Biofeedback and relaxation treatments for headache in the elderly: a caution and a challenge.
Results for 11 older (60 years or greater) headache patients treated with combinations of biofeedback and relaxation are presented. Overall, only 18.2% were clinically improved after treatment. None of the 5 tension headache patients were improved. Suggestions for future work with the older headache patient are offered.
D000368:Aged; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D012064:Relaxation Therapy