Abstract
AbstractBackground: The efficacy of electromyograph (EMG) biofeedback (BF) in the treatment of tension-type headaches (TTH) has been extensively studied, but very few studies have been done comparatively to study efficacy of galvanic skin resistance (GSR) BF. Moreover, no studies have reported the efficacy of isolated audio, visual and combined GSR BF in TTH. Objectives: The present study aimed at studying the efficacy of GSR BF using auditory, visual and combined feedback in patients with TTH. Design: Randomized, controlled study. Participants, settings: 143 subjects were recruited. Of these, 121 subjects (76 females and 45 males) were randomly assigned using the lottery method to four groups receiving auditory (n = 30), visual (n = 30), combined GSR BF (n = 30) and control group (n = 31), respectively. Intervention: Each subject (except control group) received 15 sessions of BF for 30 min each in an isolated room in the physiotherapy outpatient department. The control group received only medication pres...
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