Posted in Stress Management on April 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
The Dallas News posted an article about how the University of Texas Health Center held a “StressFest 2008″. It showcased many ways that students can relieve the pressure of school. Among the activities was acupuncture, visualization exercises, massages and biofeedback sessions. What a great way to educate the students not only academically but mentally and physically […]
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Self-management is at the heart of biofeedback. In fact, the electronic instruments normally associated with biofeedback is really a tool to enhance our awareness so we can learn to manage ourselves in ways that we might not otherwise be able. But no matter how good the instruments are that increase our awareness we still need […]
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Posted in Stress Management on December 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Since Biofeedback’s goal is to bring awareness normally subtle and difficult to detect internal signals to consciousness it has been termed a mind-body therapy. This is an apt description because instead of teaching a person how to ignore their body or to ignore their mind biofeedback seeks to bring the two together to increase the […]
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There has been technology breakthroughs that is allowing biofeedback equipment to be manufactured for home use. These powerful, portable and affordable biofeedback devices are perfect for problems like high blood pressure, stress related problems like insomnia and chronic headaches.
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Until recently, you would have to go to a biofeedback therapist and spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to learn how to reduce your stress, eliminate your headaches or lower your blood pressure. That is because the equipment was costly and not portable. Now you can use portable biofeedback devices […]
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Posted in Stress Management on October 18th, 2007 No Comments »
We are used to a certain amount of pain when being treated by doctors, so it is not surprising that people hearing about how biofeedback can monitor various internal physiological states immediately think that biofeedback must be painful. The truth is that biofeedback is not painful because nothing actually penetrates the skin. The electronics behind […]
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You constantly hear about drug recalls after thousands of people have been using them. Medications that were deemed safe, are now suspect and are to be avoided. Biofeedback is not only effective for chronic problems like stress, headaches and anxiety but it has none of the side effects associated with medications
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Biofeedback can be as simple as a physician’s stethoscope ‘feeding back’ information about your heart or it can involve using specific electronic equipment to monitor physiological systems in your body of which you are normally unconscious. When you become aware of the current functioning of your body you can learn to alter that functioning to […]
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