Biofeedback and neurofeedback are psychophysiological techniques that help patients to know more about what is going on in their bodies. In your biofeedback sessions, I will be interested in your brainwave patterns, breathing, heart rate, muscle tension, sweat gland, and skin temperature.
Brainwaves: uses scalp sensors to monitor brain’s electrical activity using electroencephalograph (EEG). EEG is used to treat ADHD, alcoholism/ substance abuse, epilepsy, headaches, and traumatic brain injury, and to teach optimal performance.
Breathing: Respiratory biofeedback uses bands placed around the abdomen to monitor breathing patterns and respiration rate. Respiratory biofeedback is used to treat anxiety, asthma, pain, high blood pressure, and to teach optimal performance.
Heart rate: Uses finger sensors with a photoplethysmograph to measure heart rate variability (HRV) which is used to treat asthma, depression, high blood preasure, and unexplained abdominal pain, and to teach optimal performance.
Muscle: Uses sensors placed over muscles with an electromyography (EMG) to monitor electrical activity that causes muscle contraction. It’s used to treat anxiety, asthma, fecal and urinary incontinence, headaches, pain realated to lower back, pelvic muscles, and temporomandibular joint.
Sweat gland: Uses sensors placed around the fingers with an electrodermograph (EDG) to monitor changes in skin moisture produce by swating. It is used to treat anxiety, PTSD, high blood preasure, and to teach optimal performance.
Temperature: Uses sensors placed on the hands or feet with a thermometer to measure blood flow to the skin. It is used to treat headache, HBP, Reynaud’s disease, phantom limb pain, and to teach optimal performance.