Article - Biofeedback: What Is Biofeedback?
The word "biofeedback" was coined in the late 1969 to describe laboratory procedures that trained research subjects to alter brain activi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biofeedback: Encyclopedia - Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) which involves measuring bodily processes such as blood pressure, h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biofeedback: Encyclopedia Ii - Biofeedback - Types Of Biofeedback
One variety of biofeedback is EEG feedback, which uses electrodes placed on the scalp to garner information about the user's brainwaves. ...   » Read the article

Article - Biofeedback: Biofeedback – A Non-drug, Hi-tech System!
To an uninformed observer, the sight of a biofeedback session may look like something straight out of a science-fantasy. In a typical set...   » Read the article

Article - Biofeedback And Neurofeedback: Your Brain And Neurofeedback - A Beginner's Manual
Biofeedback as a field has been growing since the late 1960s. This form of training and treatment uses monitoring instruments attached to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biofeedback: Encyclopedia Ii - Biofeedback - Origins Of Biofeedback
Neal Miller, a psychology Ph.d and neuroscientist who worked and studied at Yale, is generally considered to be the father of modern-day ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Science: Dna Is Influneced By Words And Frequencies
The human DNA is a biological Internet and superior in many aspects to the artificial one. The latest Russian scientific research directl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Potential Movement: Encyclopedia - Human Potential Movement
The Human Potential Movement came out of the social and intellectual milieu of the 1960s and was formed to promote the cultivation of ext...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary Incontinence: Encyclopedia - Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body. It is often temporary, and it almost always results from an u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Behavior Modification: Encyclopedia - Behavior Modification
Behavior Modification is a technique of altering an individuals reactions to stimuli through positive reinforcement and the extinction of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurofeedback: Encyclopedia - Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback (NFB), also called neurotherapy, neurobiofeedback or EEG biofeedback, enables an individual to train brainwave activity, as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpha Wave: Encyclopedia - Alpha Wave
Alpha waves are electromagnetic oscillations in the frequency range of 8-12 Hz arising from synchronous and coherent (in phase / construc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bioelectromagnetism: Encyclopedia - Bioelectromagnetism
Bioelectromagnetism (sometimes equated with bioelectricity) refers to the static voltage of biological cells and to the electric currents...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Relaxation Technique: Encyclopedia - Relaxation Technique
Relaxation Techniques have long been included in sitcoms and cartoons, used in particular by those with anger management problems. The mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alvin Lucier: Encyclopedia - Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier (born May 14, 1931) is an American composer of music and sound installations exploring acoustic phenomena, especially resona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -kinesis: Encyclopedia - -kinesis
-kinesis, from Greek "kinesis", movement, motion, is a suffix that denotes movement. It is frequently used to indicate hypothetical parap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headache: Encyclopedia - Headache
A headache (medically known as cephalgia) is a condition of mild to severe pain in the head; sometimes upper back or neck pain may also b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Biofeedback
biofeedback A science or learned technique for consciously controlling biological processes such as listening to amplified brain wave...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Parapsychology Dictionary On Biofeedback
Biofeedback: A general term for techniques that involve giving a person information about their current physiological state (e.g., he...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Biofeedback
BIOFEEDBACK: technique used especially for stress-related conditions such as asthma, migraines, insomnia and high blood pressure. &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Biofeedback
Biofeedback uses electronic devices to monitor and to assist learning to control involuntary body processes, including blood pressure ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Biofeedback
BIOFEEDBACK: A method of monitoring minute metabolic changes in one's own body with the aid of sensitive machines.   The techniq...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Biofeedback
BIOFEEDBACK Biofeedback utilizes a system of sensitive instruments that relay information about the physical condition of the body. Us...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Biofeedback
Biofeedback: Using a biofeedback machine, practitioners teach patients how to control and change such autonomic body functions as bloo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Biofeedback
Biofeedback: Using a biofeedback machine, practitioners teach patients how to control and change such autonomic body functions as bloo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Biofeedback
BIOFEEDBACK Is the means by which one can monitor how one functions on a physical and emotional level, by using a simple, non-invasive...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Biofeedback
Biofeedback: the process of furnishing an individual with information, usually in an auditory or visual mode, on the state of one or m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Biofeedback
Biofeedback A scientific technique to tune into and consciously control bodily functions through the use of EEG (electroencephalograph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Psychophysiologic Feedback
