EEG biofeedback treatment improves certain attention and somatic symptoms in fibromyalgia: A pilot study

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-200

  Caro, Xavier J ^a,c   Winter, Earl F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Northcentral University   (United States)

^c Northridge Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Complementary and alternative medicine; Continuous performance test; EEG Biofeedback; Fibromyalgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFEEDBACK; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFEEDBACK; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052532019     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-011-9159-9     Document Type: Article

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