USE OF BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING IN TREATMENT OF RAYNAUDS DISEASE AND PHENOMENON

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 12  (1) , 90-93
Abstract
To assess biofeedback training in Raynaud''s, 23 patients'' records were retrospectively reviewed. Eleven had Raynaud''s disease and 12 had Raynaud''s phenomenon; 9 had recurrent digital ulcers. Patients demonstrated lower baseline digital temperatures than controls (P .gtoreq. 0.001), patients with Raynaud''s and scleroderma manifesting the lowest. After biofeedback training all patients elevated baseline temperatures. Patients with scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus had the greatest elevations. Improvement, both subjective (57%) and ulcers (44%), persisted 1 yr after treatment. Four of 7 patients were capable of elevating digital temperatures within 5 min, 18 mo. after their last training session. These findings support biofeedback training as beneficial therapy in Raynaud''s.

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