If long-term change is predicated on changes at the synapses, then neurofeedback has to show that it can produce those changes. Hard-science physiological studies are saying it can. And, evidence has been accumulating for some time in the biofeedback and neurofeedback communities, e.g. that Heart Rate Variability Training (HRV) actually modifies the balance of glucocorticoids such as cortisol, DHEA (dehydoepiandosterone), and salivary IgA (immunoglobulin A); and that EEG training helps control muscle tension or panic attacks–thats cortical excitability evidence. It can also accomplish the same tyoe of up-regulation and down-regulation of the central nervous system that pharmacology prides itself on being the only agent of–and it does this without flooding the entire CNS wth chemical agents, which remain the body long after the intended effect has been accomplished.*

*Excerpt from Dr. Stephen Larson’s The Neurofeedback Solution, 2012.

Comprehensive Bibliography from International Society for Neurofeedback & Research:

http://www.isnr.org/resources/comprehensive-bibliography.cfm

http://www.isnr.org/neurofeedback-info/WhatIsNeurofeedbackUpdate.pdf

Additional information may be found at the following websites:

International Society for Neurofeedback & Research

www.isnr.org

Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback

www.aapb.org

Biofeedback Certification and International Alliance

www.bica.org

Heart Rate Variability articles of interest:

Relationship between Autonomic Imbalance, HRV, & CVD Risk Factors

 

Disorders treated by Biofeedback:

  • ADD & ADHD
  • Alcoholism
  • Anxiety
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Breathing Problems
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Pain
  • Constipation
  • Drug Addiction
  • Epilepsy/Seizure
  • Fecal Elimination Disorder
  • Headaches
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperventilation
  • Incontinence
  • Insomnia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Jaw Area Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Low Back Pain
  • Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
  • Pain
  • Phantom Limb Pain
  • Posture Related Pain
  • Raynaud’s Syndrome
  • Stump Pain
  • Subluxication of the Patella
  • Substance Abuse
  • Temporomandibular Disorder
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • TMJ/TMD
  • Urinary Elimination Disorders
  • Vulvar Vestibulitis