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Biofeedback is an alternative medicine approach that teaches people to change the way their bodies function. It is a mind-body therapy that may improve your physical and mental health. During a biofeedback session, a practitioner uses monitoring equipment and instruments to measure your body’s functions. Based on feedback from the instruments, the practitioner suggests how you can create physiologic changes. With education and practice, you can learn to make those bodily changes without equipment.
People use biofeedback to help relieve many issues, such as:
Biofeedback also may help people with:
During a biofeedback session, your provider places painless sensors on your skin. The sensors measure physiological signals from your body, such as:
A nearby screen displays the results, which your practitioner will explain. Then your practitioner will suggest strategies to change how your body is functioning. The practitioner may ask you to:
As you try each suggestion, you can watch how it affects the results on the screen in real time. With practice, you can learn to create the same bodily changes without the feedback screen or the practitioner’s prompts.
Biofeedback can help you feel more in control of your health and wellness. It is noninvasive, and there are no side effects or potential complications.
With practice during and between sessions, you can learn how to make small changes to relieve stress, improve performance, and ease aches and pains.
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