Biofeedback techniques came into use in the first half of the twentieth century, and its name is because the patient is a “looping” or cycle of output and input, in example, as manifested in certain body changes circumstances, may interpret this data and use them to change behaviors on their behalf.
Thus, biofeedback helps to raise awareness of situations that are normally ignored. “For a psychoanalytic therapy can someone say, ‘I’m not concerned, or me that does not bother me, I have passed’, but if we show how we have more body reaction to assume what should work and learn to relax properly” , says the psychologist.
To achieve this, lay hold of technical resources from a hand thermometer that registers the temperature drop in the limbs and show a state of tension, to novelty items such as neurofeedback, which consists of a series of resources for biofeedback applied to the nervous system central which uses computers and software that interprets the information obtained through electrodes.
This new resource to interpret the electrical activity directly, so that the individual may notice that your brain produces waves that often prevent you from getting focus or relax. Through images or sounds, the computer helps the individual to learn to produce appropriate impulses which are generated normally. You can also see when you alter your breathing or strained a muscle.
As a matter of Ms. Fernandez Solari, these techniques will not replace medical or psychological treatment. “I use them as an adjunct to psychotherapy therapy, and I are very useful for a person to realize that it has on certain conflict situations, because it reflected on the screen.”
Some of the many problems that are solved through biofeedback find the attention to concentration difficulties in children, although it is not a disease in itself, is a disorder that hinders their education. It can also help people with migraine do not alleviate his illness, but teaching them to interrupt their cycle time and avoid severe and irreversible headache.
Another important application is in problems of addiction. “A person drinks or uses drugs compulsively because it achieves a sense of relaxation and pleasure in an internal conflict that can not handle. Thanks to neurofeedback can be taught how to produce conditions similar to those obtained by stimulants, and learn to manage moments of high tension. ”
This work, says the specialist, “is not magic, it implies that the person is dedicated and do the tasks assigned to it. The idea is that people solve problems for themselves and learn to act on its own, because otherwise “would have to have a psychologist or doctor 24 hours to help us resolve our conflicts, this is not the function of a specialist.”
The results obtained with this technique, Dr. Marta Fernandez concludes, have forced many of his colleagues to change their ideas about biofeedback, because if it is true that the body has a chance of getting sick, also has the capacity to self-healing.
credit to: Rafael Mejía
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