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  • Title: Tension headaches: what form of therapy is most effective?
    Author: Hutchings DF, Reinking RH.
    Journal: Biofeedback Self Regul; 1976 Jun; 1(2):183-90. PubMed ID: 791381.
    Abstract:
    In order to assess the effectiveness of verbal relaxation instructions and EMG relaxation training on the relief of tension headaches, 18 medically documented tension-headache sufferers were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) Jacobson-Wolpe autogenic-relaxation training, (2) EMG relaxation training, or (3) EMG relaxation training combined with Jacobson-Wolpe autogenic instructions. The two EMG-assisted groups showed significantly better results, compared to the verbal group, in terms of reduction of headache activity and the rate at which reduction took place. Thus, EMG-assisted relaxation procedures seem the treatment method of choice for relief of tension headaches.
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