Biofeedback Services
Biofeedback is a non-invasive technique that enables individuals to gain awareness and control over their physiological processes, such as heart rate, muscle tension, and skin temperature. By providing patients with real-time feedback on their bodily functions, patients learn to regulate these processes consciously.
What is Biofeedback?
Biofeedback is a non-invasive technique that helps you gain awareness and control over certain physiological functions, such as heart rate, breathing patterns, muscle tension, and skin temperature. By receiving real-time feedback on your bodily functions, you can increase your mindfulness of the present moment and improve your ability to select effective responses to stress or pain. Biofeedback assessment and training can effectively treat a range of clinical disorders while enhancing overall performance and quality of life.
Biofeedback Training Techniques
- Brain waves: Utilize electroencephalograph (EEG) sensors to monitor your brain waves, providing insights into brain activity patterns and mental states.
- Breathing: Sensors are placed around your stomach and chest to track your breathing rate and patterns. This enhances awareness of breathing habits and promotes relaxation.
- Heart rate: Electrodes attached to your chest, fingers, lower trunk or wrists that are connected to an electrocardiogram (ECG) that tracks variations in heart rate patterns, supporting stress management and enhancing overall cardiovascular health.
- Muscle activity: Utilize electromyography (EMG) sensors to measure muscle activity, helping you learn to relax tense muscles and reduce stress and pain.
- Sweat gland activity: Electrodes attached to the fingers, palm or wrist measure electrodermal Activity (EDA), which monitors changes in skin conductance. This provides insights into stress levels and emotional arousal.
- Temperature: Electrodes attached to your fingers or feet measure skin temperature fluctuations, assisting in stress reduction and improving circulation.
Why Biofeedback
- Non-invasive, drug-free behavioral intervention.
- Research has shown that biofeedback is effective for treating numerous medical and psychological disorders.
- Reduces dependency on medication and surgery, consequently lowering associated costs.
- Enhances self-awareness and mindfulness, potentially improving productivity and quality of life.
- Provides personalized treatment plans customized to individual needs and characteristics.
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Biofeedback Process
Throughout a biofeedback session, electrodes or sensors are attached to various parts of your body to monitor physiological activity. These sensors are connected to a computer that provides real-time visual and auditory feedback about your body’s performance, empowering you to learn and practice self-regulation skills effectively.
Treatment
Psychological Disorders and Brain Dysfunction
- Addiction
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Depression
- Learning disabilities
- Panic Attacks
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Stress and Anxiety
Medical Issues
- Asthma
- Chemotherapy side effects
- Chronic Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches and Migraines
- High Blood Pressure
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
Khazan, I. Z., Shaffer, F., Moss, D., Lyle, R., & Rosenthal, S. (2023). Evidence-based practice in biofeedback and neurofeedback, 4th edition. AAPB.