Migraine and Neurofeedback - Complementary Therapy

Hi Nancy:

It is interesting and encouraging to see that so many with migraines have benefited from Neurofeedback.  I participated in a clinical study on Neurofeedback for migraines years ago at the medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill.  It did not help my headaches, and I remember at the end of the study, the researcher wondering if hormonal migraines might be less responsive to such interventions.  I don't know if this has been borne out by research or not.  Believing in "leave no stone unturned," I hope that those who have not tried it (and are in disabling pain) at least try it since so many are helped.

I hope you are doing well.

Clemmie

Hi Nancy,

I have had experience with EEG and thermal biofeedback. I found it made me aware of muscle tension like yourself. I still use the thermal biofeedback techniques when I have an increased headache or migraine. I've never had it abort a migraine or cease my daily headache. However, it has decreased the intensity of the pain somewhat. So, thermal biofeedback is most definitely in my toolbox.

Kelly

My son tried neurofeedback for a long time....many more sessions than we were originally told it would take to see results, and we even rented a laptop unit where we could do it at home as well...unfortunately, he has not had relief and we have spent almost $2000.00 on these treatments.  He still gets a migraine every 2 or 3 days and we just can't figure out any triggers, etc.  I wish I had more helpful news about it, but neurofeedback didn't help him and it was very costly to find that out.