PSY 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 54: Tension Headache, Biofeedback, Light Therapy
7 Aug 2018
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Painkilling drugs are most popular treatment in fighting pain: pills, patches, injections, liquids. In a recent innovation, drugs are pumped directly into spinal cord: nerve & brain stimulation: Pain can sometimes be relieved when low-voltage electric current is passed through specific part of the body that"s in pain. Electrodes can be implanted surgically directly into the brain. A handheld battery pack can stimulate nerve cells to provide direct relief: light therapy: Exposure to specific wavelengths of red/infrared light: certain kinds of light increase production of enzymes that may promote healing, hypnosis: For ppl who can be hypnotized, hypnosis can greatly relieve pain: biofeedback & relaxation techniques: Using biofeedback, ppl learn to control (cid:498)involuntary(cid:499) functions: heartbeat, respiration. If pain involves muscles, sufferers can be trained to relax bodies systematically: tension headaches, back pain, surgery: Never fibers that carry pain messages to brain can be cut surgically. Surgery is a treatment of last resort, used most frequently with dying patients: cognitive restructuring:
