Tension headaches |
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Authors: | Donald F Hutchings Dr R H Reinking |
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Institution: | 1. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 2. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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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. |
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