A pilot study of the efficacy of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback in patients with fibromyalgia

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Hassett, Afton L ^a   Radvanski, Diane C ^a   Vaschillo, Evgeny G ^b   Vaschillo, Bronya ^b   Sigal, Leonard H ^a,c   Karavidas, Maria Katsamanis ^d   Buyske, Steven ^b   Lehrer, Paul M ^d  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Breathing; Depression; Fibromyalgia; Heart rate variability; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SICK ROLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947709491     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-006-9028-0     Document Type: Article

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