How do biofeedback practitioners assess patients with essential hypertension?
After a medical evaluation to rule out diseases and medications that can produce elevated blood pressure, a clinician may conduct a psychophysiological profile that monitors your breathing, finger temperature, heart rhythm, skeletal muscle activity, and skin conductance using biofeedback electrodes during resting, mild stressor, and recovery conditions. The psychophysiological profile will enable your clinician to develop an individualized training program to correct abnormal physiological changes associated with hypertension.
