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An update on the
recent changes of FDA regulations as it relates to Biofeedback
manufacturers & users.
Dr. Anand Akerkar Alan P. Schwartz
mdi Consultants, Inc. Great Neck, NY
www.mdiconsultants.com info@mdiconsultant.com
516-482-9001 516-4820186(fax)
The Biofeedback therapies and the industry itself has always been
regarded as a "black sheep" by the FDA. Could it be that the
FDA just doesn’t understand the concept of the biofeedback
therapies, or hasn’t taken the time to learn how it actually works.
Maybe, is it that the biofeedback therapist and equipment
manufacturers have made biofeedback into something other that what it
really is, giving the FDA real concern on how it is sold and used.
Well, no matter what you want to say about who is actually at fault,
biofeedback and the FDA sometimes appear like water and oil, they just
don’t mix well. With the present Congressional make up the FDA has
been called the "friendly FDA" to the industry. The FDAMA of
1997 has put the FDA on notice to assure that it looks to reduce
regulations on the medical device industry. The FDA has recently lost
a court decision on "off label" information, there is going
to be a new Commissioner appointed, the QSR with the Design Review is
in full force and the 510(k) process is also under constant review.
What does this all mean to the Biofeedback industry? This seminar will
provide insight into the present FDA policies on the medical device
industry with special emphasis on how it relates to the Biofeedback
industry. Also covered will be the biofeedback product labeling
requirements, the judgement against the FDA on off label use and the
new guidelines that the FDA has provided on this and the how the new
QSR and Design Review should be instituted by the biofeedback
manufacturer. The seminar will also provide insight into the FDA
510(k) review process and the new 510(k) clearance guidelines, and how
they can be of benefit to the biofeedback manufacturer. For the
biofeedback companies who are marketing or want to market their
instruments in the European Community, a review of the CE mark
requirements and the ISO standards.
FDA Update
Dr. Anand Akerkar Alan P. Schwartz mdi Consultants, Inc. Great Neck,
NY
www.mdiconsultants.com info@mdiconsultant.com
516-482-9001 516-4820186(fax)
This two hour workshop for the Biofeedback industry will cover three
areas, an FDA update, the 510(k) process and GMP compliance as it
relates to the Biofeedback Industry.
Topic 1. An FDA update
The biofeedback industry is one that has never been looked upon by
the US FDA lightly. This review will concentrate on the present
FDA’s position to the biofeedback industry, the FDA’s policy on
labeling and off label use, the internet police and the present
regulatory policies.
Topic 2. The 510(k) process – Original, Special or Abbreviated
An update on 510(k) strategies. This part will focus on the 510(k)
process providing an update on the FDA 510(k) process, the three types
of 510(k)s, third party review process as well as what is required in
your strategic planning and 510(k) submission.
Topic 3. The FDA QSR(gmp) vs. ISO 9000– is these Quality
Systems the same?
The US FDA has the QSR and the European Community has the ISO9000,
in reality aren’t these two quality systems the same? Well, there is
a case for their similarities but when you get down the basis of how
these systems are audited they are completely different. This session
will show you how each system is the same and different as well as
provide you insight in how the systems are audited and the possible
ramifications if non-compliances are found as well as the US FDA’s
review of third party inspections for GMP compliance.
PS: Is Neurofeedback Treatment Effective ? You Bet Your QEEG it
is !
Elsa Baehr, Ph.D.
The purpose of this case study is to demonstrate the usefulness of
the Quantitative EEG (QEEG) in planning therapy and in evaluating the
effects of neurofeedback treatment. The client , who was ten years,
eight months old at the beginning of therapy, is the oldest of three
children in an intact family. He had a mild closed head injury when he
was six years old . In first grade he had difficulty reading, and
sustaining his attention in t the classroom . His teachers noted poor
organizational skills and difficulty in conceptualizing his thoughts
and writing them down. His parents were concerned with his low grades
in language arts, and his behavioral problems. He was defiant at home
and procrastinated about doing his homework. He loved sports, and
excelled in tennis. He was medicated with Welbrutrin for depression
and anxiety when he was eight years old. His parents found him greatly
improved on the medication. He discontinued the Welbrutrin and started
on a course of 5mg Methylphenidate (Ritalin) when he was ten years
old.
Mark was evaluated by Nancy White, PhD in Texas in November 1996
He was diagnosed by Dr. White as having an attention deficit
disorder. He was referred to NeuroQuest, Inc. for treatment when he
returned to Illinois. He was ten years 8 months old at that time. .
Method
The participant was a ten year eight month old boy of average
intelligence, who was in the fifth grade in a public school. He was
taking 5mg of Methylhenidate daily during the course of therapy. He
attended a learning development program in his school, but had no
prior experience with neurofeedback.
Materials
The neurofeedback sessions were conducted using either the Lexicore
Neurosearch 24 equipment or the Autogen A620 equipment. Pre treatment
assessment, administered by Dr. White included the visual TOVA
continuous performance test to evaluate variables such as inattention,
impulsivity, response time and variability, the Attention Deficit
Disorder Symptom Checklist and a QEEG. Post treatment assessment
included the TOVA test and a QEEG. A Comparison was made between the
pre and post TOVA and pre and post QEEG .
Procedures:
A course of neurotherapy was planned using the QEEG as a basis for
treatment. At the time of his initial evaluation the QEEG data was
processed by Lexicore’s Datalex, method. Both the pre and post
therapy QEEGs were processed on a Lexicor 24 channel brain mapper. The
post QEEG was analyzed using thee NeuroRep V3.0 reporting system, Both
systems utilized the Thatcher Reference Database. The incidence of
abnormalities (Z scores greater than chance at p<0.25 ) of
coherence, phase, amplitude asymmetry and relative power, were
measured. The data used was obtained by recoding a ten minute segment
of data, eyes closed. The material was then artifacted by visual
analysis and a minimum of 60 seconds was then subjected to the
computerize program analysis. A report was generated which outlined Z
score deviations from the reference database.
Mark was given 35 neurofeedback sessions over a period of six
months. Each session lasted approximately 50 minutes. All sessions
were conducted with eyes open. Relaxation techniques to help him
reduce tension producing EMG. Seventeen sessions were devoted to
reducing the theta/beta ratio at CZ. Thirteen sessions focused on
increasing coherence in delta and theta brainwave frequency ranges at
six different sites, and five sessions were aimed at reducing phase in
the alpha brainwave frequency at three different sites. Audio- visual
stimulation, utilizing Mind Gear equipment, was used during two
sessions.
Results and Discussion
The objectives of therapy were reached. The theta/beta ratio was
reduced from 3.43 to 1.48. Coherence was increased at all six sites in
both the delta and theta brainwave frequency ranges, and phase was
increased , but not to a significant degree at the three
sites .
A comparison of the pre and post therapy visual TOVA standard test
scores shows significant improvement in errors of commission
(impulsivity), response time and variability1 A comparison
of the pre and post QEEG shows that the negative EEG coherence scores,
which occurred bilaterally in the frontal-temporal and frontal
parietal regions and in the right hemisphere in the temporal-occipital
connections, were absent in the post treatment QEEG Negative EEG
coherence Z scores may indicate reduced functional connectivity. The
absence of these negative Z scores implies that connections may have
been made in these regions. This finding is consistent with increase
in coherence scores . The pre-QEEG Z scores in phase were deviant from
the reference data base in the right hemisphere in three sites. One to
three Z score deviations could occur by chance and are not considered
significant. The phase deviation occurring at T6-O2 occurred in both
the pre and post TOVA tests.
Conclusion
At the conclusion of therapy his parents reported that Mark was
functioning better at home. He was more cooperative, and he was more
willing to do his homework on time. His grades had improved in school.
Confirmation of his improvement came from Mark himself when he asked
his father how old he was when he started to like reading Because of
his progress, his parents wondered if the medication could be
eliminated. . The TOVA test was used to evaluate the effect of Ritalin
on the test variables. Figure 3 shows that response time and
variability were significantly improved with the use of medication. It
was recommended that Mark continue with the medication for six months
and then be re-evaluated. 2
The results support the hypothesis that the QEEG is a useful tool
for help in planning neurotherapy treatment, and is a valid way of
objectively assessing results of therapy.
1The normal range in Standard Scores is 85-115. Scores
above 115 are better than average, and scores below 85 are less than
average. When comparing two protocols a Standard Score change of 7.5
is considered significant.
2Mark did not return after six months because his family
moved to Texas. A recent communication from his parents stated that
Mark was attending a private school with high academic standards. He
is doing excellent and is "meeting the challenge".
W9Y2 The Alpha Asymmetry Depression Protocol
Elsa Baehr, Ph.D. and Peter Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1. The Relationship between mood disorders and asymmetry
A..Work of Davidson and Colleagues
B Work of Rosenfeld et al
C. Replication by Allen and Cavendar
2. Technical Details
A. The devt of a formula to define the A-score.
B. The Asymmetry Formula and Protocol.
C. Reference and electrode placement.
3. Rationale for Clinical Use of the Asymmetry Protocol
A. Normal and pathological differences in asymmetry
B Pathological asymmetry and separation in infancy
C. Heredity evidence of pathological asymmetry in adolescent females
D. Evidence that brainwave biofeedback is an effective to modify
brain-wave
E. Evidence that brainwave changes are long lasting.
Clinical Use of The Asymmetry Protocol in Treating Depression
1 Technical Details
A.. Classification of Depressive Disorders
B. Characteristics of the depressive disorders studies in previous
research
C. Characteristics of six subjects treated with the asymmetry
protocol.
