According to the Mayo Clinic website, biofeedback is defined as a patient guided treatment whereby an individual controls their state of being such as muscle tension, headache and body temperatures and pain. All a patient needs to do is relax, visualize and take control of their cognitive processes. Bio-signals will be fed back to the patient and it is through this way that a patient will develop skills and techniques to manipulate the biological signals and bring about treatment.
There are a couple of websites which present the findings which biofeedback has produced. One such website is The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Inc. Here one will find all information needed when it comes to the use of biofeedback as a form of treatment. Treatment goes beyond common body pain and tension to conditions such as ADHD and can also be used in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorders as well as brain injury and seizures and depression. All biofeedback does is support desired psychological changes. When biofeedback is involved there is no need to use instruments to treat conditions.
Another website that talks about biofeedback research is Everyday Health: Always Choose Well. A discussion is presented of how biofeedback therapy for headache relief. Mechanical equipments are used to measure brainwaves which show the patient’s state of being. The therapists with the aid of the equipment learn to control as well as manage the mental agitations and stressors that patients experience.
The future applications of biofeedback are promising. Past experiences of the use biofeedback indicate that great strides have been taken in the development of natural methods of treatment. It is, therefore, prudent to not that it is a viable medical treatment. Many are the times when healthy living is advocated for and biofeedback is one such method that is ensuring that this happen. It is for this reason that the future of biofeedback can be said to be bright.
Work Cited
Mayoclinic.org. Biofeedback: Using Your mind To Improve Your Health. www.mayoclinic.org. Web. Retrieved on 10th June 2014. http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests procedures/biofeedback/basics/definition/prc-20020004
