Biofeedback

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Biofeedback
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What is Biofeedback?
coined in 1969 to describe laboratory
procedures that trained research subjects to
alter brain activity, blood pressure, muscle
tension, heart rate and other bodily functions
that are not normally controlled voluntarily.
Biofeedback is a training technique in which
people are taught to improve their health and
performance by using signals from their own
bodies.
Association of Applied
Psychophysiology Biofeedback
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TYPES OF BIOFEEDBACK

• SEMG
• Thermal/Blood Flow
• GSR
• Blood Pressure
• Heart Rate
• Neurological Feedback

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TYPICAL APPLICATIONS

• Control of Chronic Pain
• Decreasing Stress Anxiety
• Hypertension
• Headaches
• Reduction of Spasticity
• Neuromuscular recruitment re-education