Electrogastrographic biofeedback: a technique for enhancing normal gastric activity
| Autor: | K. L. Koch, S. C. Higgins, M. Thomas, K. Vitellaro, R. M. Stern |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Constipation Adolescent Physiology medicine.medical_treatment Gastric motility Urinary incontinence Biofeedback Physical medicine and rehabilitation Heart rate medicine Humans Myoelectric Complex Migrating Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Stomach digestive oral and skin physiology Gastroenterology Biofeedback Psychology Electrophysiology Autonomic nervous system medicine.anatomical_structure Blood pressure Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom Psychology Gastrointestinal Motility |
| Zdroj: | Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society. 16(6) |
| ISSN: | 1350-1925 |
| Popis: | Biofeedback has been used effectively for approximately 40 years as a technique to help indi- viduals learn to control mzzscle activity, brain waves, certain autonomic nervous system responses such as heart rate and blood pressure, and, more recently, constipation and fecal and urinary incontinence. In the present study, biofeedback of electrogastrographic (EGG) activity was used to determine the extent to which healthy subjects could incl-ease normal 3 cpm gastric myoelectric activity. Thirteen experinlental participants were provided with biofeedback of their EGG activity on a computer screen, and instructed to try to lnalte their own EGG signal match a simulated 3 cpm signal that was also present on the screen. Subjects were told to relax using various forms of imagery, and to heighten their awareness of their stomach activity. Thirteen control participants did not receive any biofeedback but were otherwise given the same instructions. Both groups showed an increase in 3 cpm activity while relaxing. However, over four tri- als separated by 2-7 days, experinlental participants sl~owed an increased percentage of 3 cpm activity during biofeedback sessions, while control partici- pants sl~orued a decrease in 3 cpnl activity during the corresponding sessions. In co~~clusion, we have dem- onstrated that healthy subjects can increase their normal gastric 3 cprn activity with the use of EGG biofeedback. |
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