What are some of the health issues that biofeedback is effective in treating?
Biofeedback has been shown to be useful in treating the following: • Migraine or tension headaches • Chronic pain or other chronic diseases • Disorders of the digestive system • Incontinence • High blood pressure • Cardiac arrhythmias (abnormalities in the rhythm of the heartbeat) • ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) • Epilepsy • Paralysis, spinal cord injury, and other movement disorders Biofeedback is also used to improve academic and athletic performance, and its technology is being utilized in the emerging science of brain-computer interface and the development of applications in video/computer games.
