Electroencephalographic (EEG) biofeedback has been employed in substance use disorder (SUD) over the last three decades. The SUD is a complex series of disorders with frequent comorbidities and EEG abnormalities of several types. EEG biofeedback has been employed in conjunction with other therapies and may be useful in enhancing certain outcomes of therapy. Based on published clinical studies a...

INTRODUCTION There is evidence that all the complex machinery involved in speech acts along with the auditory system, and their adjustments can be altered. OBJECTIVE To present the evidence of biofeedback application for treatment of vocal disorders, emphasizing the muscle tension dysphonia. METHODS A systematic review was conducted in Scielo, Lilacs, PubMed and Web of Sciences databases, u...

Biofeedback (BF) therapy methods have evolved considerably in recent years. The best known is biofeedback training based on heart rate variability (HRV), which used to treat asthma, depression, stress, and anxiety, among other conditions, by synchronizing the rhythm of breathing heartbeat. aim our research was develop a methodology test its applicability using photoplethysmographs smartphones c...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of biofeedback therapy on the residual urine volume in children with dysfunctional voiding. METHODS This prospective study was conducted in children with dysfunctional voiding associated with abnormal postvoid residual urine (PVR) from June 2002 to 2007. The children were divided randomly into 2 groups. Group 1 was treated with standard urotherapy combined wi...

Biofeedback is a treatment technique in which people are trained to improve their health by using signals from their own bodies. Ever since its advent, biofeedback has made rapid strides in the field of medicine. Biofeedback modalities like temperature, EMG, EDR (electrodermal response) and EEG biofeedback have been extensively tried in the management of diseases, particularly the stress-induce...

This article presents two studies that examine the hypothesis that obsessive-compulsive (OC) tendencies are associated with a general deficiency in subjective conviction, which leads to seeking and reliance on external proxies to compensate for that deficiency. We examined this hypothesis using a biofeedback-aided relaxation procedure. In Study 1 low OC participants performed better on a relaxa...

An increasing number of studies are examining the effectiveness of ultrasound as a visual biofeedback device for speech production training or therapy. However, no randomised control trials exist. We compared the success of typically-developing children learning new articulations with and without ultrasound biofeedback. Thirty children aged 6-12 were randomly assigned to 2 groups: Group U were ...

A major component of stroke rehabilitation focuses on gait restoration. The purpose of this review is to examine the efficacy of a variety of gait retraining techniques currently in clinical use, including strength training, functional electrical stimulation, treadmill training, partial body-weight support, EMG biofeedback, and splinting of the lower extremity. Forty-eight studies evaluating si...

Mental skills training for sport is reviewed in relation to general cognitive-somatic techniques. These techniques include mental rehearsal, mental imagery and visualization, visuo-motor behavior rehearsal, cognitive-behavior therapy, biofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation and meditation. It is concluded that the initial and continued ability to self-monitor, though enhanced by mental skill...