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Women who report feeling stressed early in their monthly cycle were more likely than those who were less stressed to report more pronounced symptoms before and during menstruation, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The association raises the possibility that feeling stressed in the weeks before menstruation could worsen the symptoms typically associated with premenstrual syndrome and menstruation.
There has been much excitement surrounding the recent positive developments for neurofeedback (EEG-biofeedback) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the past week, news circulated that American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) endorsed neurofeedback for ADHD. Although I was also excited about this potentially important development for the field of neurofeedback and children with attentional disorders and posted an article to this effect, I found no evidence in AAP’s original announcement that Level 2 (“good evidence”) recommendations applied to neurofeedback.
The American Academy Of Pediatrics recently published the summer edition of “Evidence-Based Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Interventions” – a guide to help clinicians and parents select treatments based on available research. Biofeedback received a “Level 2″ classification as a psychosocial intervention for the core behavioral symptoms commonly associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Check the end of this report for a link to download the original psychosocial intervention guide.
Hypertension is one of the most common health concerns in the U.S. The National Institutes of Health estimates that 50 million or more Americans have high blood pressure, and a dramatic rise is anticipated as the baby boomer generation moves into maturity. Also by their estimate, worldwide prevalence of hypertension may exceed 1 billion. The [...]
There is a great sale/special offer at BMED Press for the Heartmath emWave Desktop. BMED Press is an independent book publisher and retailer of heart-rate variability biofeedback systems. I am certain our astute readers notice the similarity in name of BMED Report and BMED Press. The Managing Editor of BMED Report (Chris Fisher – me!) [...]
The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) will hold its annual conference on March 24-27, 2010 in San Diego, California. This year’s conference theme is “Personalized Medicine in the Age of Technology: Psychophysiology and Health.”
I am pleased to announce that the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) 18th Annual Conference will held near Denver, Colorado from September 29 – October 3, 2010. Pre-conference workshops will be held September 27-29. I always look forward to the ISNR annual conference as this is the premier international conference for neurofeedback, biofeedback, [...]
In a recent meta-analysis involving biofeedback for the treatment of migraine, Grade A evidence [6] was found for the efficacy of the above methods which proved stable over a 17 month follow-up phase [5]. Numerous studies explore peripheral biofeedback [5] but scant studies exist on using neurofeedback methods to treat migraine [7-11]. Although the current [...]
HeartMath emWave is a long time featured product at our website because of its ease of use and reasonable price. HeartMath just announced a fresh new update to their desktop PC heart-rate variability (HRV) biofeedback system along with a $100.00 discount to kick off its release. Heartmath does not say when the sale ends so [...]
“Resonance” is the tendency of any physical system to oscillate. The frequency at which it oscillates is that at which it is optimally efficient. The pendulum of a clock is a simplest example. The pendulum swings back and forth at its resonant frequency which is determined in large part by its mass and its length. [...]
Washington Post writer, Katherine Ellison, briefly overviews a bonafide problem for the field of neurofeedback: inadequate licensure requirements for neurotherapists. BMED Report seldom calls for increased regulation of any kind, but this is sorely needed to “help protect their industry’s reputation from quacks,” as Ellison points out. Check the end of this review for a [...]
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Center for Health Statistics (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) released findings on Americans’ use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The findings are from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), an annual in-person survey of Americans regarding their [...]
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