Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Evaluation of home-based thermal biofeedback treatment of pediatric migraine headache

  • Notes And Observations
  • Published:
Biofeedback and Self-regulation Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Sixteen children and adolescents with migraine headache were treated with thermal biofeedback. Seven were seen individually in the clinic while the other nine participated in a limited-contact, partly home-based regimen. Evaluation of headache diary data from 4-week monitoring periods before and after treatment showed significant (p<.01) reduction in headaches, with no significant difference in efficacy between the two conditions.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Ad Hoc Committee on the Classification of Headache. (1962). Classification of headache.Journal of the American Medical Association, 179 717–718.

    Google Scholar 

  • Andrasik, F., Attanasio, V., Blanchard, E. B., Burke, E., Kabela, E., McCarran, M., Blake, D. D., & Rosenblum, E. L. (1984, November). Behavioral treatment of pediatric migraine headache. In F. Andrasik (Chair),Recent developments in the assessment and treatment of headache. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia.

  • Blanchard, E. B. (1990). Vascular headache: Prevention and early intervention. In K. D. Craig & S. M. Weiss (Eds.),Prevention and early intervention: Bio-behavioral perspectives (pp. 301–327). New York: Springer.

    Google Scholar 

  • Blanchard, E. B., & Andrasik, F. (1985).Management of chronic headache: A psychological approach Elmsford, New York: Pergamon Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Blanchard, E. B., Andrasik, F., Appelbaum, K. A., Evans, D. D., Jurish, S. E., Teders, S. J., Rodichok, L. D., & Barron, K. D. (1985). The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of minimal-therapist-contact, non-drug treatments of chronic migraine and tension headache.Headache, 25 214–220.

    Google Scholar 

  • Blanchard, E. B., & Schwartz, S. P. (1988). Clinically significant changes in behavioral medicine.Behavioral Assessment, 10 171–188.

    Google Scholar 

  • Burke, E. J., & Andrasik, F. (1989). Home versus clinic-based treatments of pediatric migraine headache: Results of treatment through one year follow-up.Headache, 29 434–440.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jurish, S. E., Blanchard, E. B., Andrasik, F., Teders, S. J., Neff, D. F., & Arena, J. G. (1983). Home- versus clinic-based treatment of vascular headache.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51 743–751.

    Google Scholar 

  • Labbé, E. E., & Williamson, D. A. (1984). Treatment of childhood migraine using autogenic feedback training.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52 968–976.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State University of New York at Albany, USA

    Patricia Guarnieri &  Edward B. Blanchard

Authors
  1. Patricia Guarnieri
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Edward B. Blanchard
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

This research was supported in part by grants from NIMH, MH-41341, and NINCDS, NS-23440.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Guarnieri, P., Blanchard, E.B. Evaluation of home-based thermal biofeedback treatment of pediatric migraine headache. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 15, 179–184 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999148

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999148

Descriptor Key Words

Search

Navigation