Steps toward developing an EEG biofeedback treatment for chronic pain

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-108

  Jensen, Mark P ^a   Gertz, Kevin J ^a   Kupper, Amy E ^b   Braden, Alan L ^a   Howe, Jon D ^c   Hakimian, Shahin ^c   Sherlin, Leslie H ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Neurotopia   (United States)

^e Nova Tech EEG   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Neurofeedback; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFEEDBACK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFEEDBACK; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877782870     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-013-9214-9     Document Type: Article

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