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EFFECTS OF BIOFEEDBACK UPON SUPPRESSION OF MIGRAINE SYMPTOMS AND PLASMA DOPAMINE‐β‐HYDROXYLASE ACTIVITY
Author(s) -
Kentsmith D.,
Strider F.,
Copenhaver J.,
Jacques D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1976.hed1604173.x
Subject(s) - migraine , dopamine , biofeedback , endocrinology , medicine , migraine disorders , relaxation (psychology) , psychology , physical therapy
SYNOPSIS This study demonstrates symptomatic improvement of migraine achieved by combined methods of concentrative meditation, biofeedback, and relaxation training. As a correlate of this treatment, the plasma levels of dopamine‐β‐hydroxylase activity decreased. An identical treatment regime in a control subject produced only transient minimal decreases in blood levels of DBH activity.