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Frequently Asked Questions
The Journal of the American Medical Association calls biofeedback ” a technique that uses instruments to reveal to a person the … activities of his or her body”.
In the same way that a heart monitor measures heart rate, biofeedback measures and displays to you information or “feedback” about your body. This information is precise and immediate. Biofeedback shows when and how the smallest signs of your symptoms begin to reverse (when you’re on the right track). With time, in your own way, you will understand how to reverse your symptoms.
Biofeedback is like other kinds of learning. As youngsters most people learn to balance and ride a bicycle through concentration and practice. Human beings have an inborn capacity to regulate their body.
Newer symptoms respond most quickly to biofeedback. Children appear to learn a bit more quickly than adults do. Many symptoms are reduced in 8-12 appointments.
Certain individuals have a very strong physical response to everyday events; the physical response of others lasts a long time. Muscles sometimes contract for long periods of time, strain the body, and lead to symptoms such as tension headache and irritable bowel syndrome.
Long constriction of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular symptoms such as migraine headache and high blood pressure.
Some symptoms – migraine headache and irritable bowel, for example – seem to run in families. Certain individuals, because of their physical makeup, are vulnerable to particular symptoms. Under high levels of tension, for a long enough time, symptoms will develop.