Comparison of Behavioral Treatments for Raynaud's Disease,
Abstract
Induced vascodilation by classical conditioning was compared to biofeedback therapy as treatment for idiopathic Raynaud's disease. Classical conditioning therapy consisted of 54 10-min immersions of both hands in water (43 C) simultaneously with whole body exposure to cold air (0 C), given three-times per day, three days per week for six weeks. Biofeedback therapy consisted of eight sessions of electromyograph feedback (frontalis) while listening to relaxation tapes, followed by 10 sessions of digital thermal feedback while listening to relaxation tapes. Both groups received 10-min cold stress tests of whole body exposure to 0 C before and after treatments. Results indicated that both therapies significantly increased digital temperature response to cold. Although no differences between classical conditioning and biofeedback were found at the end of training, one-year follow up indicated that classical conditioning was more effective. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA136528
Entities
People
- D. E. Roberts
- J. A. Kelly
- J. B. Jobe
- J. B. Sampson
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine