Learning In Biofeedback

Biofeedback is the feedback from the different parts of the body. You can learn from the feedback with the use of lights or sounds detecting changes in the brain, heart, or muscles. Sending back the information so you can learn to regulate your own physiological functions, helps you to take control of the body and mind.

Biofeedback is natural and you receive it often. When doing pushups you get lightheaded telling you to stop, this is biofeedback. Your side begins to hurt when running and you slow down, this is biofeedback.

You can learn to control parts of your body using the proper instruments and equipment that you thought were uncontrollable. You learn consciously to control your nervous system that controls your sweating, heart condition, muscle tension, and even blushing. Balancing your body to relieve stress can be done through biofeedback. The mind will receive information on the body activities using biofeedback.

High blood pressure can be lowered when a person is attached to an instrument by concentrating on watching their pressure drop on the dial. This person might not be able to tell you how it was done except to say “relaxation.” Mental and Physical information both need to be used and it takes a lot of learning and practice.

The equipment does not make the changes the person makes them by using biofeedback instruments. These instruments can be set aside once they have learned the process of changing.

How to use biofeedback practices on self:
Try biofeedback on yourself using a thermometer. Tape the bulb to your middle finger on the pad with masking tape. You will need good contact. Sit quietly for about 5 minutes and note the temperature. Repeat to yourself a relaxing phase like “my hand feels relaxed and warm” for about 10 minutes. Look at the temperature again. In about 10-20 minutes, most people will notice the temperature to rise.

By learning biofeedback, you can control increased heart rate, rapid breathing, or sweating caused from stress or from being upset. These reactions are caused by stress and called the fight response. Epinephrine is released preparing your bodies for emergencies causing our blood pressure to raise, our blood shifts putting our bodies into the fight mode. If there is no fight it can lead to other health issues such as ulcers.

We need to know how it feels to relax. It is hard to relax if we are full of stress. Learning biofeedback, we can learn how to mentally and physically relieve some of the stress and start out way to relaxation. The process is simple if you learn basic skills, such as breathing normally, mediation and so on.

Biofeedback is only part of the process of dealing with stress. Some physical stress can be more serious so consult with a professional on biofeedback. A professional in this field can help you to determine if learning biofeedback could help your condition.

In fact, overwhelming stress can cause bleeding ulcers, heart failure, strokes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, to name a few.

Using biofeedback techniques, we need to train self in finding the stressors to eliminate stress. For instance, if you feel stress after walking a mile, you know you pushed your body too hard. Use the biofeedback, i.e. the stress and pain you feel to avoid this action again.

If you are watching a movie and notice tension rise, why put pressure on self and continue watching what causes you stress. Listen to the biofeedback, turn the channel, and find something that makes you laugh instead.

As you see, biofeedback is a chain of natural reactions, only technology designed devices and equipment to help you move along to wellness.