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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Chronic Headache"”.
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Testing the impact of anger awareness and expression training and relaxation training on chronic headaches
<p>Chronic headache is a serious and common problem (World Health Organization [WHO], 2004). There is a heavy social and economic burden associated with chronic headaches. Relaxation training, which is thought to work by decreasing arousal/anxiety, is a commonly used behavioral treatment for …
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Design and Evaluation of a Self-monitoring Application for Chronic Headaches
Chronic headache sufferers use headache diaries to learn about their headache symptoms and triggers. But the existing headache diaries do not support identification of probable headache triggers which is a critical requirement for self-monitoring of headaches. The literature describes several …
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An Investigation of Three Behavioral Approaches Used in the Treatment of Chronic Muscle Contraction Headaches
… Desensitization) of treating muscle contraction headache pain in individual chronic headache patients. Procedure. Nine chronic muscle contraction headache patients were treated with behavioral methods as an adjunct to regular medical treatment at the Mercy Hospital Pain Center. Three subjects …
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Comparing Anthropometric Methods To Quantify Relations Between Adiposity And Headache
Obesity is associated with increased risk for chronic migraine and migraine progression, but associations with episodic migraine (em) and episodic tension-type headache (tth) are unclear. Most studies have relied on bmi as an indicator of adiposity. More accurate anthropometric measures that …
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Intelligent Systems Approach for Classification and Management of Patients with Headache
Primary headache disorders are the most common complaints worldwide. The socioeconomic and personal impact of headache disorders is enormous, as it is the leading cause of workplace absence. Headache patients’ consultations are increasing as the population has increased in size, live longer and …
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Assessment of family impact in pediatric chronic pain
<p>Pediatric chronic pain causes significant interference in daily functioning for children and their families. While parents and families have been examined in previous research, gaps exist in the current literature base, particularly related to accurate conceptualization and assessment of family …