2. Procedures
A. Pre and Post therapy assessment measures
B Preparation of the client :Training in breathing techniques and
autogenic relaxation techniques
C. Application of electrodes
D. Recording the data
E. Selecting displays and audio feedback
F Time allotment for brainwave biofeedback and psychotherapy
3. Psychological Factors Associated with Brainwave biofeedback
Treatment
A. Changes in psychotherapeutic relationship when brainwave
biofeedback is introduced in ongoing psychotherapy.
B. Negative factors in the clinical situation.
C. Abreactions during treatment
D. Temporary regression as reflected by asymmetry score and feeling
state.
E. Psychotherapeutic interventions
3. Presentation of six case studies
A. Pre & post Beck Depression Scales & MMPI
B. Medication effects
C Behavioral Changes
D .Follow-up data
Demonstration Using the Asymmetry Proocol
A. Use of protocol on volunteer subject to demonstrate hook-up and
procedures
B. Demonstration of effects of positive and negative thoughts on
asymmetry.
Valdeane Brown
Optimal Functioning lecture
Advanced meeting lecture 21 nd 40 hz training.
4 hr Workshop on Biograph Basics
Brown, Valdeane W., Ph.D.
PS Interleaving 21 and 40 Hz Training For Peak Performance: How A
Pair Can Beat A Full House (optimal functioning)
Brown, Valdeane W., Ph.D.
Most approaches to Peak Performance Training have been based on very
complex paradigms. Differential placements, multiple training regimes,
and arrays of adjunct procedures are combined in abstruse and arcane
ways to promote what we call Optimal Flow and Function (OFF). Helping
clients to Get OFF! does not need to be complex -- a simple pairing of
two augments targets can do the job easily and quickly. You don’t
need the "Full House" of other techniques to help clients
access excellence.
This presentation describes the use of a new (21 Hz) and not often
used (40 Hz) augment target to help the CNS reorganize optimally:
i.e., in ways that allow us to come home to the present moment, where
we can optimally flow and function. When the CNS reorganizes in terms
of its underlying non-linear, dynamical structure, we lose the garbage
in our own EEG: viz., the 3 & 5 Hz attractors, the 23-38 Hz
hypervigilance of dredging and mulling, as well as other non-adaptive
constrictions in the EEG. Whether we are Michael Jordan or not, we all
have our own garbage to take out so we can flow most easily.
Fundamentals of Neurofeedback: The Period 3 Approach To CNS
Functional Transformation (part of Foundations Course)
Brown, Valdeane W., Ph.D.
Clinical approaches to neurofeedback are often highly detailed and
complex, leading the beginning- and even experienced practitioner, to
feel less than adequate in treating the variety of disorders that walk
through the clinical door.
Such complex treatment protocols stem from a viewpoint which places
disorder at the hub of our interventions- a "sickness based"
model which, much like western medicine, assumes disorders are
discrete entities necessitating different and distinct treatment
protocols. Under this model, the challenge is to discover the
"right" treatment which is also likely to be
"wrong" for another disorder.
The powerful yet simple strategies to be offered in this
presentation stem from a way of working that places self-regulation,
not disorder, at its center. We call this paradigm the Period 3
Approach. Neurofeedback is unparalleled as a vehicle for providing the
brain with what it works with best- information. Given appropriate
information the brain begins to self-regulate more effectively and
efficiently. When this happens, a myriad of apparently disparate
symptoms drop away. It doesn’t matter if you are talking about
anxiety, depression, immune system dysfunction or pain- it is, after
all, all the same nervous system.
Participants will be presented with a method of intervention
standard for all individuals (yes, you read that right!), with the
treatment emphasis being adjusted according to real time "reading
of your data" as well as client symptoms. As such you are not
treating according to pre-determined rules of thumb so much as where
the client actually is at that time. As the client’s central nervous
system becomes increasingly normalized, symptoms recede. Clients will
be able to tolerate training across all frequencies regardless of
presenting complaint. Inability to tolerate training at any particular
frequency (e.g. beta) demonstrates that the brain is not yet
appropriately self-regulating, rather than an intrinsic inability to
tolerate beta per se.
Vital to the safety and success of this approach is the use of
appropriate inhibits. These will be detailed as well as sequences of
augments. You will also discover:
- How to train two very different attentional states on the left and
right side of the brain simultaneously, increasing the power of your
interventions.
- How "Theta" is actually composed of three targets
frequencies (3, 5 & 7 Hz) each with its own role in health and
dysfunction
- How to target augment frequencies precisely and sequentially to
treat even the most challenging clients in a safe manner
- The differential effects of training Alpha (8-12 Hz), SMR (12-15
Hz), Low Beta (15-18 Hz), Aura (19-23 Hz), Peripheral Warmth (26-30
Hz) and Shear (38-42 Hz) Rhythms
- The use of FFT and direct digital filtering systems and their
relative roles in clinical decision making and data analysis
- How dysfunction is better characterized in terms of discrete
attractors within the spectrum, whereas functionality is better
captured as the ability to fluidly shift amplitudes throughout the
spectrum.
- That the CNS can not be trained optimally with linear procedures,
but requires the use of non-linear, dynamical control mechanisms.
- That the CNS is non-linear, so it is designed to process and
respond effectively to incredibly dense stimuli arrays in the midst
of very noisy environments. Thus, feedback can be complex,
differential, syncopated and simultaneous.
- The Period 3 Approach is equally applicable to remediation of
symptoms as well as training for personal growth, spiritual
development and optimal (peak) performance. Its simple and
straightforward methods will particularly resonate with:
- providers interested in appealing to the "personal
growth" market as a means of reducing dependency on managed
care.
- providers who want to ensure rapid and powerful results while
effectively eliminating unwanted side effects.
- providers challenged by a particularly diverse range of client
problems, and
- entry level neurofeedback practitioners who are excited but
confused about how best to proceed with development of their own
clinical practice.
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- PSK Non-Linear Data Analysis And 21 Hz Augmentation Training
- Brown, Valdeane W., Ph.D.
The question of the appropriate mathematical tools for analyzing
real-time EEG has recently become more complex and chaotic - and that is
the good news. As Non-Linear Dynamical Time-Series analysis has gained
more precision and acceptance, it has demonstrated interesting trends in
EEG patterns as an effect of Neurofeedback - trends which could not be
seen through older, linear techniques.
Even though Non-Linear Dynamical Analysis may seem more difficult,
abstruse or challenging - especially to the mathematically challenged
among us - clinical decision making becomes straight forward and easy.
Simply being able to conceptualize a system as Non-linear has one
particularly important implication for Neurofeedback: Non-linear
dynamical systems can be influenced or "controlled" through
the use of four distinct procedures, regardless of the specific
organization, parameters or effects of the particular system being
controlled. The implications of this for Neurofeedback are profound.
Using Non-linear dynamical control procedures, simple interventions
can lead to profound shifts, and these shifts can be understood
functionally, with no particular need for neuroanatomical localization.
The recent ascendancy of wide band suppression paradigms at various
sites represent one such case, as does the utility of a new augment
target: viz. 21 Hz center frequency.
In this presentation, non-linear dynamical techniques will be used to
demonstrate the increased and systematic spectral effects of the 21 Hz
center augment, within a "quasi" wide band suppression
paradigm. This direct application of Non-Linear Dynamical Control
Procedures has been called the Period 3 Approach, and has broad
application across the range of clinical disorders with which
Neurofeedback is used. Moreover, the principles underlying this approach
can be used with any kind of equipment. Thus, a seemingly complex tool
(viz. NLD mathematics), can lead to a simple clinical approach for
practitioners that works across the entire range of disorders that
respond to Neurofeedback.
WS4 The Use Of Spectral Analysis To Fine Tune Neurofeedback:
Recognizing And Utilizing Patterns In Frequency Mirror Displays
Brown, Valdeane W., Ph.D.
Clinical Neurofeedback holds great promise for many conditions;
however, the protocols have been complex, confusing and even
contradictory. Adding another level of complexity is the notion that
QEEG must precede Neurofeedback. In this presentation you will learn to
cut through the hype, dross and hubris with a clear and comprehensive
approach to this exciting treatment, effective across all conditions
that respond to Neurofeedback. You will learn how to use real-time
spectral analysis of clinical EEG to particularize your interventions
and maximize their clinical effect. Learning to recognize distinctive
patterns in the spectral array, as well as how the entire spectrum
responds to various kinds of training, will allow you to extend,
solidify and simplify clinical decision making: you will actually know
exactly what is happening with your client moment to moment. You will
see how Neurofeedback can be used to treat ADD, Depression, Anxiety,
PTSD, Substance Abuse, Sleep Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury. You will
also learn how to train for Peak Performance, all using a single,
comprehensive paradigm: the Period 3 Approach to CNS Functional
Transformation. This course is intended to develop clinical acumen and
efficacy regardless of the equipment or approach you currently use.
PSK Recent Advances in the Neuro and Behavioral Sciences:
Implications after central nervous system damage for Biofeedback and
Neurofeedback applications to stroke, head injury, cerebral palsy and
spinal cord injury.
Bernard S. Brucker, Ph.D., ABPP
University of Miami School of Medicine In the past decade there
have been significant discoveries in both the neuro and behavioral
sciences which have made a dramatic contribution in understanding the
central nervous system, in terms of its structure, function, and
recovery after trauma and disease. This presentation will provide an
understanding of the structure and function of the central nervous
system based on the recent discoveries from the neuro and behavioral
sciences. In addition, it will provide an understanding of the
mechanisms of trauma and disease, as well as the mechanism for
subsequent repair of central nervous system structure. Further, this
presentation will explain the latest models of plasticity in both the
brain and spinal cord and the role of behavioral techniques in
plasticity. Examples of operant conditioning based biofeedback
applications for restoring function after central nervous system damage
through plasticity models, will be presented with specific applications
to stroke, head injury, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury. Finally,
new and exciting areas of current research on neuro recovery and CNS
transplant will be presented along with their implications for
biofeedback, neurofeedback and behavioral applications.
