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what is biofeedback?

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Self-healing: Biofeedback is a  safe, effective treatment approach that trains the patient to self-regulate abnormal biological activity toward normal functioning using positive feedback for progressive incremental changes.  An appropriate biological measure (eg muscle emg, heart rate variability and even brain eeg) which best correlates with the underlying problem is monitored as the basis for training reward.

Question 2

how does biofeedback work?

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Operant Conditioning: And learning occurs when the client is rewarded with positive audiovisual cues every time s/he changes and trends the biological measure closer to normal functioning and away from dysfunctional habits.  Humans can learn to normalize blood pressure, heart rate, muscle activity (emg), stress response, and even brain wave activity (eeg) with profound effects on a wide range of common medical problems.

Question 3

what are the benefits of biofeedback?

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Safe, non-drug rx: Biofeedback uses sophisticated electronic equipment to monitor various physiological functions and presents this information to the patient in real time.  We can monitor heart rate, blood pressure, skin conductance, brain waves, skin temperature, and other signals.  By observing this information one can learn to CONTROL aspects of your physiology.  For: migraines, ADD, anxiety/stress, HBP, +more

Question 4

how long do biofeedback sessions take?

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Depends: This depends on the practitioners style.

Question 5

what conditions does biofeedback treat?

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Biofeedback treats..: Biofeedback is a method whereby individuals learn to control their bodily level of arousal more effectively.  It has been used to treat headaches/migraines, incontinence, high blood pressure, and anxiety. Neurofeedback, a type of biofeedback has been used to help with ADHD, symptoms of autism, brain injury, and  depression.   These are the most known issues.

Question 6

recommend an affordable biofeedback sites?

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Try these apps . . .: There are many apps for biofeedback and hypnotherapy. I've only tried a few myself.  I like the ones by andrew johnson.  "deep sleep" is helpful for many seeking ways to manage stress, relax, fall asleep, etc.

Question 7

what are the complications of biofeedback?

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NONE: if done by an experienced provider there will only be benefit at best. No harmful effect

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: biofeedback?

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Biofeedback is: Simply feedback of information to you about your own internal biological activity.  You then use that information to learn self regulation.  You can't learn a skill without feedback of your performance.  Biofeedback gives you information of functions you're usually unaware of -- muscle activity, breathing, heart rate, sweating, skin temperature, brain waves, etc. -- allowing you to regulate them.

Question 9

what are some of the conditions treated by biofeedback?

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Biofeedback may be used in::   Constipation in adults, Conversion and somatization disorders, Constipation, Sleep disturbances in childhood, Sleep disturbance, Vulvodynia, Vaginal prolapse, Rectal prolapse.

Question 10

can biofeedback be dangerous/cause negative medical response?

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Doubtful: I am not aware of any dangers or negative medical responses to biofeedback. Certainly we need further study before it becomes a mainstream treatment for some things. But for migraines and for pelvic floor disorders, it is a recommended treatment.
I'm not clear from your question if you are talking about a particular biofeedback, however.

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