Eficacia de tres diferentes técnicas en el tratamiento del dolor experimentalmente inducido
- Labrador, Francisco J.
- Miguel A. Vallejo
- Juan A. Cruzado
- Rosario de Blas
- Eduardo Varela
ISSN: 0214-2538
Année de publication: 1984
Volumen: 2
Número: 2
Pages: 39-58
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Investigaciones psicológicas
Résumé
An experiment was conducted in order to study the differential effectiveness of relaxation techniques, RGP biofeedback and stress inoculation to enhance the threshold and tolerance for experimentally induced pain by thermal (cold-pressor test) and electrical stimuli on 52 subjects. Result showed that the cognitive techniques were the most effectiveness in enhancing tolerance time for cold-pressor test and intensity level of electric shocks tolerated; these parameters are both the most influenced by psychological factors, and the best predictors of the clinical usefulness of the different behavioral techniques for pain management. The biofeedback procedure showed more effectiveness than relaxation, in contrast with our initial prediction, it is suggested that cognitive changes may underly the effects of biofeedback which can explain this result. In conclusion, it is underlined the utility of applying cognitive techniques for pain management, and the necessity to give increased attention to identifying mechanisms underlying biofeedback and relaxation treatments of pain.