ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2019
EEG Correlates of Self-Managed Neurofeedback Treatment of Central Neuropathic Pain in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.
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- Brain computer interfaces for cognitive enhancement in older people - challenges and applications: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical applications of neurofeedback based on sensorimotor rhythm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Neurofeedback for Pain Management: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Pooled it
- Individual variation in alpha neurofeedback training efficacy predicts pain modulation.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2020Trial
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- EEG neurofeedback for the treatment of neuropathic pain in the elderly-a mechanistic review.GeroScience · 2026Review
- [Non-invasive neuromodulation for chronic pain : A review of eight current methods and the evidence].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Review
- Current status and future prospects of brain-computer interfaces in the field of neurological disease rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- A home-based EEG neurofeedback treatment for chronic neuropathic pain-a pilot study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Electroencephalography Longitudinal Markers of Central Neuropathic Pain Intensity in Spinal Cord Injury: A Home-Based Pilot Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review of the Effect of EEG Neurofeedback on Pain Complaints in Adults with Chronic Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of neurofeedback in chronic pain management: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
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- Source-Based EEG Neurofeedback for Sustained Motor Imagery of a Single Leg.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Electroencephalography functional connectivity-A biomarker for painful polyneuropathy.European journal of neurology · 2023Article
- Self-regulation training for people with knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a feasibility randomised control trial (MiNT trial).Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- EEG signatures of low back and knee joint pain during movement execution: a short report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Effective Connectivity in Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The importance of self-efficacy and negative affect for neurofeedback success for central neuropathic pain after a spinal cord injury.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- In Reply: Ultrasound in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Wide-Open Field.Neurosurgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNeurofeedback (NFB) is a neuromodulatory technique that enables voluntary modulation of brain activity in order to treat neurological condition, such as central neuropathic pain (CNP). A distinctive feature of this technique is that it actively involves participants in the therapy. In this feasibility study, we present results of participant self-managed NFB treatment of CNP.
methodsFifteen chronic spinal cord injured (SCI) participants (13M, 2F), with chronic CNP equal or greater than 4 on the Visual Numeric Scale, took part in the study. After initial training in hospital (up to 4 sessions), they practiced NF at home, on average 2-3 times a week, over a period of several weeks (min 4, max 20). The NFB protocol consisted of upregulating the alpha (9-12 Hz) and downregulating the theta (4-8 Hz) and the higher beta band (20-30 Hz) power from electrode location C4, for 30 min. The output measures were pain before and after NFB, EEG before and during NFB and pain questionnaires. We analyzed EEG results and show NFB strategies based on the Power Spectrum Density of each single participant.
resultsTwelve participants achieved statistically significant reduction in pain and in eight participants this reduction was clinically significant (larger than 30%). The most successfully regulated frequency band during NFB was alpha. However, most participants upregulated their individual alpha band, that had an average dominant frequency at α
conclusionNeurofeedback is a neuromodulatory technique that gives participants control over their pain and can be self-administered at home. Regulation of individual frequency band was related to a significant reduction in pain.
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