Hypnotherapy or transcendental meditation versus progressive muscle relaxation exercises in the treatment of children with primary headaches: a multi-centre, pragmatic, randomised clinical study.

Many children suffer from headaches. Since stress may trigger headaches, effective techniques to cope with stress are needed. We investigated the effectiveness of two mind-body techniques, transcendental meditation (TM) or hypnotherapy (HT), and compared them with progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)...

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Published in:European Journal of Pediatrics Vol. 178; no. 2; pp. 147 - 155
Main Authors: Jong, M. C., Boers, I., van Wietmarschen, H. A., Tromp, E., Busari, J. O., Wennekes, R., Snoeck, I., Bekhof, J., Vlieger, A. M.
Format: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2019
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost