Definition
The term biofeedback (ancient Greek: bios = life, English: feedback = feedback) describes the method of making seemingly uninfluenceable bodily functions such as the pulse, the cerebral conductance and the degree of muscle relaxation accessible to the trainee by technical means. Through targeted biofeedback training, the practitioner learns to influence and control certain bodily functions deliberately with the help of constant feedback of these values. Biofeedback is a scientific method that moves between medicine and psychology and is currently considered the most modern relaxation method.
It is also used in panic and anxiety states, depression, sleep disorders and migraine treatment. The application possibilities of biofeedback training are very diverse. However, it is mainly used for:
- Pain syndromes (back pain, headaches, migraines)
- Cardiovascular diseases (including high blood pressure)
- Anxiety- Panic disorders
- ADHD
- Incontinence
- Epilepsy
- Tinnitus
- Muscle dysfunction
- Paralysis
- Insomnia
- Potency and orgasm disorders
- Depressions
- Learning and concentration disorders
There are numerous signal sources that represent parameters for the various bodily functions and through which the trainee is made aware of the bodily functions. These signal sources are processed and displayed graphically or acoustically.