Budzynksi - Stress
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- Budzynski
- Aim:
- To see whether BIO FEEDBACK is an effective method of reducing tension headaches.
- Methodology:
- LABORATORY experiment. VOLUNTEER sample used. INDEPENDENT measures design- randomly allocated to group A, B or C.
- Participants:
- 18 participants who replied to an advertisement in a newspaper in Colorado.
- Procedure:
- For 2 weeks, participants kept a record of their HEADACHES. Group A and B given 16 training sessions, 2 sessions each week for 8 weeks.
- Group A taught RELAXATION and told CLICKS of biofeedback machine would reflect their muscle TENSION, with SLOWER clicks indicating LESS muscle tension.
- Group B told to concentrate on varying CLICKS and were given PSEUDO-FEEDBACK.
- Group C given NO training but told they would begin training in 2 MONTHS.
- Findings:
- Muscle tension of group A was significantly less than group B by the end of training and then after 3 months.
- Group A's reported headaches dropped significantly below their baseline, the others didn't.
- DRUG USAGE in Group A dropped low than group B as did HEADACHE activity.
- Conclusions:
- Biofeedback is an EFFECTIVE way at training patients to RELAX and REDUCE tension HEADACHES. Effective method of stress MANAGEMENT.
- Relaxation training more effective than just being monitored, better when used together WITH biofeedback.
- Biofeedback is an EFFECTIVE way at training patients to RELAX and REDUCE tension HEADACHES. Effective method of stress MANAGEMENT.
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