A Scoping Review of the Effect of EEG Neurofeedback on Pain Complaints in Adults with Chronic Pain.

Non-pharmacological treatments such as electroencephalogram (EEG) neurofeedback have become more important in multidisciplinary approaches to treat chronic pain. The aim of this scoping review is to identify the literature on the effects of EEG neurofeedback in reducing pain complaints in adult chronic-pain patients and to elaborate on the neurophysiological rationale for using specific frequency bands as targets for EEG neurofeedback. A pre-registered scoping review was set up and reported following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).

Time Effect on Acute Postoperative Pain After Total Knee Replacement Surgery: An Exploratory Study Using the Experience Sampling Method.

Objectives: Acute postoperative pain (APP) is the main cause of postoperative dissatisfaction; however, traditional methods of pain assessment provide limited insights into the dynamics and development of APP. This study used the experience sampling method to understand the dynamics of APP over time in relation to various patient factors.

Materials And Methods: Forty patients scheduled to undergo total knee replacement surgery were recruited in this study.

The relationship between the use of Touch Screen Devices and interference suppression in children aged 5-11.

Objective: To investigate the relation between the use of Touch Screen Devices (TSDs), such as smartphones and tablets, and interference suppression as assessed by the Bivalent Shape Task (BST) in 5-11-year-old children.

Methods: Thirty-eight children from a Dutch primary school were included. Interference suppression was measured in the incongruent level of the BST.

Does baseline EEG activity differ in the transition to or from a chronic pain state? A longitudinal study.

Background And Aim: Identifying EEG brain markers might yield better mechanistic insights into how chronic pain develops and could be treated. An existing longitudinal EEG study gave us the opportunity to determine whether the development of pain is accompanied by less alpha power-ie, a "relaxed" brain state-and vice versa.

Methods: Five-minute resting EEG with the eyes open was measured 2 times in 95 subjects at T0 (baseline) and T1 (6 months later).

The Bivalent Shape Task in a Dutch primary school population: A pilot study for a first psychometric assessment.

Objective: The Bivalent Shape Task (BST) tests the ability to suppress interfering information. The purpose of this study was to assess some psychometric properties of the BST in 5-11-year-old children, using multilevel analysis.

Methods: The present study was initiated in a Dutch primary school in October 2019.