Tension headaches
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- Vol. 1 (2) , 183-190
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00998585
Abstract
In order to assess the effectiveness of verbal relaxation instructions and EMG relaxation training on the relief of tension headaches, 18 medically documented tension-headache sufferers were randomly assigned to one of three conditions:(1) Jacobson-Wolpe autogenic-relaxation training,(2) EMG relaxation training, or(3) EMG relaxation training combined with Jacobson-Wolpe autogenic instructions. The two EMG-assisted groups showed significantly better results, compared to the verbal group, in terms of reduction of headache activity and the rate at which reduction took place. Thus, EMG-assisted relaxation procedures seem the treatment method of choice for relief of tension headaches.Keywords
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