Conditioned adaptation-relaxation reflex in migraine therapy
- 9 November 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 242 (19) , 2102-2104
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.242.19.2102
Abstract
A new conditioned reflex, the adaptation-relaxation reflex, characterized by dilation of the peripheral blood vessels of the hand and arm, is associated with reduced blood flow in the area of the supraorbital and superficial temporal arteries. This reflex, learned through biofeedback training, is a central requirement for successful autonomic conditioning for migraine. In migraine patients whose conditions improve clinically, the finger-temperature feedback training is not associated with the conditioning of a single autonomic response, ie, digital vasodilation, but is associated with a general decrease of sympathetic tonic outflow. (JAMA242:2102-2104, 1979)This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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