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Neurofeedback research

Chronic Pain

Brainwave training and pain experience

Woman receiving EEG neurofeedback

Wu and colleagues · 2021

Brainwave training and pain experience

Randomized controlled trial · 80 participants

What the study found

Eighty people with fibromyalgia were randomized to eight weeks of sensorimotor-rhythm and alpha neurofeedback or telephone support. The neurofeedback group showed greater improvements in pain severity and the extent to which pain interfered with daily life.

Why it matters

The study evaluates a defined brainwave-training program in a specific chronic-pain population, using standardized pain assessments.

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Research reference

Wu and colleagues · 2021. Effects of Neurofeedback on Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain Management Nursing, 22(6), 755–763. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2021.01.004.

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