At the conclusion of this presentation participants will be able to:
- Understand the structure and function of the central nervous
system
- Become familiar with recent neuroscience discoveries related to
neuro plasticity
- Understand operant conditioning as the basis of biofeedback
- Understand the important variables in physiological measurements
and equipment for biofeedback and neurofeedback applications
- I. Understand the traditional neurological and operant
conditioning theoretical basis of central nervous system recovery
- Understand the procedures and selection criteria for biofeedback
applications to patients with central nervous system damage
- Introduction
- Structural definition of the central nervous system
- Functional definition of the central nervous system
- Implications from neuroscience for structural recovery after
central nervous system damage
- The nature of structural damage to the central nervous system
- Traditional models of recover
- Repair of central nervous system tissue
- Replacement of central nervous system cells
- Central nervous system plasticity
- Central nervous system cell duplication
- Traditional theories of plasticity
- Recent discoveries related to the extent of CNS plasticity
- The role of learning in CNS plasticity
- Operant conditioning as the basis of plasticity
- Definition of operant conditioning
- Establishing an operant
- Shaping procedures
- Application of operant conditioning for establishing learned
control of physiological responses
- Biofeedback as a specific behavioral approach
- Instrumentation
- Important measurement and feedback variables for effective
biofeedback applications
- The use of microprocessor technology in biofeedback applications
- Operant conditioning based biofeedback applications for CNS
recovery
- Neurological theories of CNS disability
- Traditional neuromuscular assessment
- Traditional neuromuscular rehabilitation
- Principles of operant conditioning based biofeedback
applications in rehabilitation of CNS damage
- Biofeedback applications to stroke
- Etiology of stroke
- Biofeedback for increasing voluntary motor neuron control
- Biofeedback for controlling spasticity
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment applications
- Criteria for patient selection
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity and long term recovery
- Biofeedback applications to head injury
- Etiology of neurological damage in head injury
- Increasing motor neuron recruitment
- Decreasing spasticity
- Decreasing ataxia
- Increasing coordinated motor neuron recruitment for increased
function
- Cognitive deficit tissues
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment approaches
- Criteria for patient selection
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity and long term recovery
- Biofeedback applications to cerebral palsy
- Etiology of cerebral palsy
- Traditional approaches
- Behavioral approaches
- Biofeedback for increasing coordination of motor neuron
recruitment
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment approaches
- Biofeedback and surgery
- Cognitive issues
- Patient selection criteria
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity
- Biofeedback and behavioral applications to spinal cord injury
- Etiology
- Traditional assessment
- EMG measurements
- Functional vs Neurologically complete injuries
- Theories of recovery and neuro plasticity
- Biofeedback applications to increase voluntary motor neuron
recruitment
- EMG biofeedback combined with traditional treatment
- Patient selection criteria
- Clinical effect
- Future Direction
- Advances in microprocessor developments
- Advances in treatment procedures
- C. Advances from the neuroscience’s
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- Summary and discussion
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- WS-4 Biofeedback and Behavioral Applications to Rehabilitation:
Variables for Successful Functional Outcome
- Bernard S. Brucker, Ph.D., ABPP,
- University of Miami School of Medicine
This workshop will provide a comprehensive understanding of the
issues related to recovery after central nervous system damage and
disease and the potential role of behavioral approaches in
rehabilitation such as biofeedback and neurofeedback. More specifically,
this workshop will present an understanding of the structure and
function of the central nervous system and mechanisms of damage from
trauma and disease. Further, it will present the issues involved with
rehabilitation and the approaches taken from traditional therapeutic
methods. It will also explain some of the recent findings from the neuro
and behavioral sciences and their implications for recovery after
central nervous system damage. This workshop will focus on the
behavioral basis of biofeedback and neurofeedback applications to
rehabilitation and the neurophysiological principles on which they work.
Specific variables for successful functional applications in stroke,
brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and sports medicine
will be presented. Finally, areas of current research in the
neuroscience’s for neuro recovery and central nervous system
transplant will be discussed along with their implications for
biofeedback and neurofeedback.
Introduction
A. Definition and misconceptions of biofeedback
B.Theoretical principles of biofeedback
Operant conditioning as the basis of biofeedback
A. Definition of operant conditioning
B. Establishing an operant
C. Shaping procedures
Application of operant conditioning for establishing learned control
of physiological responses
Instrumentation
- Important measurement and feedback variables for effective
biofeedback applications
- The use of microprocessor technology in biofeedback applications
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- Biofeedback application for rehabilitation
- Neurological theories of disability
- Traditional neuromuscular assessment
- Traditional neuromuscular rehabilitation
- Principles of operant conditioning based biofeedback applications in
rehabilitation
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- Variables for successful biofeedback treatment
- Understanding the etiology
- Establishing the physiological response to be learned
- Establishing the method of measurement
- Determining the feasibility of learned voluntary control
- Establishing functional outcome goals
- Applying operant conditioning procedures
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- Biofeedback applications to stroke
- Etiology of stroke
- Biofeedback for increasing voluntary motor neuron control
- Biofeedback for controlling spasticity in synergistic patterns
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment applications
- Criteria for patient selection
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity and long term recovery
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- Biofeedback applications to head injury
- Etiology of neurological damage in head injury
- Increasing motor neuron recruitment
- Decreasing spasticity
- Decreasing ataxia
- Increasing coordinated motor neuron recruitment for increased
function
- Cognitive deficit issues
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment approaches
- Criteria for patient selection
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity and long term recovery
-
- Biofeedback applications to cerebral palsy
- Etiology of cerebral palsy
- Traditional approaches
- Behavioral approaches
- Biofeedback for increasing coordination of motor neuron recruitment
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment approaches
- Biofeedback and surgery
- Cognitive issues
- Patient selection criteria
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity
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- Biofeedback applications to spinal cord injury
- Etiology
- Traditional assessment
- EMG measurement
- Functionally vs. neurologically complete injuries
- Theories of recovery
- Biofeedback applications to increase voluntary motor neuron
recruitment
- EMG biofeedback combined with traditional treatment
- Patient selection criteria clinical effect
- Clinical effect
- Implications for spinal cord plasticity and long term recovery
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- Biofeedback application to sports medicine
- Theoretical basis
- Increasing peak performance
- Treatment of sports injuries resulting in soft tissue damage
- Treatment of chondromalatia and patella dislocation
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- Increasing effectiveness of biofeedback applications
- Understanding etiology of the symptom
- Choosing the correct operant
- Appropriate measurement and feedback apparatus
- Appropriate use of operant conditioning paradigms
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- Future Direction
- Advances in microprocessor developments
- Advances in treatment procedures
- Advances from the neuroscience’s
- XIII. Summary and Discussion
- Biofeedback and Behavioral Applications to Rehabilitation:
- Variables for Successful Functional Outcome Workshop
- Bernard S. Brucker, Ph.D., ABPP,
- University of Miami School of Medicine
- Introduction
- Definition and misconceptions of biofeedback
- Theoretical principles of biofeedback
- Operant conditioning as the basis of biofeedback
- Definition of operant conditioning
- Establishing an operant
- Shaping procedures
- Application of operant conditioning for establishing learned
control of physiological responses
- Instrumentation
- Important measurement and feedback variables for effective
biofeedback applications
- The use of microprocessor technology in biofeedback
applications
- Biofeedback application for rehabilitation
- Neurological theories of disability
- Traditional neuromuscular assessment
- Traditional neuromuscular rehabilitation
- Principles of operant conditioning based biofeedback
applications in rehabilitation
- Variables for successful biofeedback treatment
- Understanding the etiology
- Establishing the physiological response to be learned
- Establishing the method of measurement
- Determining the feasibility of learned voluntary control
- Establishing functional outcome goals
- Applying operant conditioning procedures
- Biofeedback applications to stroke
- Etiology of stroke
- Biofeedback for increasing voluntary motor neuron control
- Biofeedback for controlling spasticity in synergistic patterns
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment applications
- Criteria for patient selection
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity and long term recovery
- Biofeedback applications to head injury
- Etiology of neurological damage in head injury
- Increasing motor neuron recruitment
- Decreasing spasticity
- Decreasing ataxia
- Increasing coordinated motor neuron recruitment for increased
function
- Cognitive deficit issues
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment approaches
- Criteria for patient selection
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity and long term recovery
- Biofeedback applications to cerebral palsy
- Etiology of cerebral palsy
- Traditional approaches
- Behavioral approaches
- Biofeedback for increasing coordination of motor neuron
recruitment
- Biofeedback combined with traditional treatment approaches
- Biofeedback and surgery
- Cognitive issues
- Patient selection criteria
- Clinical effect
- Implications for brain plasticity
- Biofeedback applications to spinal cord injury
- Etiology
- Traditional assessment
- EMG measurement
- Functionally vs. neurologically complete injuries
- Theories of recovery
- Biofeedback applications to increase voluntary motor neuron
recruitment
- EMG biofeedback combined with traditional treatment
- Patient selection criteria clinical effect
- Clinical effect
- Implications for spinal cord plasticity and long term recovery
- Biofeedback application to sports medicine
- Theoretical basis
- Increasing peak performance
- Treatment of sports injuries resulting in soft tissue damage
- Treatment of chondromalatia and patella dislocation
- Increasing effectiveness of biofeedback applications
- Understanding etiology of the symptom
- Choosing the correct operant
- Appropriate measurement and feedback apparatus
- Appropriate use of operant conditioning paradigms
- Future Direction
- Advances in microprocessor developments
- Advances in treatment procedures
- Advances from the neuroscience’s
- XIII. Summary and Discussion
- Effects of AVS on Academic Performance
- Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D*, John Jordy, M.A.,**
- Helen Kogan Budzynski, Ph.D.,* & Jean Tang, M.S.*
Preliminary work with the Biolight bio-driven AVS (audio-visual
stimulation) convinced us that in a single session, peak alpha frequency
and the hi/lo alpha band magnitude ratio (11-13)/(7-9) could be at least
temporarily increased. Prior research by other investigators had shown
that brighter students appeared to have faster peak alpha frequencies
and higher alpha ratios. Giannitrapani’s research in particular showed
a positive correlation between IQ and narrow band 13 Hz power. We then
attempted to use this technique over an extended period with university
students who had sought help from the Counseling Center because of
difficulties they were having in school. The Biolight device was used by
the students for a period of 15 minutes each day. Pre-post PSPs
(Psychophysiological Stress Profiles were performed along with the IVA
continuous performance test, certain IQ subtests and the POMS at each
session. Grade point averages (GPAs) were collected for three quarters:
Fall ’97 (pre), Winter ’98 (during) and Spring ’98 (post).
