The treatment of cluster headache with relaxation and thermal biofeedback

Authors

• Edward B. Blanchard, State University of New York Albany
• Frank Andrasik, State University of New York Albany
• Susan E. Jurish, State University of New York Albany
• Steven J. Teders, State University of New York Albany

Abstract

Eleven patients with episodic cluster headache were assessed and offered a treatment program consisting of 8 weeks of training in abbreviated progressive relaxation followed by 12 sessions of thermal biofeedback. Four dropped out before treatment began. Of the seven who completed the full treatment regimen, three (27% of initial sample) reported some degree of improvement when their next cluster bout occurred. In no one was the disorder eliminated. © 1982 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Publication Title

Biofeedback and Self Regulation

Recommended Citation

Blanchard, E., Andrasik, F., Jurish, S., & Teders, S. (1982). The treatment of cluster headache with relaxation and thermal biofeedback. Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 7 (2), 185-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00998782