TY - JOUR
T1 - Biofeedback with pain patients
T2 - Evidence for its effectiveness
AU - Gatchel, Robert J.
AU - Robinson, Richard C.
AU - Pulliam, Carla
AU - Maddrey, Ann Matt
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (MH46452, MH01107, and DE10703).
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The present article reviews the history of biofeedback, with specific emphasis on the application of biofeedback procedures to the treatment of pain. Applications of biofeedback to different pain syndromes are discussed, as well as its effectiveness. As will be shown, although a great deal of past research has been somewhat mixed with regard to biofeedback's ability to decrease pain, the results of this therapeutic modality are promising within the context of a more comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to pain management. As will be emphasized, with the growing popularity of the biopsychosocial approach to pain, the importance of teaching pain patients self-regulatory techniques such as biofeedback will increase as an adjuvant to other treatment modalities. The biopsychosocial model of pain, which is now accepted as the most heuristic approach to the understanding and treatment of pain disorders, views physical disorders such as pain as the result of a complex and dynamic interaction among physiologic, psychologic, and social factors, which perpetuates and may even worsen the clinical presentation. Every individual experiences pain uniquely and, therefore, treatment regimens need to be individually tailored for each patient. For many patients, biofeedback serves as an important component of this comprehensive biopsychosocial care approach.
AB - The present article reviews the history of biofeedback, with specific emphasis on the application of biofeedback procedures to the treatment of pain. Applications of biofeedback to different pain syndromes are discussed, as well as its effectiveness. As will be shown, although a great deal of past research has been somewhat mixed with regard to biofeedback's ability to decrease pain, the results of this therapeutic modality are promising within the context of a more comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to pain management. As will be emphasized, with the growing popularity of the biopsychosocial approach to pain, the importance of teaching pain patients self-regulatory techniques such as biofeedback will increase as an adjuvant to other treatment modalities. The biopsychosocial model of pain, which is now accepted as the most heuristic approach to the understanding and treatment of pain disorders, views physical disorders such as pain as the result of a complex and dynamic interaction among physiologic, psychologic, and social factors, which perpetuates and may even worsen the clinical presentation. Every individual experiences pain uniquely and, therefore, treatment regimens need to be individually tailored for each patient. For many patients, biofeedback serves as an important component of this comprehensive biopsychosocial care approach.
KW - Back pain
KW - Biofeedback
KW - Biopsychosocial
KW - Fibromyalgia
KW - Headache
KW - Interdisciplinary treatment
KW - Pain
KW - Temporomandibular disorder
KW - Upper extremity disorders
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U2 - 10.1016/S1537-5897(03)00009-0
DO - 10.1016/S1537-5897(03)00009-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:9244265823
SN - 1537-5897
VL - 1
SP - 55
EP - 66
JO - Seminars in Pain Medicine
JF - Seminars in Pain Medicine
IS - 2
ER -