Biofeedback helps the client develop the
ability to control certain physiological processes and is particularly useful
with stress-related conditions or for conditions where there is muscle dysfunction.
The biological signals produced by the body (heart rate, breathing rate, etc.)
are monitored by sensors on the skin's surface and provide "feedback"
to the patient. The practitioner helps the patient learn how to make voluntary
changes in those biological functions and bring them under control.
During
a Biofeedback session, a therapist will apply electrical sensors to different
parts of your body. These machines can detect a person's internal bodily functions
with far greater sensitivity and precision than a person can alone.
Biofeedback
is a type of complementary and alternative medicine called mind-body therapy.
Using feedback from a variety of monitoring procedures and equipment, a Biofeedback
specialist will try to teach you to control certain involuntary body responses,
such as brain activity, blood pressure, muscle tension, heart rate and more. By
providing access to physiological about which the user is generally unaware, Biofeedback
allows users to gain control over physical processes previously considered automatic.
Biofeedback
is a treatment technique in which people are trained to improve their health by
using signals from their own bodies. Physical therapists use Biofeedback to help
stroke victims regain movement in paralyzed muscles. Psychologists use it to help
tense and anxious clients learn to relax. Specialists in many different fields
use Biofeedback to help their patients cope with pain.
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