Restoration of vagal tone: A possible mechanism for functional abdominal pain

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Sowder, Erik ^a   Gevirtz, Richard ^a   Shapiro, Warren ^b   Ebert, Crystal ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; FAP; Recurrent abdominal pain; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956912190     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-010-9128-8     Document Type: Article

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