Training consisted of 30 15 minute sessions, approximately 5 per week. A
control group received the usual counseling help but no Biolight use.
Eight subjects in each group completed the study and allowed their GPAs
to be given to us for the 3 quarters. A t-test revealed a p = 0.004 for
the test of pre-post differences in GPA between the experimentals and
controls. Certain EEG parameters showed significant changes as
predicted.
Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D. Affiliate Professor, Department of
Psychosocial and Community Health, Box 357263 University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195-7263. tbudzyn@u.washington.edu
John Jordy, M.A. ..Counselor, Western Washington University,
Bellingham, WA jjordy@cc.wwu.edu
Helen Kogan Budzynski, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of
Psychosocial & Community Health, Box 357263 .University of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7263. kogan@u.washington.edu
Jean Tang, M.S. Grad student School of Nursing University of
Washington.
WS2 Improving Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly"
Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D., Helen Kogan Budzynski, Ph.D., & Elsa
Baehr, Ph.D.
As the large baby boomer population swells the ranks of the
elderly in the next decade the need for programs of cognitive
remediation increases as well. Most of these individuals realize that
they may live into their 80s
and 90s and may need to continue working well past the conventional
retirement age of 55-65. To maintain a satisfactory level of job
performance, competing with younger co-workers in particular, and
enjoying life in general, they need to keep their cognitive faculties as
sharp as possible. This workshop will feature background information, a
long list of references, EEG signatures, the neuroanatomy of memory as
defined by
new fMRI studies, stress factors affecting memory, testing methods,
neurofeedback protocols, light/sound augmentation, and finally, a
discussion of case studies.
Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor, Department of
Psychosocial and Community Health, Box 357263, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195-7263. tbudzyn@u.washington.edu
Helen Kogan Budzynski, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of
Psychosocial and Community Health, Box 357262, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195-7263. kogan@u.washington.edu
Elsa Baehr, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, Department
of Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
e-baehr@nwu.edu
Panel Discussion
In Search of a Common Thread: Exploring the Neurophysiologal and
Energetic Base for the New "Power Therapies" used in
Treatment of Trauma.
Panel discussion. Moderator: Patricia Carrington, Ph.D. Panelists:
Gary Craig, Michael Gismondi, Carol Schneider, Robert Scaer)
A mass of anecdotal evidence now supports the effectiveness of
the new meridian-based and laterality-based psychotherapies for the
treatment of PTSD, phobias, and other emotional disorders. For practical
reasons, experimental evidence has lagged behind clinical observation in
this area, but many health practitioners who have been exposed to these
new methods honor them as the beginning of a major paradigm shift in the
healing field.
Both traumatic incidents and the more subtle traumatic experiences
presented in ordinary psychotherapy, have been yielding dramatically to
these new "energy" or "power therapies" -- and these
methods work extraordinarily rapidly in comparison to our traditional
approaches. Clearly it’s time to take a serious look at them. We need
to find out what the various power therapies have in common, and then
just what mode of research is needed to identify the forces actually in
operation here.
This panel’s agenda is not to evaluate the scientific evidence about
these new methods, the data is far too limited as yet for any rigorous
evaluation.
Instead, the panel will be exploring something more basic, more
intriguing -- the HOW and the WHY of the unprecedented effects these
techniques are producing. Gathered from a wide base in the traditional
sciences and the new field of energy medicine, the panel will search for
common threads that run through the various "power therapies",
for when found, these common elements will become pathways for discovery
and invention in all the fields involved.
They may then facilitate our basic knowledge of the properties of
healing and perhaps unleash a combined and unified curative power for
the future health of this world.
PS CAN YOU REALLY USE THE INTERNET FOR YOUR RESEARCH?
Patricia Carrington
Please, think about this idea before you respond.
Would it be useful for you and your work if you could identify some of
the major bugs in your latest research idea through obtaining
preliminary (noncontrolled) data within 24 to 48 hours, through the
Internet? And suppose that within that same time frame you were also
able to collect critiques and positive suggestions from outstanding
colleagues in your field, some of whom you might not even have known?
A method for testing out research designs and generating research
leads via the Internet is now being piloted by the EFT Email list, a
high quality Email
group concerned with the meridian-based "energy therapies".
The group is now testing approaches to web-based research, a concept
still in its infancy but
clearly of potential relevance to other disciplines as well.
In this plenary session, the possibilities of such a procedure will be
illustrated by requesting audience participation in a brief, informative
experiment using a response-questionnaire. Data collected at the start
of the session will be tallied during Carrington’s formal
presentation, and a summary of the "findings" shared at the
end of this session. This will allow for firsthand experience in how
preliminary (noncontrolled) data can be used to refine a research design
and generate research leads. The example used here will be that of a new
concept in the energy field, "Energy Chords, but the emphasis will
be on how "Cyber Research" might be applied to other
disciplines as well.
In the talk, Carrington will address the manner in which we can use a
group of research participants and colleagues who participate in an
existing or newly created Email list, to refine research and generate
new lines of inquiry at unprecedented speed. The advantages as well as
the challenges of such an approach will be explored, and its
exportability to other fields such as neurofeedback, biofeedback or
behavioral medicine will be discussed with the participation of the
audience.
In the final portion of the presentation, the audience wil be asked to
brainstorm to identify potential dependent variables in neurofeedback,
QEEG, energy therapies, etc.which can be studied using this instant
internet method.
WS2 The Use of Clinically Standardized Meditation with Biofeedback
Training and Behavioral Interventions
Patricia Carrington, Ph.D.
Problems of compliance beset the practioner seeking to obtain
physiological or behavioral change. Supplementing in-office training
with a self-regulation technique is one option which can be helpful but
only if that technique is highly self-reinforcing, requires minimal
effort on the part of trainees, and is trouble free.
In 1979, under the aegis of the Medical Department of New York
Telephone Company, Dr. Carrington developed her now widely used recorded
method of meditation training, Clinically Standardized Meditation (CSM)
. This technique adjusts flexibly to suit individual patient needs and
lifestyles, shows high compliance and reports excellent user
satisfaction. It has been used extensively in medical and organizational
settings worldwide and is the method featured in Carrington’s new book
which details the clinical use of the modern meditation techniques (The
Book of Meditation, Element Books, Ltd., 1998)
Attendees at this workshop will have a chance to sample the CSM
meditation method for themselves and learn how to apply it in clinical
practice. Topics covered include indications and contraindications for
the use of CSM; special problems encountered when teaching it to
selected clinical populations; ways of varying the practice to suit
individual needs; anticipation and handling of common problems
encountered by trainees, and additional topics of special interest to
clinicians and researchers.
From:
PS Optimizing Brain Balance with Nutritional Supplements: use of
vitamins,
minerals, herbs, amino acids, and essential fatty acids to restore
normal
brain chemistry for such conditions as anxiety, depression, ADD, and
PMS
.Hyla Cass HCassMD@aol.com
WS2 Nutritional Approaches to Mental Health:
Hyla Cass HCassMD@aol.com
As we already know from the field of EEG diagnosis and
treatment, disorders of mood, memory, and behavior often reflect
underlying physical or metabolic problems, undetected and
under-diagnosed by mainstream physicians. With a complementary medical
approach, however, these imbalances can be successfully diagnosed and
treated, using nutritional supplements such as vitamins, minerals, amino
acids, herbs and natural hormones. This can be successfully combined
with neurofeedback techniques, and even medication when appropriate, for
optimal results.
Moreover, the decline of health vitality, and mental function with age
is not inevitable. Nutrients and hormones can be used for anti-aging,
rejuvenation, and optimal performance. In addition to the use of smart
drugs and nutrients, levels of hormones, including DHEA, pregnenolone,
testosterone, and growth hormone, in both men and women, can be measured
and then supplemented accordingly.
This talk will outline my clinical approach to diagnosing and treating
such imbalances and deficiencies.
