MyoTrac | Online Biofeedback Training

 MyoTrac packs extreme sensitivity into a light, compact unit that works for you and your patient in the clinic or home. It is ideal for clinical assessment as well as for self-training. MyoTrac allows total freedom of movement for ambulatory exercises and provides a bright light bar and proportional tone biofeedback. The unit is accurate and reliable. MyoTrac offers three sensitivity ranges for muscle strengthening, rehabilitation or relaxation therapy, and provides stable readings in less than a second.

Features:

• The highly-sensitive MyoScan active sensor needs no skin preparation
• Two modes of biofeedback – LED and 5 way tone – provide flexibility
• 5 way tone feedback includes proportional, above and below threshold and 4-second delay
  
  
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• 13-segment LED bargraph offers expanded range for precise visual feedback
• Wide and narrow bandpass filters provide precise monitoring of normal and fatiguing muscles and eliminate heart-beat artifact
• 0 to 2 Volts DC output allows to connect to third party equipment and permits computerized monitoring
• Low current consumption provides long battery life

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Biofeedback and Neurofeedback for Veterans

 Veterans are given honor for their service in many settings.  One example I notice is when I am traveling by air.  Veterans are thanked for their service and are allowed to board before other passengers.  They are also honored on Veterans Day.  They deserve it for their sacrifice to serve our country.

Many of them pay a great price and suffer with lingering physical and mental symptoms related to their service.  Some of the symptoms that I am aware of that some veterans live with include Anxiety, PTSD, Chronic Pain, Headaches, Insomnia, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and substance dependance/abuse.

These all happen to be symptoms that biofeedback or neurofeedback can be helpful with.  Using this technology along with coaching, mindfulness, relaxation techniques and other therapies can help to reduce these symptoms.  The Veterans Administration through their VA medical centers and various branches of the military have been using biofeedback and neurofeedback for decades.  Much of this in the past, had been done by individual practitioners or small groups within these large organizations that had an interest in using these tools.  More recently, the Veterans Administration has created a Whole Health initiative which makes biofeedback, neurofeedback, and other interventions like yoga, meditation, acupuncture an official part of treatment that is offered to the veterans they serve.

Since then, I have seen more of an effort to prepare more providers within the VA system to be able to provide these services.  It has become fairly common for biofeedback to be offered for headaches, pain, anxiety, insomnia, and PTSD.  I am starting to see more of an interest in neurofeedback for insomnia, PTSD, pain, substance abuse, and TBI.  Neurofeedback requires additional training and equipment, especially to be able to provide brain mapping assessments to aid in treatment planning.

Most traditional training programs required students to be sent to a site, usually out of town, to be trained over a period of several days.  That wasn’t much of a problem when it was only one or two people to send.  Now that facilities are training groups of four to as many as 20, it becomes much more of a challenge.  New options are available now to help with this issue.  Students can attend online training.  This reduces the cost and hassle of travel for multiple students as well as having many staff members out of town at the same time.  For groups that prefer in-person training like I do, there is onsite training where the instructor comes to the facility and trains the group at their place.  This can be very efficient and it allows for the positive experience of training in person including equipment labs.

I expect that many more veterans and military service people will be getting to take advantage of these effective therapies as more providers get trained and equipped to provide these services.

Harry L. Campbell

914-762-4646 – Harry@biofeedbackinternational.com

Author of What Stress Can Do, Available on Amazon.com, Youtube

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Training Options

 There are several options for people who are interested in receiving training in biofeedback and neurofeedback for certification through the BCIA (Biofeedback Certification International Alliance).  Each has pros and cons.  I will discuss several options in this article.

University programs:

There are some universities that offer biofeedback training.  These programs are usually more detailed because they are being provided in an academic setting over a relatively long period of time.  They can provide a very thorough learning experience including hands-on lab experiences.  They can be a good option for individuals and you get to meet and work with other people with like interests.  They may be more expensive than other options and are not practical if you have a group of people who need to be trained together.

In-Person public seminars:

These are provided by private companies or organizations, usually for-profit, who are accredited by the BCIA to provide didactic training that counts towards certification.  These are usually offered over several consecutive days so that they can be completed in a short amount of time.  They tend to include lab opportunities to work with equipment.  They may be less detailed and thorough because of the short time in which they are completed.  They may be less expensive than a university program.  Sometimes people from the same facility may be sent to attend the same seminar so that they can learn together.  In this format you can also meet other people and learn with them.

Online Training:

These can either be open to the public or for private groups.  They are also provided by private companies or organizations.  Universities may also be offering these programs.  They can cost less, mostly due to savings on travel and lodging.  Timing can vary.  They may be offered over long consecutive days like the in-person sessions discussed above or they can be offered over non-consecutive shorter days to reduce screen fatigue.  These programs are convenient because you don’t have to go anywhere to attend.  They can be less engaging because you are not in the room with the instructor or other attendees.  You also don’t get a chance to have labs where you get to work with the equipment unless you already have equipment or you rent equipment for the session.  Learning to use the biofeedback or neurofeedback equipment is as important as the book learning so you will still need to arrange for getting that done.  Multiple people from the same organization can attend and there would be less expense than if attending in person.

