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Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a therapeutic technique that claims to teach you how to control physical responses, such as breathing, hand temperature, muscle tension, heart rate and blood pressure, which are not normally controlled voluntarily.
Biofeedback is a therapeutic technique that claims to teach you how to control physical responses, such as breathing, hand temperature, muscle tension, heart rate and blood pressure, which are not normally controlled voluntarily.
The way you achieve this control is by learning how to focus on and modify signals from your body. For instance, in the case of asthma, biofeedback could help you to learn to control your breathing and bring down your anxiety level when your symptoms start to flare up.
Chances are you have used biofeedback yourself. You've used it if you have ever taken your temperature or stepped on a scale. The thermometer tells you whether you're running a fever, the scale whether you've gained weight. Both devices "feed back" information about your body's condition. Armed with this information, you can take steps you've learned to improve the condition. When you're running a fever, you go to bed and drink plenty of fluids. When you've gained weight, you resolve to eat less and sometimes you do.
Several different relaxation exercises are used in biofeedback therapy, including:
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