Peer-Reviewed Papers Regarding Thermoregulation

• Review
• Migraines and Headache
• Hot flashes
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Fatigue
• Hypothermia and Hyperthermia, including exercise

Review article on Abnormal Thermoregulation

Yawning and thermoregulation Gallup AC, Gallup GG Jr., Physiol Behav. 2008 Sep 3;95(1-2):10-6. Epub 2008 May 13.

Migraines and Headache

Preliminary report on the use of autogenic feedback training in the treatment of migraine and tension headaches Sargent JD, Green EE, Walters ED, Psychosom Med. 1973 Mar-Apr;35(2):129-35.

Hot Flashes

Pathophysiology and treatment of menopausal hot flashes Freedman RR et al. Semin Reprod Med. 2005

Increases in core body temperature precede hot flashes in a prostate cancer patient Hanisch LJ, Mao JJ, Gehrman PR, Vaughn DJ, Coyne JC. Psychooncology. 2009 May;18(5):564-7.

Multiple Sclerosis

Influence of temperature changes on multiple sclerosis: critical review of mechanisms and research potential Guthrie TC, Nelson DA. J Neurol Sci. 1995 Mar;129(1):1-8.

A randomized controlled study of the acute and chronic effects of cooling therapy for MS Schwid SR, et al; NASA/MS Cooling Study Group. Neurology. 2003 Jun 24;60(12):1955-60.

Henze T, Rieckmann P, Toyka KV; Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Consensus Group of the German Multiple Sclerosis Society. Eur Neurol. 2006;56(2):78-105. Epub 2006 Sep 8.

Cooling via one hand improves physical performance in heat-sensitive individuals with multiple sclerosis: a preliminary study Grahn DA, Murray JV, Heller HC. BMC Neurol. 2008 May 12;8:14.

Multiple sclerosis and thermoregulatory dysfunction Baker DG. J Appl Physiol. 2002 May;92(5):1779-80.

Fatigue and Narcolepsy

Manipulation of core body and skin temperature improves vigilance and maintenance of wakefulness in narcolepsy Fronczek R, Raymann RJ, Romeijn N, Overeem S, Fischer M, van Dijk JG, Lammers GJ, Van Someren EJ. Sleep. 2008 Feb 1;31(2):233-40.

The effects of repeated thermal therapy for two patients with chronic fatigue syndrome Masuda A, Kihara T, Fukudome T, Shinsato T, Minagoe S, Tei C. J Psychosom Res. 2005 Apr;58(4):383-7.

Abnormal thermoregulatory responses in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: relation to clinical symptoms Wyller VB, Godang K, Morkrid L, Saul JP, Thaulow E, Walle L. Pediatrics. 2007 Jul;120(1):e129-37.

Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

Diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia McCullough L, Arora S., Am Fam Physician. 2004 Dec 15;70(12):2325-32

Body cooling between two bouts of exercise in the heat enhances subsequent performance Yeargin SW, Casa DJ, McClung JM, Knight JC, Healey JC, Goss PJ, Harvard WR, Hipp GR. J Strength Cond Res. 2006 May;20(2):383-9.

Inadequate heat release from the human brain during prolonged exercise with hyperthermia Nybo L, Secher NH, Nielsen B. J Physiol. 2002 Dec 1;545(Pt 2):697-704.

Metabolic, thermoregulatory, and perceptual responses during exercise after lower vs. whole body precooling White AT, Davis SL, Wilson TE. J Appl Physiol. 2003 Mar;94(3):1039-44. Epub 2002 Nov 8.