Biofeedback is essentially the first
scientific alternative therapy. Based on laboratory
findings on measurable variables and changes, biofeedback is a
therapeutic technique in which people are trained to improve
their health by using signals from their own bodies.
These signals are obtained by using such advanced tools as
oscilloscopes, computers, computerized EEG, GSR and EMG.
Believe it or not, the core system is the emotional
subsystem. This subsystem is the only subsystem that
regularly over-rides the decisions of the conscious thinking
process. Basic emotions have a physiological base in
neuronal and chemical processes; each has a repertoire of
influences on the various bodily processes. There are
more than ten basic emotions active all the time and as there
is some overlap between their influences, it is easier to
change than analyze. In essence, if we want to change any of the above processes
we just have to find its physiological components and attend
to its feedback. This is done by making unconscious or
involuntary bodily processes (as heartbeats or brains waves)
perceptible to the senses (as by the use of an oscilloscope or
computer) in order to manipulate them by conscious mental
control. This Center has experienced medical staff who are ready to
help you implement the healing benefits of biofeedback.