Tag: Scratching
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Habit Reversal Tip #4: Habitual Scratching
It is very characteristic with chronic atopic eczema to find only a part of scratching is due to itch: habitual scratching also needs treating In English the words “itch” and “scratch” are often used inter-changeably – to understand habit reversal as part of the treatment of chronic eczema it is useful to distinguish these two…
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MarcieMom talks to DrB
How using signing was a fun way of distracting six month old Marcie from scratching DrB(@ckbridgett) met MarcieMom (@MarcieMom) through Twitter, and then agreed to doing a guest blog called “Friday Feature – Eczema Q&A with DrB” on her great website eczemablues.comHere MarcieMom talks to DrB about her use of sign language – signing –…
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Why is it important to avoid saying “stop scratching”?
For others to say “Stop scratching” and “Don’t scratch” is reported as the commonest response that people with atopic eczema get when they scratch in the company of others. And no-one reports the advice helps to them stop, or even reduce scratching – if anything the frustration and irritation the advice causes leads to an…
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How much of your scratching is due to itch?
Atopic eczema is often described as an itchy condition, but a simple investigation of what this means is an important step in assessment for The Combined Approach In English the two words itching and scratching are often used by everyone – practitioners and patients – as if they mean the same thing. Strictly speaking, an…
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Habit Reversal Tip #8: Times & Circumstances
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Do you have any habit reversal tips for a two year old?
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VIDEO: A Behavioural Approach
The Combined Approach to atopic eczema is a successful treatment programme using a behavioural approach. It combines optimal conventional topical treatment with habit reversal, a very simple behaviour modification technique for the habitual scratching that causes chronic eczema. This presentation describes the programme for Adults and Older Children. A modified version is suitable for Younger…
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Favourite Places
Do you have a favourite place to scratch? Scratching is a both very common, and a very personal behaviour. It is not only caused by itch. We all can scratch for other reasons, sometimes because of an emotional state, or when trying to concentrate, or when bored. Instinct is also involved: we are wired to…
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Friday Facts #4 The Prurigo of Besnier
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Friday Facts #10 The Traffic-Light Phenomenon
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