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Neurofeedback (Live Zscore And Sloreta Guided) for Migraine –Case Study

© 2023 Published jointly by ANSA and APNA societies of Australasia and ASEAN Countries.
Selected and peer-review by editorial board of Asia Pacific Journal of Neuro Therapy (APJNT).
Patient Detail: Sex: M/F Female; Age: 44; Ethnicity: Indian
Symptoms: Left side pain head (sometimes radiating to left arm) pain more acute over temporal and frontal areas.
Associated nausea (occasionally), Body pain, Anxiety and Tiredness, Mood issues (irritable, lack of motivation)
Diagnosis: Migraine pain reported with a frequency of twice a week. There is history of 25 years of migraine.
Treatment: Reported efficacy of neurofeedback therapy in migraine attacks in literature.
Diaphragmatic breathing, Biofeedback training (Hear rate coherence, GSR) and Brainwave entrainment employed. Diet changes based on Hair Mineral Analysis Test suggested (Ca/Mg ratio was found deviant from normal), Client was also suggested to eat high protein, short and frequent meals based on the metabolism profile.
Protocol: QEEG guided protocol to train deviant Z- Scores towards Z=0

Neuro Linguistic Programming Psychotherapy for Improving Emotional State: A Pilot Study

This pilot study was conducted for assessing efficacy of Neuro Linguistic Programming Psychotherapy in improving emotional state. NLP psychotherapy techniques used were timeline, anchoring, double dissociation, perceptual positions, reframing, metaphors, strategy change and values elicitation. NLP Psychotherapy session(s) were given to ten participants (N=10) six females and four males. Methods for data collection included personal interviews, participant’s experiential report, DASS (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) and NLP wheel of life scale. Assessment of emotional state change was done on Pre and post therapy scores of DASS (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) and NLP wheel of life scale along with changes in experiential report of participants before and after therapy session(s). Results obtained by t-tests performed on DASS scores found statistically significant (p<0.001) improvement for all three categories of emotional state i.e. stress, anxiety and depression. Improvement on wheel of life scale score and subjective experience of participants was also reported suggesting that NLP Psychotherapy could improve emotional state in fewer sessions. This pilot study shows positive outcome and also adds to the sporadic literature of NLP psychotherapy as an evidence based study supported by significant statistical findings, subjective experiential improvement in emotional state of participants with up to six months follow up noting stability of resourceful changes attained.