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Computer Animated Relaxation Therapy in Children Between 7 and 13 Years with Tension-Type Headache: A Pilot Study

In English

Författare

  • Birte Tornöe
  • Liselotte Skov

Summary, in English

This pilot study evaluated the effect of computer animated relaxation therapy in children between 7 and 13 years with tension-type headache and the children's experiences with the therapy. The therapy consisted of an uncontrolled nine-session course in modified progressive relaxation therapy assisted by computer animated surface EMG provided from the trapezius muscles and with the physiotherapist as a participant observer. Outcome measures were (a) headache frequency and intensity, (b) pericranial tenderness, (c) tension patterns, and (d) evaluations assessed at baseline and at 3 months follow up. Nine children, mean age 10.9 (SD 1.7) years, diagnosed with frequent episodic or chronic tension-type headache completed the course. The results showed a mean improvement of 45% for headache frequency at 3 months follow up versus baseline and a significant reduction in headache frequency for all participants and in Total Tenderness Score for children with frequent episodic tension-type headache. The children expressed a growing understanding of body reactions and an acquired ability to deactivate and regulate these reactions. Computer animated SEMG seems an applicable learning strategy for young headache sufferers. This study suggests that children below the age of 13 need both the dialog and guidance from a participant observer in order to achieve body awareness.

Publiceringsår

2012

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

35-44

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

Volym

37

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Springer

Ämne

  • Psychology

Nyckelord

  • Tension-type headache in children
  • Computer animated SEMG
  • Progressive
  • relaxation
  • Body awareness
  • Learning strategies

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1573-3270