Biomedical subjects

T F Dietvorst

Publications and source records attributed to T F Dietvorst.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1988

Academic courses in biofeedback.

The data presented here represent a sampling of the activities in programs offering academic courses in biofeedback that responded to the Education Committee's effort to develop a directory of such courses. A diversity of type and number of training experiences, equipment, resources, and approaches to training are represented. The committee is currently working on a format to share the wealth of course materials gathered in addition to the directory, which has already been published (Biofeedback Society of America, 1987).

Biofeedback, Psychology↗

PubMed1986

Self-regulation treatment of post-polio cold limb.

Decreased limb temperature in the affected limb is one of the aftereffects of poliomyelitis. The decrease in limb temperature can be painful as well as subjectively unpleasant. A search of the current literature failed to reveal a cost-effective treatment for post-polio cold limbs. Since thermal biofeedback and other physiologic self-regulatory therapies have been shown to be effective in increasing peripheral blood flow in a number of disorders, they were used in the treatment of a patient with a post-polio cold limb. The patient showed foot warming during therapy sessions. This effect generalized to situations outside the therapy environment. The patient's self-report also indicated treatment to be successful. Replication and studies of the warming and cooling mechanism are suggested.

Biofeedback, Psychology↗

PubMed1978

Intellectual assessment in a Midwestern alcoholism treatment population.

A study of 867 patients at a midwestern alcoholism treatment center which used Shipley-Hartford Institute of Living Scale scores and WAIS scores indicates that intellectual differences in this population are due to age and socioeconomic differences than to alcoholism. However, these real differences can be used to plan dismissal and rehabilitation policies for individual patients.

Adult↗

PubMed1978

Biofeedback-assisted relaxation training for primary dysmenorrhea: a case study.

Primary dysmenorrhea is a familiar complaint to medical practitioners. Recently, behavior therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for the symptoms of dysmenorrhea. The present case study offers biofeedback-assisted relaxation treatment as an effective alternative treatment. The Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire was used to classify dysmenorrhea as spasmodic or congestive. This classification provides homogeneous groups of patients. The patient in this study had an 18-year history of primary dysmenorrhea that was resistant to hormonal and analgesic treatment. After two months of baseline observation, she was given eight sessions of skin-temperature biofeedback and autogenic training. She reported significant reduction of pain and discomfort with the use of biofeedback-assisted relaxation. Desensitization using visual imagery, an important component of previous therapies, was not used. Further examination of the efficacy of biofeedback-assisted relaxation training for the treatment of both congestive and spasmodic dysmenorrhea is suggested.

Adult↗