Biofeedback , Psychophysiologic feedback , Biofeedback, Biofeedbacks: Process by which a person uses biofeedback information to gai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Potential Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Potential Movement - Criticism
The movement has received criticism in two forms. The first is from researchers in psychology, medicine, and science who often dismiss th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Electroacupuncture Biofeedback: Alternative Health Dictionary On Electroacupuncture Biofeedback
electroacupuncture biofeedback: Ostensibly diagnostic method developed by Reinhold Voll, M.D., of Germany, in the 1940s. Its theory po...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback Without Machines: Alternative Health Dictionary On Biofeedback Without Machines
Biofeedback Without Machines: Modality for relatively stressless living and for tapping inner resources to discover one's identity and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Level-off: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Level-off
level-off To reach a state of consciousness during a biofeedback session   (See also: Level-off , Body Mind and Soul)  ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary Incontinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Urinary Incontinence - Treatment Of Incontinence
Urinary incontinence - Exercises. Kegel exercises to strengthen or retrain pelvic floor muscles and sphincter muscles can reduce or cur...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Readout: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Readout
readout The biofeedback chart or paper that records the marks from a pen that is moved by the electrical energy emanating from the su...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upper Frequency: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Upper Frequency
upper frequency In biofeedback work the UF denotes the highest threshold reached on the scale of brain rhythms when connected to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Potential Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Potential Movement - Relationship To Other Fields
The movement is sometimes considered to be under the broader umbrella of the New Age movement. It is distinguished ideologically from oth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Optometry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Optometry
holistic optometry (holistic eye care): A form of optometry that encompasses acupuncture, biofeedback, bodywork, psychotherapy, and sy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Psychiatry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Psychiatry
holistic psychiatry: Form of psychiatry that may include biofeedback, bodywork, energy healing (see vibrational medicine), and homeopa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autogenic Training: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Autogenic Training
AUTOGENIC TRAINING (AT) - various methods of meditation, visualization or biofeedback training used to modify behavior and consciousne...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Feedback: Parapsychology Dictionary On Feedback
Feedback: The giving of information to subjects about their performance on a test.   See also Biofeedback .   (See also:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Patterns: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Patterns
patterns The style of the lines made on the EEG printouts during biofeedback work, caused from the many levels of brain wave consciou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stress Monitor: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Stress Monitor
stress monitor Biofeedback instrument that helps one to quiet one's emotions, mind and body by registering levels of consciousness an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vipassana: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Vipassana
Vipassana "To see things as they really are", many forms of passive or insightful meditation aimed at heightening one's awa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mental Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Mental Medicine
Mental Medicine (the Medicine of the North, Mental Medicine path, mental path): Mode of Cherokee healing that includes biofeedback, th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Dentistry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Dentistry
holistic dentistry (biological dentistry, holistic general dentistry): A form of general dentistry that may include acupuncture, biofe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nonbrain Alpha Waves: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Nonbrain Alpha Waves
nonbrain alpha waves Biofeedback readouts appearing to be alpha waves on the instrument but are caused by artifacts; movements of hai...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Time Lag: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Time Lag
time lag 1.    (Biofeedback) Lapse of time in the brain cells as they do their work as opposed to working simultaneous...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
holistic medicine: Alternative medicine. That form of alternative medicine which focuses on personal accountability for one's hea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Nursing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Nursing
holistic nursing (wholistic nursing): Form of nursing that exalts intuition and may include AMMA Therapy, biofeedback, guided imagery,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary Incontinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Urinary Incontinence - Urinary Incontinence In Women
Women experience incontinence twice as often as men. Pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, and the structure of the female urinary tract a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary Incontinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Urinary Incontinence - Types Of Incontinence