Onsite Training:

This type of biofeedback or neurofeedback training is like the public in-person training except it is provided at the customer site only for their invited students.  The instructor travels to the customer site to train the group.  This might be done at a large private practice, hospital, university, or other facility like a veterans or military medical facility with multiple providers who want or need to be trained.It allows for multiple students to be trained together without travel and lodging expenses.  They get to learn with other people who they work with though they don’t get to meet and learn with others.

I hope that this review will be helpful in deciding which type of training will be the best option to get the training you need to learn biofeedback or neurofeedback and to qualify for BCIA certification.

Harry L. Campbell

914-762-4646 – Harry@biofeedbackinternational.com

Author of What Stress Can Do, Available on Amazon.com

Biofeedback Resources International Corp.

Reasons to Reduce Stress | Stress Minimizing Books

Stress is unavoidable, right?  That is a practical reality.  We can’t totally avoid stress as long as we are alive in this world.   We can reduce our exposure to stress.  We can counteract stress by doing relaxation exercises, yoga, exercise, meditation, and other things like biofeedback.

Why is it worth the effort to reduce or manage stress?  Here are a few reasons.

Cardiovascular disease:  Stress can cause constriction of blood vessels which leads to increased blood pressure.  It can also cause plaque to build up in the arteries causing them to be less flexible.  This can lead to heart disease, strokes, and heart attacks.

Physical Pain:  When some people are under stress, they tense some of their muscles unnecessarily and chronically.  Muscles are intended to cause the body to move and to maintain posture.  When they are not working for those purposes, they should be resting.  When muscles contract for a long period of time they can trigger pain.  If a person is tensing their muscles as a reaction to stress for a long enough time, they may experience pain.  This is often experienced as neck pain, back pain, or headaches because of chronic tension in the face, neck, and back muscles.

Sleep problems: When a person is stressed a lot during the day, they may develop problems falling asleep and or staying asleep.  Being physically tense and mentally anxious at bedtime makes it more difficult to get a good night’s sleep.  Sleep may be improved if you reduce stress.  It is very important to get enough sleep for good mental and physical health.

Cognitive function problems: Chronic stress has been shown to reduce connections between neurons in the brain and actually reduce the size of important parts of the brain.  Even short-term stress affects our ability to think clearly.  You probably can remember times that you were under stress and had difficulty with schoolwork or mental work on your job.

There are many more negative effects that stress can have on us.  The ones listed above should make the point.  For much, much more on the negative effects of stress on your body, check out the works of Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D. including a 24-lecture video program by The Great Courses company entitled Stress and Your Body.  I just wanted to give a few important examples.

We encounter multiple sources of stress every day.  It is important that we do things to reduce the negative effects of stress daily so that we don’t suffer these negative effects.  By doing this we will not only avoid physical and mental health symptoms.  We will also improve our quality and enjoyment of life.

Harry L. Campbell

914-762-4646 – Harry@biofeedbackinternational.com

Author of What Stress Can Do, Available on Amazon.com

Biofeedback Resources International Corp.

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Neurofeedback Training for Concussions | Neurofeedback Certification

 Concussions happen in many ways including sports and motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, military blast injuries, and physical assaults.  Effective treatment methods are limited.  Because a concussion involves an injury to the brain, it makes sense that therapies should involve the brain.  Neurofeedback training is a therapy that helps to regulate dysfunctional activity in the brain that might be causing symptoms.

When the brain operates it produces electric impulses that can be measured by neurofeedback instruments.  These instruments then display the information from various parts of the brain.  If the information shows that the brain is not functioning normally, the software can encourage the brain to go back to functioning in a more effective way.  With this neurofeedback training symptoms tend to resolve.

In their book, Conquering Concussion, Healing TBI Symptoms with Neurofeedback and Without Drugs, Mary Lee Esty, Ph.D., and C.M. Shifflett talk about this in-depth.  Here is a list of symptoms that they include in their book that brain injuries can cause: headaches, impulsivity, fatigue, confusion, memory problems, slowed thinking, focus, insomnia, anxiety, anger, explosiveness, phobias, dizziness, mood swings, indecision, concentration, light sensitivity, slow speech, depression, nightmares, and risk-taking.

Neurofeedback training is non-invasive.  It uses electrodes or sensors that are placed on the scalp either individually or with a cap or headset.  The sensors only measure activity coming from the brain.  No electricity is introduced into the brain through the electrodes.  There are some exceptions to this.  Some forms of neurofeedback use CES – cranial electrical stimulation which puts a mild electrical current into the head or Electro-Magnetic stimulation which introduces a magnetic field into the head.  When you are researching neurofeedback training, equipment, or therapy you should ask questions about what method is being used and if it is non-invasive or not.

