Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-49.2.01
S. Kohlenberg
While many researchers and clinicians see assessing resonance frequency (RF) as an important step in heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB), some practitioners providing HRVB acknowledge that they do not pay that much attention to RF. What if RF is not easily measured accurately or is not even particularly relevant to HRVB as it is practiced in the field? There is modest evidence suggesting that intertester reliability for RF may be relatively weak. Further study may be warranted to determine the accuracy and reliability of RF determinations in clinical settings and, perhaps, to what extent RF calculations are necessary at all. If RF is not really being used in the field, then there are a number of questions to be answered concerning the clinical practice of HRVB, such as if reliably determining RF is possible, and even whether HRVB as it is used clinically is biofeedback.
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Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-49.1.03
Arnon Rolnick, Yossi Ehrenreich, Adam Leighton
{"title":"Psychophysiological Therapy from a Distance: The Art of Sharing","authors":"Arnon Rolnick, Yossi Ehrenreich, Adam Leighton","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-49.1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-49.1.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81217251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-48.1.3
G. Sella, Honorary Fellow Aapb
Surface electromyography (SEMG) dynamic protocols were developed to facilitate the assessment of SEMG resting and activity amplitude potentials and to guide muscular reeducation and rehabilitation. The author created a database that identifies the average and standard deviation of muscular amplitude potentials during rest and activity through the pertinent joint ranges of motion (ROM). This enables researchers, clinicians, and ergonomists to obtain numerical results within the range of the values in the database and obtain more effective and efficient values of muscular energy consumption. The database is also paramount to the normalization of dysfunctional muscular activity patterns during activity and rest.
{"title":"SEMG Biofeedback Reeducation and Rehabilitation: The Sella Protocol","authors":"G. Sella, Honorary Fellow Aapb","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-48.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-48.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"Surface electromyography (SEMG) dynamic protocols were developed to facilitate the assessment of SEMG resting and activity amplitude potentials and to guide muscular reeducation and rehabilitation. The author created a database that identifies the average and standard deviation of muscular amplitude potentials during rest and activity through the pertinent joint ranges of motion (ROM). This enables researchers, clinicians, and ergonomists to obtain numerical results within the range of the values in the database and obtain more effective and efficient values of muscular energy consumption. The database is also paramount to the normalization of dysfunctional muscular activity patterns during activity and rest.","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83775238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-48.2.03
P. Steffen, D. Moss, F. Shaffer
{"title":"Special Issue: Empirically Supported Protocols in Biofeedback Practice II","authors":"P. Steffen, D. Moss, F. Shaffer","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-48.2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-48.2.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82298006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-47.4.03
{"title":"A Path Forward: APA Approves Recognition of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology","authors":"","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-47.4.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-47.4.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88607057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.03
D. Moss, I. Khazan
{"title":"Special Issue: Integrating Mindfulness Training with Clinical Biofeedback: Practical Applications","authors":"D. Moss, I. Khazan","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72712401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.04
Urszula Klich
A clinical approach centered on teaching self-regulation and compassion can assist patients dealing with pain and anxiety to feel more control over their environment. Compassion, found to be a critical variable in the therapeutic benefit of mindfulness-based techniques, can be combined with biofeedback to maximize the advantageous psychological and physical changes that are seen with both. This article will present treatment considerations in a case in which compassion-based strategies within mindfulness-based biofeedback treatment were used with a patient experiencing anxiety related to pain and fear of undergoing a medical procedure for decannulation.
{"title":"A Case Study in the Use of Mindfulness-Based Biofeedback for Anxiety Reduction in a Chronic Pain Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury Preparing for Decannulation","authors":"Urszula Klich","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.04","url":null,"abstract":"A clinical approach centered on teaching self-regulation and compassion can assist patients dealing with pain and anxiety to feel more control over their environment. Compassion, found to be a critical variable in the therapeutic benefit of mindfulness-based techniques, can be combined with biofeedback to maximize the advantageous psychological and physical changes that are seen with both. This article will present treatment considerations in a case in which compassion-based strategies within mindfulness-based biofeedback treatment were used with a patient experiencing anxiety related to pain and fear of undergoing a medical procedure for decannulation.","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80498495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.02
E. Peper, Richard Harvey, I. Lin
This article presents the argument that mindfulness-based meditation (MM) techniques are beneficial and share many of the same outcomes as similar mind-centered practices such as transcendental meditation, prayer, imagery, and visualization and body-centered practices such as progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), autogenic training (AT), and yoga. For example, many standardized mind-body techniques such as mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (a) are associated with a reduction in symptoms of anxiety and depression, (b) can be mastered in relatively brief time frames, and (c) are relatively cost-effective. Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies suggest that MM, along with other mind-body techniques, can influence brain centers that regulate stress reactions (e.g., eliciting increased activity in cerebral areas related to attention and emotion regulation). Furthermore, MM and other mind-body techniques may provide benefit by mediating breathing processes that in turn regulate gamma aminobutyric acid, a major inhibitory neurotransmitter, which can quiet the overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system. This article compares the efficacy of mindfulness-based techniques to that of other self-regulation techniques and identifies components shared between mindfulness-based techniques and several previous self-regulation techniques, including PMR, AT, and transcendental meditation. The authors conclude that most of the commonly used self-regulation strategies have comparable efficacy and share many elements. The authors propose that additional research is needed to explore shared mechanisms among the self-regulation techniques and to identify any factors that might favor using one technique over another.
