Effects of neurofeedback in the management of chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.
Kajal H PatelHeather SutherlandJames HenshawJason R TaylorChristopher A BrownAlexander J CassonNelson J Trujillo-BarretonAnthony K P JonesManoj SivanPublished in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2020)
Neurofeedback is a novel neuromodulatory approach which can be used to reduce the severity of pain and pain-associated symptoms such as sleep disturbances, mood disturbances, fatigue and anxiety in a number of chronic pain conditions. It has a potential to provide integrative non-pharmacological management for chronic pain patients with pain refractory to pharmacological agents with high side-effect profiles. Further high-quality double-blinded randomized sham-controlled trials are needed in order to fully explore the potential of this therapy.