Common Presenting Problems
" anxiety " fatigue " depression " impaired memory
and concentration
" insomnia " sexual dysfunction or decreased interest "
weight gain
Possible Underlying Causes:
" hypoglycemia, diabetes
" anemia
" food and chemical sensitivities
" hormone imbalance/deficiency (e.g. thyroid, estrogen,
progesterone, adrenal)
" chronic fatigue syndrome, including Epstein-Barr virus,
cytomegalovirus,
candida, parasites)
" toxicity (heavy metals, chemicals, metabolic wastes)
" deficiencies (vitamins, minerals, amino acids)
" malabsorption/poor digestion
Diagnosis:
" history -- questionnaire
" laboratory studies
Treatment:
" Diet: add or remove certain foods
" Exercise: including walking (aerobic), toning exercises, yoga,
or tai chi
" Stress reduction techniques: meditation, yoga, biofeedback
" Nutritional supplements:
" Vitamins, minerals, herbs, enzymes, other co-factors
" Amino acids, especially phosphatidylserine and
acetyl-l-carnitine
" Hormones: thyroid, adrenal, DHEA, pregnenolone, progesterone,
estrogen, testosterone, melatonin, human growth hormone
Suggested Reading
Natural Remedies/Alternative Medicine:
" Hyla Cass, M.D., St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster, N.Y.:
Avery, 1998
and Kava: Nature's Answer to Stress, Anxiety, and Insomnia: Prima,
1998
" James F. Balch and Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for
Nutritional Healing N.Y. :
Avery Publishing Group, Inc., 1990. ($16.95)
" Broda Barnes, Hypothyroidism, The Unsuspected Illness, Harper
and Row, 1976
" The Burton Goldberg Group, Alternative Medicine, The Definitive
Guide,
Guyallup, WA: Future Medicine Publishing, Inc., 1994. ($59.95)
" M. Murray, J. Pizzorno, Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine,
Prima, 1994
" Devi Nambudripad, Say Good-bye to Illness, 6714 Beach Blvd.,
Buena Park, CA,
90621: Delta Publishing, 1993 (714-523-8900)
" M. Rosenbaum, M. Susser, Solving the Puzzle of Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome
" William Crook, M.D.,The Yeast Connection, Professional Books
Women’s Health/Hormones:
" Marcus Laux and Christine Conrad, Natural Woman, Natural
Menopause,
Harper Collins, 1997
" John Lee, M.D.,What your Doctor May Not Tell You About
Menopause,
Warner Books, 1996
" Christiane Northrup, M.D., Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom,
Bantam, 1994
Anti-aging:
" William Regelson, M.D., The Superhormone Promise, Simon &
Schuster, 1996
" Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman, Stop the Aging Clock, 1996
" Ronald Klatz, Grow Young with HGH, 1997
" Stephen Cherniske, The DHEA Breakthrough, Ballantine Books,
1997
" Jean Carper, Stop Aging Now!, Harper Collins, 1995
ADD/ADHD:
" John Taylor, Helping Your Hyperactive/Attention Deficit Child:
" Mary Ann Block: No More Ritalin:Treating ADHD Without Drugs
" †J. Reichenberg-Ullman & R. Ullman, Ritalin Free Kids
Brain Nutrients:
" C. Germano, J. Lombard The Brain Wellness Plan : Breakthrough
Medical, Nutritional, and Immune-Boosting Therapies, 1997
" R. Hedaya, Understanding Biological Psychiatry , Norton, 1996
" W. Dean, J. Morgenthaler, Smart Drugs and Nutrients : How to
Improve Your Memory and Increase Your Intelligence Using the Latest
Discoveries in Neuroscience, 1991, and Smart Drugs II : The Next Gen
Biographical Data
Hyla Cass, M.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
UCLA School of Medicine, and the author of the best-selling St.
John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster (Avery, 1998) and Kava:
Nature's Answer to Stress, Anxiety, and Insomnia (Prima, 1998.
Integrating nutritional medicine with psychiatry in her clinical
practice, she has been treating patients successfully with a variety of
supplements for many years. Her areas of expertise include stress
reduction, women's health (including natural hormone therapy), and
natural treatments for ADD, ADHD, addictions, anxiety disorders, and
depression.
A noted speaker, consultant, and educator in the areas of
complementary medicine, psychiatry, and personal growth, Dr. Cass is
also a corporate and media consultant, and contributes to numerous books
and journals. She has been quoted in many publications, including the
Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, and People Magazine, and has written
for Psychiatric News," "Herbs for Health", "Natural
Health", "Let's Live", and the "Journal of Longevity
Research." A graduate of the University of Toronto School of
Medicine, she interned at Los Angeles County - USC Medical Center, and
completed a psychiatric residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA.
Steady State Evoked Potentials -
A New Channel for EEG Biofeedback?
Thomas F. Collura, Ph.D.
This talk will consider the basic mechanisms of steady-state
visual and auditory evoked potentials, and explore their possible use as
a biofeedback modality. When visual or auditory stimuli are presented at
rates between 2 and 20 per second, the resulting evoked potentials can
be easily measured in real time, and can be used to provide biofeedback
information in any of a wide range of formats.
All that is necessary is to provide a controlled stimulus at a
specific frequency and to perform appropriate filtering on the EEG, to
provide a real-time measurement of the brain's response to the stimulus.
By providing this information to the subject in real time, it is
possible to create a biofeedback system in which the individual learns
to self-regulate the brain's response to sensory stimulation. By
judicious choice of stimulation and filtering frequencies, specific
brain pathways and mechanisms can be measured, hence trained.
At the current time, this method has been explored in limited ways.
Existing systems are applied primarily to the monitoring or assessment
of attention, or to the development of brain-controlled systems. There
has been limited study of evoked potential biofeedback as a training
modality. A theoretical and practical rationale for pursuing this
potentially fruitful area will be presented and described.
WS2 BrainMaster Practicum
Thomas F. Collura, Ph.D.
This workshop presents the practical side of using the
BrainMaster EEG system, with an emphasis on biofeedback applications.
The BrainMaster is an open-architecture, shareware hardware and software
design that has grown steadily since 1995.
The project uses the internet as a
primary means to sharing technical and and applications information. A
growing base of contributed software designs are available, providing a
wide range of new capabilities.
The system is an extremely versatile, general- purpose EEG monitor
with many types of sound, graphics, and biofeedback control features. It
can be used for conventional biofeedback for clinical as well as
peak-performance applications. It can also be configured for novel types
of biofeedback, making it
useful for exploration and research studies.
The system also has an open programming interface that allows users to
write add-on software in C, C++, Visual Basic, and Pascal. Examples of
user-contributed
software will be shown.
The workshop will include tutorial demonstrations of the BrainMaster
system on volunteer subjects, in a variety of applications. Participants
will be walked through how to use the BrainMaster, add new trainees, set
up screens and biofeedback protocols, and review EEG data. There will
also be an introduction to the programming interface for writing
third-party software.
Dr. Collura is a biomedical engineer with over 25 years of R&D
experience in computer hardware and software, and digital EEGsystems. He
is a consultant specializing in medical instrumentation design and
development, and is the founder of the BrainMaster project.
PS: EFT: A Paradigm Shift: "We are on the Ground Floor of A
Healing Highrise"
PS: Using EFT for Optimal Functioning
WS4: EFT 1 Foundational EFT
WS (all day) EFT 2 Advanced EFT
Gary Craig
P.O. Box 398
The Sea Ranch, CA 95497
ghcraig@mcn.org
707-785-2848 fax 707-785-2600
www.emofree.com
EFT: We are on the Ground Floor of a Healing High Rise
EFT Founder and Presenter: Gary H. Craig,
P.O. Box 398, The Sea Ranch, CA 95497
(707) 785-2848,
Emotional Freedom Techniques(tm)
http://www.emofree.com/free.htm
ghcraig@mcn.org
This hour long introduction to EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
will cover the theory and background behind this highly reliable
healing procedure. You will see videotapes of actual cases interwoven
in a dynamic presentation designed to acquaint you with one of the
most dramatic healing discoveries of this century. This presentation
also serves as an introduction to Gary Craig's workshops on February 7
(Foundational EFT: The Door to the new Healing High Rise) and February
10 (EFT: Advanced Procedures and the Art of Delivery).
Note: Gary Craig will send you a free hour long videotape displaying
EFT in live sessions. You may wish to view it before the conference.
You may choose between:
(1) "6 Days at the VA" which shows EFT being used to
eliminate phobias, PTSD, intrusive thoughts, nightmares, addictive
cravings and the like with our Vietnam Vets or
(2) "EFT Case Histories" which shows EFT being used to
relieve a driving phobia, fear of mice & rats, chocolate cravings,
rape trauma, shoulder pain, dyslexia and more.
You can order your tape off his web site at:
http://www.emofree.com/free.htm
or call Gary Craig directly at: (707) 785-2848.
WS4 EFT: The Doorway to the new Healing High Rise
EFT Founder and Presenter: Gary H. Craig,
We are on the Ground Floor of a Healing High Rise and the
"energy therapies" provide the elevator. They establish
rapid and long lasting relief for almost every emotional issue and
remove blocks to optimal performance. EFT (Emotional Freedom
Techniques) is an entryway into this fascinating field.
Please be advised that EFT's impressive successes are the result of
a major paradigm shift in this field. It is a psychological version of
acupuncture (very gentle and does not require the use of needles) and
is likely to violate the beliefs of most attendees.
This workshop will start with a grounding in the basics of EFT that
will be thorough enough to allow participants to immediately (and
successfully) apply EFT to themselves and clients. The rest of the
workshop will be experiential as the entire audience will apply EFT to
their own issues (in the privacy of their own minds, if they prefer).
