Follow-on studies will investigate psychophysiological mechanisms through which this method of treatment works.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000502:physiology; D004576:Electromyography; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013026:Space Flight