Posted in Pain Management on June 25th, 2008 No Comments »
This article talks about a neurologist that treats patients that experience migraines. He says that migraines are more medical than people think, that the brain creates electrical activity that spread across the face causing distorted vision and nausea. He also says that anyone that is taking pain medication more than once a week is bound […]
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Posted in Pain Management on June 11th, 2008 No Comments »
I was surprised to read about how some doctors are working on developing implants into patients so that they can monitor what is going on in bones and joints. What an amazing concept. Doctors would be able to monitor in real time and get feedback and be able to decipher problems that occur. This article […]
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Posted in Pain Management on November 30th, 2007 No Comments »
As has been noted elsewhere, Biofeedback can help make unconscious physical responses conscious. It does this through the use of electronic instruments that measure a variety of physiological responses. Biofeedback is particularly useful for chronic headaches, either Tension Headaches or Migraine Headaches.
Relaxation in the case of headaches can be confusing since many people report sudden […]
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Posted in Pain Management on November 17th, 2007 No Comments »
EMG is a well researched and effective biofeedback method often used in treatment of chronic pain. It is useful in improving neck pain, back pain, jaw pain, headache and whiplash. It’s use is effective in pain reduction because it measures muscle activity accurately and sensitively. When a muscle is tense it both causes pain […]
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