We will address trauma, physical discomforts and addictive cravings.
If time allows, we will also apply it to phobias, guilt, grief,
depression, fear of public speaking or anything else the audience
requests.
To review writeups of a wide variety of EFT Case Histories as
performed by numerous EFT professionals visit
http://www.emofree.com/case.htm.
WS full DAY EFT: Advanced Procedures and the Art of Delivery
EFT Founder and Presenter: Gary H. Craig
While EFT can be applied in a mechanical fashion with impressive
results, even greater relief can be obtained by the artful delivery of
these procedures. Volunteers from the audience will have the
opportunity to work on any issue(s) they wish with Gary Craig, the
founder of EFT. Even though personal privacy is completely respected
in these live sessions, the volunteers will be able to experience the
effects of EFT (even on lifelong, stubborn issues) while the audience
will be able to ask questions about the details behind EFT and how it
was applied. This is a rare interactive opportunity as the attendees
will be able to "get behind the scenes" of one of the most
fascinating discoveries of this century.
Attendance at the previous workshop, "EFT: the Doorway to the
new Healing High Rise" on February 7 is highly recommended before
attending this workshop. However, it is not required. A brief overview
of the foundational concepts will be provided for newcomers at the
opening.
Also Note: Gary Craig will send you a free hour long videotape
displaying EFT in live sessions. You may wish to view it before the
conference. See previous listing
What’s the Bottom Line?
Length: 20 Minutes
Mary Deits
Session: This talk is best suited for the Optimal Functioning
meeting
Top performers give us a vision of the human potential
possibilities. What are some of their characteristics that separate them
from the average executive or performer? What effect do these
characteristics have on the way we approach optimum performance work
with them. Observations are based upon biofeedback and stress management
sessions with top performers at the Canyon Ranch Spa in Tucson Arizona.
Mary Deits was Director of Biofeedback Services at Canyon Ranch for
over 4 yrs. She worked with well-known corporate and subcabinet
executives, as well as international entertainers. Currently she is the
Clinical Director of Focused Technology.
The What & Why of Threshold Based Proportional Feedback
Length: 20 Minutes
Frank Deits
Most neurofeedback as commonly practiced is binary in nature. That
is, a "reward" indication is given when some criteria is
met. If beta is above threshold, an indicator comes on. If beta is
below, the indicator is off.
There is no information as to whether beta is slightly above or
greatly above threshold. Proportional feedback provides the missing
information by modulating the feedback indication as a function of the
signal level. With threshold based proportional feedback, visual
and/or auditory feedback starts when the eeg signal is above
threshold. As the signal increases the feedback changes in nature. The
sound may become louder or more harmonic. A visual display may change
color.
Proportional feedback has a more "natural" feeling. There
is a sense of connection with the sound or light. Thresholds are not
as critical as with binary.
Both binary and proportional feedback will be demonstrated.
Frank Deits is Technical Director of Focused Technology and designer
of the F1000 Feedback Training System. He has extensive background in
instrumentation and feedback systems used in the aerospace industry.
Frank has 16 years experience as an electronics instructor at Idaho
State
University and Pima Community College.
WS A Guide to the Neurodevelopmental "Power Therapies" And
Their Use in The Treatment of PTSD and related Somatic Complaints
Presenters; Carol Schneider, Ph.D, and Mike Gismondi, MA, LPC
In this four-hour workshop, we will combine hands-on technique
demonstration with psychobiological theory concerning the
state-of-the-art psychotherapeutic treatment of trauma and related
somatization disorders.
Learning Objectives
(1) Understand the significance and evolution of the Power Therapies,
i.e., those new or little known trauma psychotherapy techniques that
offer significant improvements over traditional methods in terms of the
speed, depth and permanence of trauma symptom
reduction while minimizing client retraumatization or destabilization.
The original "Power Therapies" categorization was developed by
traumatologist Dr. Charles Figley and involves four "cutting
edge" trauma psychotherapy techniques, Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Thought Field Therapy (an
accupressure-based desensitization tool) , Traumatic Incident Reduction
and Neurolingusitic Programming's Visual-Kinesthetic Dissociation.
Protocols for all four methods will be reviewed.
(2) Achieve introductory-level working knowledge of both the
techniques, their underlying theoretical rationale and suspected
neurophysiological mechanisms of action.
(3) Learn Power Therapy integration strategies and explore their
clinical utility.
(4) Become familiar with the concept of the Neurodevelopmental Power
Therapy integration strategies, it's roots in the work of Allen Schore,
Bruce Perry and Bessel Van der Kolk and it's implications for
Neurotherapy and the Neurosciences as a whole.
(5) Review the field experiments of Dr. Schneider combining EMDR with
the "crossover point" in alpha-theta training and the possible
therapeutic/ scientific synergies between EEG Brainmapping and
neurotherapy on the one hand and the neurodevelopmental power therapies
on the other.
Michael Gismondi, MA, LPC
Mr. Gismondi has been a psychotherapist since 1976, licensed as a
Psychologist in 1982 and as a Licensed Professional Counselor in 1992.
He has received graduate-level training in clinical and educational
psychology, as well as Information Science, Artificial
Intelligence and the modeling of human information processing. He was
the lead organizer of the first Power Therapies Integration Conference
in Denver (1997) and was more recently asked by Professor Charles Figley
to help develop an advanced traumatology certification program for
Florida State University. Mr. Gismondi specializes in innovative
approaches to trauma work and Behavioral Medicine.
PS30 Client Transformations in mind, body and spirit: patterns,
milestones & interventions.
Rhonda Greenberg, Psy.D.
PS Enhancing immune function with hypnosis and guided imagery
John Gruzelier
Neurofeedback with schizophrenic patients, new directions in EEG
measurement with implications for neurofeedback
John Gruzelier
WS2 QEEG subtypes in ADD/ADHD, LD, OCD, Trauma, etc.
Jay Gunkelman
The 11 QEEG subtypes identified in over 450 children with
ADD/ADHD by Robert Chabot, Ph.D. will be discussed and analyzed for NF
protocol implications. The theta, alpha and beta subtype groupings and
their
variations will be described. The main types will have a case
reviewed.
Other cases seen in the workshop will include LD, the OCD subtypes,
Trauma and others as time avails.
WS2 Drug, toxic and substance abuse effects on the EEG/QEEG.
Jay Gunkelman
This workshop will cover the major drug categories, as well as common
street drugs and toxic exposures expected impacts on qEEG patient
profiles. The anti-depressant subtypes' different effects will be
discussed. The interaction with individual CNS arousal levels will be
identified. A case with before and after qEEGs showing the effects of
lithium overdose will also be seen.
PS Frontal Lobe Electro-physiological Evaluation
Jay Gunkelman
The frontal Lobe articles by Niedermeyer suggest specialized
topographic distribution of attentional, motor regulation and affective
function in the frontal lobes. These differentiations and their
electrophysiological profiles will be dislayed. The commonly reported
finding of frontal alpha will also be shown to have a variant,
with the frontal alpha being an artifact of temporal lobe
contamination of the reference electrodes in this subtype.
PS2 Designing NF Intervention Based On qEEG Evaluation
Jay Gunkelman
The optimal use of database for qEEG evaluation will be shown.
The availability of remontaging, the increased resolution of single Hz.
analysis and presence of an eyes open normative evaluation provides
optimal client profiling. The ease of designing NF intervention based on
these detailed evaluations will be shown.
PS Twilight Learning in the Treatment of a Case of Sexual Abuse and
Sexual Aversion.
Corydon Hammond
PS "QEEG Profiles of Psychiatric and Medical Conditions: A
Review from Published Literature."
Corydon Hammond
WS2 Managing Abreactions, Reframing, and Memory Integration During
Alpha/Theta Training: Techniques and Liability Protection in a False
Memory Era.
Corydon Hammond
ABSTRACT: Alpha/theta training may allow unconscious material to
emerge during neurofeedback sessions. This is especially true when
therapists are following the Penniston/Kulkosky model for PTSD treatment
and creating the expectation and overtly suggesting that the person
remember problematic memories. However, when intense material emerges,
it is crucial that the patient senses that the therapist is comfortable
with and not frightened by the material. Furthermore, unless the patient
is very bright and reframes for him/herself, there is nothing
necessarily therapeutic about a cathartic experience. At best, they may
experience fleeting emotional relief, and at worst, the return of a
forgotten memory may constitute a retraumatization unless it is
accompanied by a therapeutic reframing and memory integration process.
This workshop will discuss methods for the therapeutic management of
strong emotional reactions, for titrating affect, and alternatives for
reinterpretation and memory integration that are not unduely suggestive.
Working with abuse issues must now be considered a high liability area
in the current false memory era. Therefore, this workshop will also
include a brief overview of the false memory controversy and its
excesses, memory research, and methods for liability protection in
working with abuse issues. These latter issues were covered by the
speaker in a comprehensive co-authored book that recently won the
Guttenmacher Award for the Best Publication of the Year in Psychiatry
and the Law from the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law and the
American Psychiatric Association.
Spiritual Experiences Through 4-Channel Biocybernaut Alpha Training
Dr. James V. Hardt
Biocybernaut Institute
Across the nation there is a large and growing interest in spiritual
experiences. Witness the popularity of Michael Murphy's books describing
spiritual experiences that occur on the golf course. While these golfing
experiences are rare relative to the numbers of golfers, Michael Murphy
believes that a contributing factor to these spiritual experiences is
the alternation between intense focus and release of focus inherent in
the game of golf. This factor is also present in Biocybernaut alpha
training as an alternation between two minutes of eyes closed auditory
feedback of EEG alpha and 8 seconds of eyes open display of the digital
integrated amplitude scores. Given that alpha feedback enhances brain
waves that are known to be related to meditation and prayer, it is
understandable that spiritual experiences are quite common in
Biocybernaut trainings. Indeed, much of the development of Biocybernaut
technology and protocols has been directed toward increasing the
opportunities for trainees to have spiritual experiences and spiritual
growth. This report describes the spiritual experiences of three people
and follows up with some of the beneficial results that changed their
lives.
