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Biofeedback Therapy & Pain Management in Boston & Newton, MA
Biofeedback is a non-invasive intervention that helps you and your clinician better understand how stress, negative emotions, and situational factors impact your body. These bodily changes are measured via electrodes and are displayed on a computer monitor that both you and your clinician can see. It provides immediate feedback regarding the level of reactivity in your body such as your heart rate. Learning to control these functions can help you to improve your health and stress hardiness.
You will be taught how to use this information to gain better control over your reactivity and involuntary physiological responses that exacerbate pain, stress, and many medical and psychological conditions. Chronic stress and/or the stress of a medical condition can lead to an overactive "fight or flight" response that includes:
- Elevated blood pressure
- Increased muscle tension and pain
- Elevated blood sugar levels
- Irritable or depressed mood
- Fatigue
- Sleep disturbance
By learning biofeedback strategies, you will learn how to:
- Lower your blood pressure
- Decrease muscle tension and pain
- Reduce blood sugar levels
- Improve mood by regulating negative thoughts
- Increase your energy level
- Improve your quality of sleep
- Manage chronic pain
Biofeedback Therapy has been found to help with the following conditions:
- Anxiety and depression
- Insomnia
- Asthma
- Headaches
- Back pain
- Chronic pain
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Muscle spasms
- Other neurological and medical conditions
Each training session typically lasts 60 - 90 minutes. The total number of biofeedback sessions varies depending on the specific condition being treated. You may begin to experience benefits as soon as the first training session, although typically 8 to 10 sessions of biofeedback training are required. In addition, practicing the techniques at home and in your daily life will facilitate learning and symptom reduction.