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HERE'S WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT BIOFEEDBACK |
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| "Several drugs widely used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder should carry a prominent "black box" warning because of reports that they may have caused sudden deaths or serious complications, a federal expert advisory panel recommended yesterday." Read Warning Urged for ADHD Drugs By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 10, 2006; Page A01 |
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| "Studies have repeatedly shown that well over half of the visits to doctors are caused by stress-related problems. Biofeedback and related self regulation trainging techniques is a powerful fast-acting approach which gets to the root of the reason you expeirence symptoms. Drugs, on the other hnd, merely mask or eliminate symptoms." Read Before you take pills, try biofeedback by Rob Kall, M.Ed. and Rhonda Greenberg, Psy.D. |
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| "The researchers conclude that biofeedback training may be helpful for diabetes. Because increases in diabetes type 2 and mood disorders are predicted in the general population, “it is important to develop therapies that address the treatment of both of these conditions.” Read Biofeedback may help patients control diabetes REUTERS Updated: 4:27 p.m. ET Sept. 15, 2005 |
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| "Nasa scientists are using computer games and biofeedback to treat children that are hyperactive or have an attention deficit disorder (ADD). The academics at the Langley Research Centre in Virginia say the treatment helps the children train their brains to concentrate more and focus their attention.” Read Video games help hyperactive children By BBC News Online internet reporter Mark Ward Thursday, 24 August, 2000, 17:20 GMT 18:20 UK |
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| "ST. PAUL, MN – Relaxation training and biofeedback have proven to be promising treatments for children who suffer from migraine headaches, according to a study in the January 9 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.” Read Children Find Relief From Migraine Through Biofeedback And Relaxation Training Source: American Academy Of Neurology Date: 2001-01-09 |
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| "Michaelis said that 80 percent of the children who undergo 30 to 40 biofeedback sessions are able to get off medication, improve their IQs, and improve their overall functioning as well." Read Is Medication the Best ADHD Treatment? by Diane Weaver Dunne Education World® Copyright © 2000 Education World |
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| "People can learn to suppress pain when they are shown the activity of a pain-control region of their brain, a small new study suggests. The new biofeedback technique might also turn out to be useful for treating other conditions." Read Brain-watching helps suppress pain 16:00 03 May 2004 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition Helen Phillips, San Francisco |
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| "More than 700 groups nationwide are using EEG biofeedback for ADD/ADHD, according to the Association for Applied Psychotherapy and Biofeedback, an organization of biofeedback practitioners. The ADHD therapists have reported that patients experienced a 60 to 80 percent significant improvement in symptoms and much less need for medicine." Read Biofeedback widens its role in medicine February 17, 2000 By Rita Baron-Faust Web posted at: 11:11 AM EST (1611 GMT) |
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| "But a new study, published in the December issue of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, indicates that ADHD kids who had weekly sessions of biofeedback therapy for a year were able to reduce or eliminate their medication - and maintained the same level of improvement in focus and concentration as when they had been on drug therapy." Read Biofeedback Enhances ADHD Treatments By Sid Kirchheimer WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD on Friday, December 20, 2002 |
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| "I've been doing psychotherapy for PTSD for 20 years, and my therapy has never been as effective as it is now, within the virtual reality environment," says Frey's doctor, Navy psychologist James Spira. The virtual war, created at the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California, uses elements of Full Spectrum Warrior, a video game originally developed as an Army combat training tool." Read The game of their lives Biofeedback through video helps returning troops fight post-traumatic stress disorder By Eilene Zimmerman, Special to The Chronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2005 |
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