The first trainee was a pregnant 15 year-old girl who had left the
church, was at odds with her family, and who was intending to drop out
of school and to marry the father of the unborn child in spite of his
ongoing relationships with more than a dozen other girls. She also was
very fearful of dying while traveling by car. The second trainee was a
pregnant mother of 3 children whose pregnancy was unplanned and strongly
unwanted. She referred to the growing child within her as "the
alien" and was resentfully estranged from this child in her womb.
She also had an excessively protective attachment to her 3 year old
child leading to some neglect of her 10 and 11 year old children. The
third trainee was a creative artist, a grandfather, whose Christianity
had a driven quality, who was overburdened by guilt, and who worked
excessively, spending little or no time with his family or
grandchildren.
Each of these people had profound spiritual experiences in the course
of their Biocybernaut alpha training, which will be described in some
detail. Each also had life transforming results from these spiritual
experiences. The 15 year old girl reconciled with her family and
returned to the church. She also realized that the child's father was
not a suitable husband to her family's great relief, and she allowed her
mother to care for the baby so she could continue her education. She
also transcended her fear of car travel. The woman with the
"alien" within her, an unwanted pregnancy, had a merging
experience with her fetus and her entire attitude toward the fetus was
transformed. She
also used her alpha training to accomplish creative design projects
for her work. After this child's birth a wholesome relationship among
her four children ensued. The creative artist had spiritual experiences
which put his guilt into a more healthy perspective and he did
profound forgiveness of himself and others. Following this, his
creativity exploded. One measure of his expanded creativity was given by
his assistant who counted 80 significant pieces of art produced over
more
than 10 years of work for a major client. In the two and a half months
following his Biocybernaut training he produced 110 significant pieces
of art for the same client. In addition to this phenomenal creative
output, the man was also finding more time to spend with his
grandchildren.
The ability to produce spiritual experiences and the attendant
beneficial life changes are among the more valuable attributes of
properly applied intensive neurofeedback training.
WS4 The Grand Unified Theory of Psychology: Submodalities in the
Hologram
Thom Hartmann
A model that encompasses all fields of psychology and theology;
understanding the holographic filing system of the mind shows us why and
how specific therapies work or wound, and why and how the religious
"conversion" experience is so often more therapeutic than many
"psychological" techniques. Out of that understanding you will
learn how to take any psych or theological technique and make it a more
powerful tool for transformation and healing, or "functioning
effectively socially or in business."
Thom Hartmann is a psychotherapist rostered with the state of Vermont
PS: ADHD: The New Untermenschen?
by Thom Hartmann
copyright Thom Hartmann 1998
The task of preserving and advancing the highest humanity,
given to this earth by the benevolence of the Almighty, seems a truly
high mission.
—Adolf Hitler (Mein Kampf, Vol. 2, Ch. 2)
A distressing trend is emerging, among a group I refer to as
"Neo-Darwinists," who imply or state flat-out that people with
ADHD are less evolved, genetically dysfunctional, and have nothing to
contribute to our culture whatsoever. Some have even called for ADHD
adults to not have children, for fear that this "defect" will
continue to spread. Others use the straw-man scare tactic of threatening
that any discussion of ADHD which isn’t purely "it’s a genetic
sickness" could lead to loss of funding for special education for
ADHD children, or loss of profits to pharmaceutical manufacturers and
practitioners who make their living working with ADHD children.
This trend is one which I believe is destructive to our children and
dangerous to our society. Because many of these neo-Darwinists begin
their work by either citing or condemning my work, I must respond on
behalf of our children.
A short history
Back in 1991 I wrote a book proposing a metaphor to explain ADHD to
children that I’d been using in various forms since 1978, when I was
Executive Director of a residential treatment facility for disturbed
children. The metaphor was that the hyperactive kids were actually
"good hunters," whereas the very steady, stable,
classroom-capable kids were "good farmers." The hunters, I
suggested, would do great in the forest or battlefield: their constant
scanning ("distractibility") would ensure they wouldn’t miss
anything; their ability to make instant decisions and act on them
("impulsivity") would guarantee they’d be able to react to
high-stress and response-demanding situations; and their love of
stimulation ("need for high levels of stimulation") would
cause them to enjoy the hunting world in the first place.
(At its core, ADHD is diagnosed by evaluating the intensity and
persistence of these three behaviors.)
I told these kids, however, that they needed to learn the basic
"farmer skills," because the world has been taken over by the
farmers. Even our schools were organized by the farmers: they let school
out in the summer so the kids can help bring in the crops. And factories
and cubicles, of course, are just an Industrial- and Technological Age
extension of the skill-set useful in agriculture (picking bugs off
plants, plant after plant, bug after bug, hour after hour, day after
day, year after year…).
The evidence that ADHD may be genetic, and my own experiences over the
years visiting with indigenous agricultural and hunter/gatherer people
on five continents caused me to even think it possible that my metaphor
may also prove to be "good science," although I have little
certainty about whether it’s genetics, culture, or both which so often
causes indigenous people to fail when put into European-style
classrooms. (I suspect both.)
Since that first large-scale publication of the metaphor in 1992,
several other scientists, psychologists, and psychiatrists have endorsed
the basic concept in their own ways, including articles in Psychological
Reports, The Journal of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, and others. All have agreed that
whether or not the idea of genetically different (and genetically
adaptive to their environments) humans is true or not, it’s a nice
story to tell kids. It acknowledges their difficulties (their struggles
in public school), suggests interventions (from "learning farmer
skills" to "take farmer pills to make your brain work like a
farmer’s for four hours"), and does so in a way which is not
destructive to self-esteem.
Given the power of self-esteem in shaping and determining a child’s
future, I always considered this a paramount issue. Irregardless of
which story we told kids (and their parents and teachers, for that
matter) about what ADHD was, where it came from, or how it worked, the
stories should always, in my opinion, contain a germ of hope and
leave self-esteem intact.
The idea had wide appeal and literally thousands of people contacted
me to tell me how useful, inspiring, and empowering they found it. Most
of these letters said this view changed their child’s whole outlook on
life, and produced measurable (or, at least, noticeable) improvements in
the child’s ability to function in school and at home. Many told of
improved grades, reports from teachers of improved classroom conduct,
and renewed and healed relationships with their children. In 1995, Time
magazine wrote about it, saying, "Author Thom Hartmann has laid
out a controversial but appealing theory…" In the intervening
years, I’ve presented it to tens of thousands of people at conferences
on ADHD, neurology, and psychology from Australia to Israel to England
to virtually every major city in the United States.
In so doing, I put out this idea that perhaps in ancient times there
was some sort of a "natural selection" process involved, to
borrow a phrase from Darwin. I suggested that in hunting societies,
those very risk-averse, super-methodical,
check-it-five-times-before-doing-it people would not be particularly
successful as hunters, and so would die off and not pass along their
"farmer" genes. On the other hand, in the careful, stable
farming societies (such as Japan over the past 3000 years), those
wild-and-crazy hunter-types would be weeded out, executed, or expelled
and the culture would be left with a lot of very compliant followers and
worker-bees but few inventors, innovators, leaders, or…well…hunters.
I now realize that I should never, ever, have used a phrase invented
by Darwin.
The neo-evolutionists
The banner of natural selection has now been picked up, and twisted
sideways to justify the world-view of some in the ADHD field that ADHD
is a genetic sickness, pure and simple. They say we all should simply
come to accept it as that and quit whining about imaginary benefits or
ancient usefulness. And, extending the logic, voices are now being
raised calling on ADHD people to voluntarily restrict their
child-bearing, so that their "defective genes" will not
continue to spread through and contaminate our population.
For example, a recent front-page editorial in a widely-distributed
newsletter for psychologists compares my "hunter/farmer"
hypothesis for explaining ADHD in the gene pool to a cute work of
fiction in which Rudyard Kipling told new stories of "How the
Rhinoceros Got His Skin" and "How the Camel Got His
Hump."
The writings and speeches of those carrying the neo-Darwinist banner
of "natural selection" with regard to ADHD often suggest that
people with ADHD are suffering from a genetic defect. This defect, they
say, is the result of evolution — which occasionally produces
"more fit" and "less fit" members of a species.
(Normally the "less fit" die out or are dominated by the
"more fit," according to this interpretation of Darwin’s
work.) This is the natural course of the evolutionary process, they say,
and the sometimes-explicit and sometimes-implied message is that those
with ADHD are less evolved, and that humans who do not have ADHD are
more highly evolved, Darwinianly-speaking.
Less evolved?
My first exposure to one of these "new theories of ADHD" was
in an article by an east-coast psychologist published in 1996 in Think
Fast!: The ADD Experience, a book I helped edit. In that article,
the author pointed out that it was in reading Jacob Bronowski’s The
Ascent of Man and other works that he came to the idea that ADHD may
have an evolutionary basis. ADHD is, after all, largely genetic:
evolution and genetics are intertwined.
