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The Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care introduces an evidence-based mind-body approach to the medical and behavioral problems of primary care patients. Evidence-based mind-body practice draws on the best available scientific research, advocating the integration of well-documented mind-body therapies into primary health care. The handbook summarizes current mind-body practice and provides an overview of the basic techniques, including biofeedback, neurofeedback, relaxation therapies, hypnotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, acupuncture, and spiritual therapies. The editors also thoroughly demonstrate the application of these techniques to common disorders such as headache, chronic pain, and essential hypertension, as well as anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and sleep disorders.
Biofeedback and Biological Monitoring
Biofeedback and Biological Monitoring
Abstract: Biofeedback is a mind-body therapy using electronic instruments to help individuals gain awareness and control over physiological processes. The instruments used in biofeedback measure muscle activity, skin temperature, electrodermal activity, respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, brain electrical activity, and brain blood flow. Research shows that biofeedback is effective for treating a variety of medical and mental disorders. Used by physicians, nurses, psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and others, biofeedback therapies guide the individual to facilitate the learning of voluntary control over body and mind and to take a more active role in maintaining personal health.
Origins
Biofeedback uses electronic devices to measure and provide an individual with information about fluctuations in physiological processes. The goal is to ...
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