Urinary incontinence - Stress incontinence. Stress incontinence is incontinence that is caused by actions such as coughing, laughing, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary Incontinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Urinary Incontinence - Diagnosis Of Incontinence
Patients with incontinence should be referred to a medical practitioner specializing in this field. Urologists specialize in the urinary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raynaud's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Raynaud's Disease - Treatment
The severity of the disease runs from mild to severe. In people with mild cases, this may be simply an annoyance. More serious cases requ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neurobiofeedback: Alternative Health Dictionary On Neurobiofeedback
NeuroBioFeedback (NBF): Combination of biofeedback and neural therapy. The Alexandria institute (Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) defines...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Naturopathy
naturopathy (natural healing, natural health, natural medicine, natural therapies, nature cure, naturology, naturopathic healing, natu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathic Medicine: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Naturopathic Medicine
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE: The philosophy and practice of treating disease by following the principles and laws of nature, rather than uti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dr. Lynch's Holistic Self-health Program: Alternative Health Dictionary On Dr. Lynch's Holistic Self-health Program
Dr. Lynch's Holistic Self-Health Program: Variation of self-healing developed by James P.B. Lynch, D.C. The primary tool of this progr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Of Light: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Of Light - Plot
Lord of Light is set on a planet colonized by the remnants of a destroyed "Urath", Earth. The crew and colonists from the Star of India f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mind/body/spirit Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Mind/body/spirit Medicine
Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine: Mind-body medicine (also referred to as psychoneuroimmunology-PNI) focuses on the interactions among the br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electromyography: Encyclopedia Ii - Electromyography - Uses
EMG can help to distinguish primary muscle conditions from muscle weakness caused by neurologic disorders. It can be used to differentiat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Optometry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Optometry
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Encyclopedia - Tension Headache: Encyclopedia Ii - Tension Headache - Treatment
Episodic tension headaches generally respond well to over-the-counter analgesics, such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or aspirin. The effect o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Psychiatry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Psychiatry
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Dictionary - Holistic Dentistry: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Dentistry
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Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
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Dictionary - Holistic Nursing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Holistic Nursing
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Dictionary - Mental Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Mental Medicine
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Encyclopedia - Bioelectromagnetism: Encyclopedia Ii - Bioelectromagnetism - Description
Biological cells use bioelectricity to store metabolic energy, to do work or trigger internal changes, and to signal one another. Bioelec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electromyography: Encyclopedia Ii - Electromyography - Electrical Characteristics
Signal similar to an electrical noise, gaussian distribution. Voltage range : 0 to 10mV. Frequency range : 15Hz to 500Hz. ......   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bioelectromagnetism: Encyclopedia Ii - Bioelectromagnetism - Volume Conductors
In standard electrical engineering guidelines, the 3 fundamental units of Resistance, Voltage & Current are seen as inhomogeneous val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain-computer Interface: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain-computer Interface - Human Bci Research
There have also been experiments in humans utilizing modern invasive and non-invasive neuroimaging technologies as interfaces. The most c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parapsychology: Dictionary Of Parapsychology A-b
A dictionary of Parapsycology. Please note that words in grey are hyperlinked to a corresponding archive with articles related to that pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Of Light: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Of Light - Structure
The novel is structured as a series of long chapters, each a distinct story of part of a campaign by the hero Sam against the Gods. The f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Repetitive Strain Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - Repetitive Strain Injury - Specific Conditions
Repetitive strain injury is not a specific disease but a loose group of other, more specific conditions. Some of these are: Tendonitis U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raynaud's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Raynaud's Disease - Symptoms
The symptoms include several cyclic color changes: When exposed to cold temperatures, the oxygen supply to the fingertips, toes, and ear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Migraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Migraine - Acephalgic Migraine
Acephalgic migraine is a neurological syndrome. It is a variant of migraine in which the patient may experience aura, nausea, photophobia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurofeedback: Encyclopedia Ii - Neurofeedback - History And Application
