The Effectiveness Of Neurofeedback Exercises On Musculoskeletal Chronic Pain Reduction: A Review Study

Abstract

: Chronic Pain Refers To Persistent And Long-Lasting Pain That Extends Beyond Normal Range And Over 6 Months. The Most Commonly Used Therapies, Such As Analgesia, Have Not Been Successful In Significantly Reducing The Severity Of Chronic Pain; Thus, Neurofeedback Training Is a New Approach To The Treatment Of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain With Better Efficacy Than Other Interventions. The Purpose Of This Review Article Is To Investigating Effectiveness Of Neurofeedback Exercises In Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Reduction. Material & Methods: The Search Articles From Databases Pubmed, Science Direct, Elsevier, and Springer To Language Both English and Persian Began And Articles From 2000 Up To 2019 Were Extracted. To Extract The Articles, We Used Neurofeedback Pain Treatment, Chronic Pain, And Musculoskeletal Chronic Pain Key Word. 850 Articles Were Found And Aafter Reviewing The Abstract, Titles And Considering The Main Subject Of The Present Study And Criteria Inclusion And Exclusion, 10 Article Were Selected For Final Investigating. Results: After Reviewing 10 Article Related selected, The Results of Those Articles Are Described as Detail in Table 2 and Full in Section Discussion. Conclusion: Neurofeedback Training Appears To Reduce Perceived Pain Severity, But Does Not Treat The Cause Of Pain In This Group Of Patients, Rather Modulates The Response To Pain Processing. As a Result Appears, Combination of Neurofeedback Interventions and Rehabilitation Exercises Be More Effective In Improving the Symptoms of This Group of Patients.