Many neurofeedback providers conduct a brain map before starting training.  This involves placing a cap or headset on the head and recording the EEG from 12 or more areas of the brain.  This data is then compared to a normative database to determine how close the activity is to the average of similar brains of people without clinical symptoms.  A report is produced that indicates which areas have normal, lower than normal, and higher than normal activity for various measures.  Based on this information and the symptoms the person presents with, a training protocol is set.  The person then attends training sessions 1-3 times per week for a total of about 30 sessions.  Sometimes less and sometimes more sessions are required.

Most of the professionals who provide the service are psychologists, social workers, and mental health counselors.  Some chiropractors and others also provide the service.  Training and certification are available for those who want to provide the service.

For more information on neurofeedback training and certification, you can send me an email or call.

Harry L. Campbell, BPS, BCB, BCN

President, Biofeedback Resources International Corp.

Harry@biofeedbackinternational.com

914-762-4646

www.biofeedbackinternational.com

Author of What Stress Can Do, Available on Amazon.com

Z-Score Neurofeedback | Biofeedback Resources International

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BioGraph Z-Score Neurofeedback is used conjointly with Dr. Robert Thatchers NeuroGuide z-score feedback library, BioGraph can translate EEG connectivity metrics into much more intuitive z-score values. Because z-scores are what brain maps report on, neurofeedback becomes an easy task as the screen shows a moment-to-moment reading on how far a clients performance is from the norms.

• Z-score outputs include absolute power, relative power, power ratio, amplitude asymmetry, coherence and phase difference. These metrics are available for eight bands including alpha, beta, delta, theta, high beta and beta I, II and III.

• Any time during the training session, the clinician can click Pause and right-click over an instrument to select a different z-score metric or band to train with, on the fly.

• Training screens show dual threshold bar graphs to allow practical range training.

• Numeric displays can be programmed to follow bar graph color change on condition, to emulate NeuroGuide reporting.

• All the feedback power of BioGraph is available to train from norms on-the-fly or use the z-scores for pre- and post-session assessment. Use measurements such as Percent of Time in Condition to report training results.

Benefits of Z-Score Biofeedback Add-on:

• Real-time comparisons of 2-channel EEG to NeuroGuides normative database. Metrics include coherence, phase, amplitude asymmetry, relative power, absolute power and power ratios for eight different frequency bands.

• Simple measure of progress is based on percent of time in condition.

• In neurofeedback, this allows training directly using norms. In this approach, training is always towards norm instead of an arbitrary value that may be difficult to determine.

• Can also be used in pre- and post- assessment of general connectivity training. In this approach, training can be directly on the metric, such as coherence, for example, whereas post-session analysis can include the Z-Score deviations of coherence from norm, all within BioGraph Infiniti.

• Faster results: in both the above cases, multiple operations are combined as the need to export data from BioGraph and send away for Z-Score assessments is eliminated. The power is all in one place, and the strategy is always the same: train towards norm.

Other BioGraph 4.0 new features related to connectivity training

• Change Z-Score settings on-the-fly.

• Range training made possible by dual threshold instruments. Instead of above or below threshold, dual thresholds provide feedback for inside or outside range, which is much more useful in connectivity training protocols. Feedback logic can also be changed on-the-fly.

• Industry-standard metrics for phase, and amplitude asymmetry to compliment our existing coherence metric.

• Easier exporting to NeuroGuide software, such that BioGraph EEG data can be easily reviewed with all the analysis and reporting power of NeuroGuide beyond the Z-Scores.

• Two-channel EEG cable for easier connections with common ground and reference.

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Conquering Concussion Perfect Paperback | Biofeedback Training

This lively, well-researched, and hopeful book is an excellent primer for anyone dealing with TBI and its aftermath, from victims to caretakers. It is clearly written and illustrated for the average reader, but contains information that may be new to many healthcare professionals puzzled by odd and unresponsive symptoms and the realization that time alone does not heal the brain.

Conquering Concussion by Mary Lee Esty, Ph.D., and C. M. Shifflett presents history, new research, treatments, and 20 years of clinical case histories. These are real stories about real people struggling with post-concussion symptoms: terrible fatigue, headache and body pain, emotional swings, mental fog, insomnia, weight gain and balance problems. It shows how TBI symptoms overlap with other diagnoses such as ADHD and depression, and reveals the link with PTSD. It features neurotherapy, but presents additional therapies that can aid recovery. Topics include: Head injuries in history, from Henry VIII to Elvis Presley. What happens in concussion, the many symptoms that may appear, and problems with standard testing and treatments. 

The origins, supporting research, and results of neurofeedback. Detailed case histories of children, adults, and soldiers with memory problems, severe head pain, insomnia, ADHD and PTSD. Medical issues which may need attention before symptoms of concussion can heal. The rest of the story: What happened to people in this book who never expected to work or function normally ever again. How they regained their skills, jobs, families and lives.

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