In 1924, the German psychiatrist Hans Berger connected a couple of electrodes (small round discs of metal) to a patient's scalp and detec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Migraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Migraine - Acephalgic Migraine
Acephalgic migraine is a neurological syndrome. It is a variant of migraine in which the patient may experience aura, nausea, photophobia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cluster Headache: Encyclopedia Ii - Cluster Headache - Pathology
While the immediate cause of pain is in the trigeminal nerve, the true cause(s) of cluster headache is complex and not fully understood. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Repetitive Strain Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - Repetitive Strain Injury - Warning Signs
RSI conditions have many varied symptoms. The following may indicate the onset of an RSI. Recurring pain or soreness in neck, shoulders,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Repetitive Strain Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - Repetitive Strain Injury - Treatment
If RSI symptoms have already appeared, there are further methods of treatment which should be used in addition to the above preventative ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain-computer Interface: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain-computer Interface - Theme In Fiction
Direct neural interface devices were the prominent feature of the popular Matrix film series, wherein humanity was enslaved by artificial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-invasive Medical: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-invasive Medical - Therapy
In some cases, non-invasive methods will not work for the intended purpose, so medical technology has developed minimally-invasive method...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electromyography: Encyclopedia Ii - Electromyography - Procedure
To perform EMG, needle electrodes are inserted through the skin into the muscle tissue. Each electrode gives only an average picture of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raynaud's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Raynaud's Disease - Disease Vs. Phenomenon
It is important to distinguish Raynaud's disease from Raynaud's phenomenon. In order to diagnose these two forms of Raynaud's, your docto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antarctic Krill: Encyclopedia Ii - Antarctic Krill - Food
The gut of E. superba can often be seen shining green through the animal's transparent skin, an indication that this species feeds predom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Migraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Migraine - Treatment
Conventional treatment focuses on three areas: trigger avoidance, symptomatic control, and preventive drugs. Migraine - Trigger avoidanc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fecal Incontinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Fecal Incontinence - Treatment
Treatment depends on the cause and severity of fecal incontinence; it may include dietary changes, medication, bowel training, or surgery...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fibromyalgia: Encyclopedia Ii - Fibromyalgia - Treatment
Like many other soft tissue and rheumatolgical organic disorders there is no cure for fibromyalgia, but some treatment options are availa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antarctic Krill: Encyclopedia Ii - Antarctic Krill - Life Cycle
The main spawning season of Antarctic krill is from January through March, both above the continental shelf and also in the upper region ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antarctic Krill: Encyclopedia Ii - Antarctic Krill - Biological Peculiarities
Antarctic krill - Bioluminescence. Krill are often referred to as light-shrimp because they can emit light, produced by bioluminescent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychotherapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychotherapy - General Description
Given that psychotherapy is restricted to conversations, practitioners do not have to be medically qualified. In most countries, however,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychotherapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychotherapy - Schools And Approaches
Psychoanalysis was the earliest form of psychotherapy, but many other theories and techniques are also now used by psychotherapists, psyc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Migraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Migraine - Signs & Symptoms
Migraine with aura is a neurological disease characterized by flare-ups generally referred to as "migraine attacks." "Aura" refers to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Gabriel: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Gabriel - Womad And Other Projects
Gabriel has been interested in world music for many years, with the first musical evidence appearing on his third album. This influence h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Migraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Migraine - Pathophysiology
Research scientists are unclear about the precise cause of migraine headaches. There seems to be general agreement, however, that a key e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychotherapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychotherapy - History
Most psychotherapies are either direct descendants of psychoanalysis, or their founders started out in areas of psychoanalysis before dev...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Faq Dictionary: What Are The Various Gadgets To Help You In Lucid Dreaming?
Dream FAQ Dictionary: What are the various gadgets to help you in lucid dreaming?   What are the various gadgets to help you i...   » Read the article

Article - Alternative Health Sitemap I - B
This is a sitemap for Alternative Health - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article