thermal biofeedback

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thermal biofeedback,

the monitoring of skin temperature as an index of blood flow changes because of the dilation and constriction of blood vessels, the feedback being displayed to the patient on a video monitor, accompanied by an audible signal. It is used for stress management and in the treatment of Raynaud disease, hypertension, and migraine.

thermal biofeedback,

n method that teaches participants to increase or decrease temperature of their hands by feedback of signals indicating hand temperature. Has been used primarily in the treatment of headaches.

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therapy			That is to say, thermal biofeedback may achieve similar results to HRV biofeedback. Asthma and biofeedback by Anderson, Robert A. / Townsend Letter Investigations have repeatedly demonstrated that thermal biofeedback is an effective, efficient treatment for pediatric headache (Duckro & Cantwell-Simmons, 1989; Hermann, Kim, & Blanchard, 1995). Recurrent pediatric headaches: behavioral concepts and interventions by Allen, Keith D. / The Journal of Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention 1989) studied 18 headache patients aged 60 years and older who received either thermal biofeedback (TBF) or electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback. Access to biofeedback therapy for women suffering from headache in ... by Peters, Dawn; Stepans, Mary Beth / Online Journal of Rural Nursing & Health Care			therapeutic vehicle Therapeutic Virus Therapeutic Vomiting Therapeutic Window therapeutics therapist therapist-patient privacy therapy therapy addict therapy group Theratope vaccine therio- theriogenologic theriogenological theriogenologist theriogenology theriotherapy therm therm(o)- therm- thermaburn ThermaChoice UBT system thermacogenesis thermal thermal anesthesia thermal biofeedback thermal burn thermal capacity thermal capsular shift thermal dilution thermal field size thermal radiation thermal sensitivity thermalgesia thermalgia thermanalgesia thermanesthesia thermatic sterilization thermelometer thermescent skin treatment thermesthesia thermesthesiometer thermhyperesthesia thermhypesthesia thermic thermic fever thermic sense thermionic emission thermistor thermo- Thermo-STAT system			Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop Thermal and Hydraulic Thermal and Hydrodynamic Experiment Research Module in Orbit Thermal and infrared imaging Thermal and infrared imaging Thermal and infrared imaging Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering Society thermal anesthesia Thermal Anti-Ice Thermal Array Thermal Asperity Thermal Asperity Count Thermal Atomization Resonance Ionization Spectrometry thermal aureole Thermal Bake Thermal Bakeout Thermal Balance Thermal Balance Fixture Thermal Balloon Endometrial Ablator thermal barrier thermal barrier Thermal barrier coating Thermal bath Thermal bath Thermal bath Thermal baths Thermal Battery thermal belt Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry thermal biofeedback thermal black Thermal bloom Thermal blooming thermal bond Thermal Boundary Layer Thermal break Thermal break Thermal breeder reactor Thermal breeder reactor thermal bremsstrahlung Thermal bridge thermal bulb thermal burn thermal burn Thermal Bypass Checklist thermal calibration thermal capacitance thermal capacities thermal capacities thermal capacities thermal capacity thermal capacity thermal capacity thermal capacity thermal capacity thermal capsular shift thermal cell Thermal Characterization Laboratory thermal charge Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition

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