Although three years earlier I had published a book also referencing
Bronowski and suggesting that there may be genetically-mediated
behaviors that would be both different and useful in, specifically,
hunting/gathering societies and agrarian societies, my hypothesis was an
attempt to explain differences between peoples and cultures, not superiority
of one person or culture over the other. At its crux, my hunter/farmer
metaphor to describe the "challenges of ADHD people in modern
society" is one of "square peg in round hole."
My point was never meant to imply that ADHD, or hunter/gatherers, or
even agriculturists represent any particular inherent superiority among
members of the human race, but rather that they represented differences.
I was not suggesting that we had grown or evolved from one to another,
but that what we’re calling ADHD (and the other end of the spectrum,
"Task-Switching Deficit Disorder" or TSDD, seen among people
who actually enjoy being tax accountants) are adaptive characteristics in
a particular context.
But over the past few years, as more of these "new theories"
have come out, I’m feeling a growing concern. Several had taken my
metaphor a full step further, the same as Francis Galton did with
Charles Darwin’s early work when Galton suggested that some humans are
more highly evolved than others — and, therefore, inherently superior
— whereas others were less highly evolved, and therefore inferior.
These neo-Darwinians suggest that as man "evolved"
genetically from hunter/gatherer and Neolithic times to the modern
humans of today, some people must have evolved more than others. Those
who are the most evolved, in their opinion, include those capable of
long and sustained focus and attention to boring tasks, such as would be
necessary to obtain a Ph.D. in psychology, for example. Those on the
branches of the human genetic tree who didn’t "evolve"
sufficiently to excel at Farmer-style pursuits, are, according to these
authors, "impaired" by comparison. They even have the temerity
to call this an "elegant" explanation of the differences
between ADHD and "normal" people.
In my opinion, this represents a huge leap. It is one thing to point
out that some inherited traits are not useful; it’s quite another to
imply that all variations that don’t fit or serve the norm are, de
facto, "genetic defects."
The rest of this 6000 word essay can be found at http://www.futurehealth.org//HartmannADHDd.htm
"Quirks" of Coherence Training
Joe Horvat
will discuss several unusual anomalies or unexpected results of
cohenence training , including the results of one study documenting
outcome results. this will include specific protocals and their
expected and unexpected effects on remapping, and the implications for
symptoms as well as future eeg evaluations of previously treated
patients.
WS4 Coherence Training in M.T.B.I. ADD/ADHD & L.D.
Joe Horvat
an overview of the use of coherence training in work w/ MTBA's,
ADD/ADHD's, AND LD's. It will include suggestions as to when and when
not it should be considered, a discussion of the difference of coherence
training w/ lexicor and non-lexicor equiment, and will have a number of
case studies and topographical presentations
PS Why You Need 3-Dimensions to Understand QEEG Results
William J. Hudspeth, Ph.D.
Neuropsychometric Lab
1266 Santa Ynez Avenue
Los Osos, CA - 93402
(805) 534-9830
wjhud@jps.net www.jps.net/hudspeth
ABSTRACT: Neuroelectric Images (NIs) are 3-D objects that are computed
from coherence or correlation measurements and they serve to depict the
functional
distance between anatomical systems (i.e., electrodes). Coherence
measurements are sensitive to neuropathologies that disturb cerebral
connectivities, In traditional evaluations, the utility of coherence
measurements seems to be directly related to the number of connections
evaluated (i.e.,19 electrodes = 171 combinations). However, even this
tradition can be described as a 'flat-lander' approach which does not
adequately reflect the functional (3-D) distances between cerebral
systems. This presentation makes direct comparisons between coherence
connection maps and their 3-D NI counterparts.
WS2 Advances In QEEG Analysis and Interpretation for Neurotherapy
William J. Hudspeth, Ph.D.
This workshop surveys the relationships between raw EEG signals
and QEEG analysis results, using several clinical case studies. The
presentation demonstrates how the (a) reliability and (b) internal
consistency of EEG signals affect the validity of QEEG assessments,
interpretations and design of neurotherapy protocols. The survey shows
how QEEG-guided neurotherapy protocols depend upon meaningful QEEG
database resources.
PS Circadian and Ultradian Rhythms in Topographic EEG across the
Waking Day
David Kaiser, Ph.D.
Quantitative topographic EEG data were collected from 130
subjects during eyes closed and eyes open baseline conditions between 8
am and 8 pm. Two hundred and seventy records per condition were analyzed
in reference to time of day at data acquisition for 1-Hz frequency bands
from 1 to 24 Hz.
Circadian and ultradian rhythms were evident in all frequency bands,
most notably during the eyes closed condition. Peak amplitude varied as
a function of time of day and frequency band. Alpha activity peaked in
mid-afternoon hours whereas activity in lower (e.g., theta) and higher
(e.g., beta) frequencies peaked during morning hours. Activity between
7-12 Hz exhibited a relatively distinct and fast ultradian rhythm,
imposed on a less prominent circadian cycle, whereas higher and lower
frequency ranges exhibited a slower semicircadian rhythm only.
Intermediate activity (9-11Hz), associated with cognitive integration,
showed a 100-120 min ultradian contribution similar in its periodicity
to the Basic-Rest-Activity-Cycle of Kleitman. The presence or absence of
an ultradian rhythm may reflect the homogeneity of a signal's source;
whether one or more mechanisms (or networks) are involved in a frequency
band's generation. Spectral modulation was cued more to clock time than
sidereal time, suggesting that human cycles of activity, wakefulness,
and eating influenced circadian modulation more than daylight hours. The
relevance of these preliminary findings to neurofeedback training will
be discussed.
PS Effect of SMR/Beta Training on Neurocognitive Performance
David Kaiser, Ph.D.
EEG Spectrum
16100 Ventura Blvd, #10
Encino, CA 91436
818-788-2083
dakaiser@thegrid.net
Sixty-three children with attentional problems (impulsive,
inattentive, and/or hyperactive; 22 diagnosed with ADHD) exhibited
significant improvement in verbal and non-verbal abilities as a result
of SMR/beta neurofeedback training (mean 36.4 sessions, 20 session
minimum). Performance scores improved in the WISC-R Digit Span test, in
the Benton Visual Retention test, and in the Symbol Digit Modalities
Test, p<.001. Children also increased their verbal skills from a
below the 40th percentile to the 60th percentile on word fluency (FAS)
test, p<.001. Manual dexterity was also enhanced by training for both
hands, p<.05. As some of these tests have only moderate attentional
demands, these findings suggest that in addition to improving attention,
neurofeedback training can impact higher cognitive functions.
WS2 "The B I G Picture: Weaving Peripheral Biofeedback, Energy
Therapies, and Coaching with EEG Neurofeedback"
Lynda Kirk, MA, LPC, BCIA-Fellow, BCIA-EEG
ABSTRACT: Integrating peripheral biofeedback (EMG, TEMP, SCL,
HR, etc.) with EEG neurofeedback can greatly benefit the client by
shortening training time;
improving generalization of learned skills and states; and increasing
internal locus of control. This holistic combination more quickly
results in a healthy change in the client's mindbody "parking
place".
In addition, the use of energy therapies (e.g. TFT - Thought Field
Therapy) with EEG neurofeedback can quickly help the client resolve
emotional and physical pain, stress, and/or trauma that may be slowing
the training.
Effective coaching methods can greatly help the client improve skills
and transfer the training to specific contexts in the "real
world."
In this workshop, the "when, where, why, and how" of
integrating peripheral biofeedback, energy therapies, and coaching will
be outlined.
PS15 Weaving Peripheral Biofeedback and Energy Therapies With EEG in
ADD/ADHD
Lynda Kirk, MA, LPC, BCIA-Fellow, BCIA-EEG
Integrating peripheral biofeedback (EMG, TEMP, SCL, etc.) with
EEG neurofeedback can greatly benefit the ADD/ADHD client by shortening
training time; improving generalization of learned skills and states;
and increasing internal locus of control. This holistic combination more
quickly results in a healthy change in the client's mindbody
"parking place".
In addition, the use of energy therapies (e.g. TFT - Thought Field
Therapy) with EEG neurofeedback can quickly help the client resolve
emotional and
physical pain, stress, and/or trauma that may be slowing the training.
Methods for weaving peripheral BFB and energy therapies into EEG
neurofeedback training will be presented.
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields: Biological and Therapeutic Effects
Martha Lappin, Ph.D.
Research Director
Energy Medicine Developments, Inc.
10841 Split Oak Lane
Burke, VA 22015
(703) 250-4695 marlappin@aol.com
There is a growing scientific literature confirming that very weak
electromagnetic fields can have measureable effects on human physiology.
Scientists are struggling to explain these irrefutable phenomena, and
pioneers in the field of bioelectromagnetics are proposing mechanisms of
action that have exciting, far reaching implications. At the same time,
researchers and
entrepreneurs (those not constrained by our limited understanding of
human energy systems) are developing, producing, testing, and marketing
electromagnetic devices that, in some cases at least, appear to have
remarkable therapeutic clinical effects on a variety of chronic
conditions.
Current devices range from the very weak, picotesla strength field
generators developed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and
Parkinson's disease, to the very strong transcranial magnetic
stimulators that neuroscientists at NIH and elsewhere serendipitously
discovered to be effective treatments for refractory depression. This
talk will briefly review and critique some of the most recent research
in the emerging field of bioelectromagnetics, from cellular effects that
point to the existence of very specific frequency windows, to the
remarkable clinical outcomes experienced by people suffering from
depression, migraine headaches, and multiple sclerosis.
Measuring and Improving Cardiovascular Homeostasis By Heart
Breathing Biofeedback Paul Lehrer, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry, RW Johnson Medical School, 671 Hoes La,
Piscataway, NJ 08854
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