Great New Discovery - You Can Use Biofeedback To Reduce Stress
And Alleviate Pain Quickly
There seems to be a lot of talk lately about using Biofeedback
as a natural healing device and stress reliever. Biofeedback is
useful because you actually get visual information on what
signals the body is giving you (kind of like when you step on a
scale and you see how much you weigh).
Although the word seems a little confusing, just think of
Biology. Most of us have gone through a Biology class at some
point in our lives; it's all about the body and how it
functions. That is where the first part of the word comes from
"Bio" meaning the body, and the Feedback part comes from the
technology used to get and view information from the body.
Most Biofeedback devices use a multi-media display, such as a
computer screen or monitor, to "feed back" the information to
the user. Clinicians use high-tech devices that can monitor
brain activity, and internal bodily functions such as blood
pressure and heart rate. There are also simple home devices, and
computer biofeedback games that are easy to use, with
attachments to the fingers to measure pulse rate and temperature.
The reason Biofeedback is so popular is that it is a pain free
way to relieve all kinds of ailments. One of the uses being
migraine headache relief, but it is also useful to control heart
rate, blood pressure, digestive disorders, etc., those functions
that are not usually controlled voluntarily. Any system in your
body that can actually be monitored can be controlled, with
enough practice.
Once a person learns that they can control these functions, they
can also remedy physical ailments. This is a new age of
Wellness, and people are now being asked more and more to take
responsibility for maintaining their own health. In fact, many
Insurance companies now have programs that are offered to help
people determine how healthy they are, and what they need to do
to get healthier - go figure!
So, how does it all work? You sit down and are hooked up to the
Biofeedback device. This could be as easy as putting something
on a couple of fingers, or as major as having sensors stuck all
over your body (as is done with sleep studies). These will
measure your electrical signals. Techniques vary, but some
machines have lights or sounds that go off as your muscles tense
or you grow more stressed. The object for you is to try to make
the flashing, or sound, slow down or stop, or control and move
objects on the screen. This helps you see what habits you have
formed to deal with stress, which is the major cause of pain or
disease.
People have just forgotten how to relax, and Biofeedback is the
key to bring relaxation back to the front of the mind, and set
it as an important goal. Once you learn how to control your own
functions, and the brain has found a better way to operate, it
all becomes natural and your bad habits are changed! You can now
relax easier, and hopefully have learned how to control pain.
You will get better at pain control with practice.
So, if you're hearing all the talk that is going on, ask your
physician or health professional if Biofeedback could be right
for you. Or, if you want to step in slowly, try a biofeedback
computer game and see what happens. The game might actually be
more fun than being in a physician's office, and if it works,
you've just saved yourself a lot of money!
Good luck, and be well!