{"title":"Mindfulness Training Has Elements Common to Other Techniques","authors":"E. Peper, Richard Harvey, I. Lin","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.02","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the argument that mindfulness-based meditation (MM) techniques are beneficial and share many of the same outcomes as similar mind-centered practices such as transcendental meditation, prayer, imagery, and visualization and body-centered practices such as progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), autogenic training (AT), and yoga. For example, many standardized mind-body techniques such as mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (a) are associated with a reduction in symptoms of anxiety and depression, (b) can be mastered in relatively brief time frames, and (c) are relatively cost-effective. Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies suggest that MM, along with other mind-body techniques, can influence brain centers that regulate stress reactions (e.g., eliciting increased activity in cerebral areas related to attention and emotion regulation). Furthermore, MM and other mind-body techniques may provide benefit by mediating breathing processes that in turn regulate gamma aminobutyric acid, a major inhibitory neurotransmitter, which can quiet the overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system. This article compares the efficacy of mindfulness-based techniques to that of other self-regulation techniques and identifies components shared between mindfulness-based techniques and several previous self-regulation techniques, including PMR, AT, and transcendental meditation. The authors conclude that most of the commonly used self-regulation strategies have comparable efficacy and share many elements. The authors propose that additional research is needed to explore shared mechanisms among the self-regulation techniques and to identify any factors that might favor using one technique over another.","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"143 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76385035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-46.2.02
D. Moss
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease, marked by demyelination of the central nervous system and a wide variety of symptoms, including blurred vision, muscle weakness, and impaired motor control, most of which occur in a remitting and relapsing pattern. In many cases the illness is progressive with severe disability. Current treatments combine interventions to manage the current episode and disease-modifying agents to reduce the risk of further episodes. The treatments for MS are only partially effective, and patients often face a confusing and frightening progression of their illness, despite treatment. Many patients utilize complementary therapies, especially dietary changes, nutritional supplements, and relaxation skills. This article presents the case narrative of a 36-year-old woman who was referred for depression and anxiety accompanying a 3-year period of recurring MS episodes. She combined many complementary therapies along with the medical management of her illness, and benefitted especially from mindfulness skills and biofeedback training.
{"title":"Observe and Accept: A Pathways Approach to Multiple Sclerosis","authors":"D. Moss","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-46.2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-46.2.02","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease, marked by demyelination of the central nervous system and a wide variety of symptoms, including blurred vision, muscle weakness, and impaired motor control, most of which occur in a remitting and relapsing pattern. In many cases the illness is progressive with severe disability. Current treatments combine interventions to manage the current episode and disease-modifying agents to reduce the risk of further episodes. The treatments for MS are only partially effective, and patients often face a confusing and frightening progression of their illness, despite treatment. Many patients utilize complementary therapies, especially dietary changes, nutritional supplements, and relaxation skills. This article presents the case narrative of a 36-year-old woman who was referred for depression and anxiety accompanying a 3-year period of recurring MS episodes. She combined many complementary therapies along with the medical management of her illness, and benefitted especially from mindfulness skills and biofeedback training.","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79016304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.01
J. Sikorski, Olivia Hernandez-Gonzalez
Young patients often encounter behavioral and communication challenges when interacting with adults. Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience similar difficulties. There is a need to develop strategies that teach young patients and adults with intellectual disabilities practical and applicable mindfulness skills to either augment or support other behavioral or medical interventions. Biofeedback is a useful tool to teach these populations ways to increase their internal awareness of how emotions influence physiological sensations, while mindfulness helps them to focus on the present moment to control their emotions. This article presents the cases of Max and Robin to illustrate how mindfulness and biofeedback interventions can be adapted for younger patients and adults with ID in clinical settings. Clinicians used tangible visuals and overemphasized gestures to facilitate the understanding of our patients. Following these strategies, patients were able to understand changes in their physiological and emotional responses using biofeedback and mindfulness.
{"title":"Mindful Adaptations for Young Patients and Adults with Mild Cognitive Disabilities","authors":"J. Sikorski, Olivia Hernandez-Gonzalez","doi":"10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.01","url":null,"abstract":"Young patients often encounter behavioral and communication challenges when interacting with adults. Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience similar difficulties. There is a need to develop strategies that teach young patients and adults with intellectual disabilities practical and applicable mindfulness skills to either augment or support other behavioral or medical interventions. Biofeedback is a useful tool to teach these populations ways to increase their internal awareness of how emotions influence physiological sensations, while mindfulness helps them to focus on the present moment to control their emotions. This article presents the cases of Max and Robin to illustrate how mindfulness and biofeedback interventions can be adapted for younger patients and adults with ID in clinical settings. Clinicians used tangible visuals and overemphasized gestures to facilitate the understanding of our patients. Following these strategies, patients were able to understand changes in their physiological and emotional responses using biofeedback and mindfulness.","PeriodicalId":75596,"journal":{"name":"Biofeedback and self-regulation","volume":"159 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77556569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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