The Benefits of Biofeedback

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How might it work fot some one with a head stent or shunt? I wish rthere was something out trhere to help deal with the pain

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http://www.PlanetMassage.com of FL 8:30AM September 10, 2008

I need help finding in ecuador a eeg biofeedback license can you help me?
Grecia Newman

Grecia Newman of 8:50AM August 03, 2008

It really is the "gold standard" for the biofeedback pracitioner and the BCIA certification helps protect the public. All types of practitioners become BCIA certified including doctors, chiropractors, nurses, physical therapists, coaches, psychologists, social workers...

Celeste De Bease, PhD, BCIA-Fellow of PA 7:26PM June 18, 2008

The article was rather sparse in what symptoms respond to biofeedback. One the one hand, there are too many to mention because optimizing the nervous system is good for so much. Here is my list of the biggies.
Optimal functioning: students, meditators, performing artists, athletes, soldiers, executives.
Everybody: sleep, mental focus, memory, emotional health.
Brain: seizures, stroke, traumatic brain injury, coma, migraine.
Lifestyle: drug & alcohol abuse, criminality, eating disorders.
Arousal: stress, anxiety, headache, OCD, anger, PTSD, psychological trauma.
Chronic: asthma, IBS, TMJ, chronic fatigue, immune suppression, fibromyalgia.
Not just kids: ADD, autism, Asperger’s, stuttering, Tourette’s, tics, learning disorders.
Women: PMS, menopause, hot flashes, pregnancy.
Major: cancer, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, chronic pain, depression.
Gary Ames, Licensed Psychologist
AlertFocus.com

Gary Ames of PA 7:53AM June 10, 2008

"If you proceed, be sure your practitioner is certified by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, since anyone can hang out a shingle; typically, certified practitioners are also licensed psychologists."
I don't know where you got your information but it is not true.
There are many skilled clincians not BCIA certified and there are other certification agencies for Neurofeedback besides BCIA.
And the "typical" clinican is not a psychologist. There are social workers, counselors, physicians, chiropractors, nurses, educators, and others who are well trained and experienced in the field of Neurofedback, aka EEG Biofeedback.
What is more important is to discuss with the clinician what their experience and training are and have they worked successfully with others with the same problems.
Rosemary Herron, LPCC, BCIA-EEG Fellow
Dayton Biofeedback Center
Dayton, OH

Rosemary Herron of OH 10:50AM June 07, 2008