Back ارتجاع بيولوجي Arabic Bioretroalimentació Catalan Biofeedback Czech Biofeedback German Βιοανατροφοδότηση Greek Biorretroalimentación Spanish بیوفیدبک Persian Biofeedback French Bith-aiseolas Irish ביופידבק HE
| Biofeedback | |
|---|---|
 A diagram showing the feedback loop between person, sensor, and processor to help provide biofeedback training | |
| ICD-10-PCS | GZC |
| ICD-9-CM | 94.39 |
| MeSH | D001676 |
| MedlinePlus | 002241 |
Biofeedback is the technique of gaining greater awareness of many physiological functions of one's own body by using electronic or other instruments, and with a goal of being able to manipulate the body's systems at will. Humans conduct biofeedback naturally all the time, at varied levels of consciousness and intentionality. Biofeedback and the biofeedback loop can also be thought of as self-regulation.[1][2] Some of the processes that can be controlled include brainwaves, muscle tone, skin conductance, heart rate and pain perception.[3]
Biofeedback may be used to improve health, performance, and the physiological changes that often occur in conjunction with changes to thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Recently, technologies have provided assistance with intentional biofeedback. Eventually, these changes may be maintained without the use of extra equipment, for no equipment is necessarily required to practice biofeedback.[2]
Meta-analysis of different biofeedback treatments have shown some benefit in the treatment of headaches and migraines and ADHD, though most of the studies in these meta-analyses did not make comparisons with alternative treatments.[4][5][6]
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