Arena J G, Hightower N E, Chong G C
Biofeedback and Psychophysiological Disorders Clinic, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia 30910.
Psychol Aging. 1988 Mar;3(1):96-8. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.3.1.96.
We evaluated the effects of an 8-week progressive muscle-relaxation therapy regimen on the headache activity of 10 elderly tension-headache subjects. Posttreatment assessment at 3 months revealed significant decreases in overall headache activity (50% or greater) in 7 subjects. Significant clinical or statistical prepost differences, or both, were also found for the number of headache-free days, peak headache activity, and medication index. This is the first prospective study of tension headache in an elderly population, and, unlike previous retrospective studies, it suggests that relaxation therapy may be an effective intervention in the treatment of such headaches.
我们评估了为期8周的渐进性肌肉放松治疗方案对10名老年紧张性头痛患者头痛活动情况的影响。3个月后的治疗后评估显示，7名患者的总体头痛活动显著减少（50%或更多）。在无头痛天数、头痛活动峰值和药物指数方面，也发现了显著的临床或统计学上的治疗前后差异，或两者皆有。这是第一项针对老年人群紧张性头痛的前瞻性研究，与以往的回顾性研究不同，它表明放松疗法可能是治疗此类头痛的有效干预措施。
