Tim Brunson DCH

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Autogenic Training Reduces Frequency of Headaches

Posted At : December 27, 2006 4:34 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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In controlled, clinical trials at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, researchers examined the effects of Schultz-type autogenic training (a simple form of self-hypnosis) on headache-related drug consumption and headache frequency in patients with either migraine, tension-type, or mixed (migraine plus tension-type) headache over an 8-month period. There are only a few studies that compare the efficacy and durability of the same treatment in different types of primary headache, and the effects of treatment on headache-related drug consumption rarely have been assessed even in these studies.

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Effects of Guided Imagery on Quality of Life for Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Posted At : December 27, 2006 4:33 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Dr. Lisa K. Mannix MD of the Adelman Headache Center in Greensboro, NC reported at the American Association for the Study of Headache that she added guided imagery audiotapes to the course of treatment of half her headache patients in a 250-person study. The imagery group listened to the tape daily for one month. Mannix found that a significantly greater proportion of imagery patients (21.7% of 129, as opposed to 7.6% of 131 controls) reported an overall improvement in their headaches.

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Physical Therapy with CAM and Exercise for Headache Relief

Posted At : December 27, 2006 2:31 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston found that physical therapy is most effective for treating migraine when combined with treatments such as thermal biofeedback, relaxation training and exercise.

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston conducted a medical literature review of physical therapy treatments for the management of primary headache disorders.

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