Bio Feedback

What is Biofeedback?

Another word for Biofeedback is 'physiological feedback' or 'clinical psychophysiology'. Biofeedback actually refers to those clinical applications where physiological signals from the body are used for visual or auditory feedback during a therapy or training session. This method was first used in the seventies and has been subject of thorough scientific research ever since. Over 5000 scientific publications can be found in the pubmed library on the Internet.

How Biofeedback Works?

Biofeedback shows the physiological effects of stress and our 'behavior' directly as they occur. In the hands of a trained clinician or therapist, a biofeedback system becomes a powerful tool that visualizes the effects of stress or 'behavior' and helps the client to go through a learning process. In this process the client becomes aware of these effects work out in their body and how they can make the required 'behavioral' or 'lifestyle' changes.

• Through observation of the physiological processes in their own body, clients become aware of the negative effects of chronic stress or their 'behavior'.

• With help from the therapist and during application of relaxation techniques, the immediate physiological effects (feedback) can be seen and trained. (operant conditioning) This guides the client and accelerates the learning process involved in making the required behavioral or lifestyle changes.

Who can benefit from Biofeedback Services?

Maxcellence provides Biofeedback services for Corporate, Sportspersons, Educatiuonal Institutes, Health Care Institutions, families, individuals etc.

For details on Biofeedback Services please contact us.

Example of application of Biofeedback Services

An example: a client has developed a habit to build up chronic tension in the neck and shoulder muscles (upper trapezius) and has chronic headaches as a consequence. Often, pain killers do not do much good in that case. They mainly suppress the resulting phenomena (pain) but do not change much about the root cause. The tension is visually displayed on a computer screen and through EMG- Biofeedback the client learns to become aware of this tension and release it before it leads to cramps, painful muscles or headaches.  By making these 'behavioral' changes the headaches may occur less often or even disappear altogether.