PUBLICATIONS    by       Birgitta I. Rice,  M.S., R.Ph., CHES The following titles include both articles of a scientific nature  and articles from other professional  and consumer magazines.   E-mail ricex016@umn.edu to obtain a copy, if unavailable at library.   Learn to Improve Blood flow with Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training: The WarmFeet® Intervention, eNcouragement, Newsletter for the Minnesota Neuropathy Association, Vol. VI, Number 2, April 2009 Pain in the Feet? Try these proven techniques for soothing them Diabetes Health News Magazine Feb. 2008 and again as “Best of 2008” in Dec. 2008 Online: http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/12/25/5636/pain-in-your-feet-try-these-proven-techniques-for-soothing-them/ Integrative Interventions, Minnesota Physician, Vol. 21, No. 2, p. 26-27, 2008 Pain in your Feet – Is it Neuropathy? Minnesota Healthcare News  Vol. 6, No 10, p.16-17, 2008  A Natural Technique for Improving Blood Flow, Diabetes Explorer, vol.2, No 3, p. 50, 2007 Clinical Benefits of Training Patients to Voluntarily Increase Peripheral Blood Flow: The WarmFeet Intervention, The Diabetes Educator, Vol.33, No 3, p 442, May - June 2007   http://tde.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/3/442 The Obesity Epidemic and Its Effect on Kids -  ADA Expo program, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 10/14, p 3,  2006 Improving Blood flow to the Feet - The Power of Relaxation and Biofeedback, Diabetes-Self-Management, 5, p.28-31, 2004 Pain in Your Legs and Feet?  Diabetes Wellness News, 9/4, p.5, 2003 Mind-Body Interventions and Diabetes, Diabetes SPECTRUM,  4, p.213-217 2001 Effect of Thermal Biofeedback Assisted Training on Foot Ulcer Healing. Jour Am Podiatr Med Assoc,  91/3, p.132-41, 2001 The WarmFeet® Kit. CD or cassette tape recording with instructions. A relaxation technique designed to improve blood flow  to the feet and thermometer for biofeedback, ® and © 1997, B.I. Rice. CD version 2007 Increased Peroneal Nerve Function in People with Diabetes Mellitus following Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training.  Abstract in Biofeedback and Self‑Regulation, Vol.9, No.3, September 1994.  Increased Healing Rate of Foot Ulcers with Thermal Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training (BART).  DIABETES, 43/6, 1994. Increased Peroneal Nerve Function in People with Diabetes Mellitus following Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training in The Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, March 1994. Increased Sensory Nerve Function of the Peroneal Nerve:  Response to Biofeedback Assisted Training, DIABETES, 41/6, p.33A, 1992. Effect of Thermal Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training on Blood Circulation in the Lower Extremities of a Population with Diabetes, Diabetes Care, 15/7, p.853-859, 1992  Relaxation Tape:  To Increase Blood Circulation in the Feet.  Copyright 1990, B.I. Rice. Effect of Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training on Peripheral Blood Flow in the Lower Extremities of a Population with Diabetes.  Master’s Thesis, University of Wisconsin –      La Crosse, May 1990