What kinds of things does biofeedback monitor?
The biological activity monitored for biofeedback therapy may include things such as muscle tension levels in muscle groups or even specific muscles. For example, our assessment process can determine how tense particular muscles are (even at rest) and which ones chronically “store” the most tension. We can determine which muscles are most reactive when a person is upset and if a person can really relax them to clinically healthy levels. It is not uncommon for people to even sleep tense. These often unrecognized tension patterns are among the most common causes of hypertension, insomnia, headaches, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and many other serious and debilitating health concerns. Changes in peripheral skin temperature give us information about problems in the cardiovascular system. Galvanic skin response (changes in the skins ability to conduct bioelectrical currents) gives us information about what is happening in the endocrine system (changes in hormone levels or blood chemis
