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This document discusses biofeedback and how it can be used to help improve physical function and the connection between the mind and body. It describes how biofeedback works by using sensors to measure things like muscle activity, breathing and heart rate to provide feedback to patients and help them gain awareness and control of their body functions. It also discusses how biofeedback can help with issues that cause disassociation between the mind and muscles, like Parkinson's disease. Finally, it briefly introduces the idea of how chakras and meditation can also be tools to connect the mind and body for improved health and balance.

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This document discusses biofeedback and how it can be used to help improve physical function and the connection between the mind and body. It describes how biofeedback works by using sensors to measure things like muscle activity, breathing and heart rate to provide feedback to patients and help them gain awareness and control of their body functions. It also discusses how biofeedback can help with issues that cause disassociation between the mind and muscles, like Parkinson's disease. Finally, it briefly introduces the idea of how chakras and meditation can also be tools to connect the mind and body for improved health and balance.

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Avry Vranesh-Chubelashvili

Professor Dawn Augusta

HCR 342

04/02/2023

Biofeedback

Biofeedback is the process of gaining awareness surrounding the body functions and

learning to gain better control over the function. Biofeedback can be used as a great tool,

especially people with paresthesia, numbness, and Parkinson’s just to name a few. These are all

examples of issues where there has been a disassociation from mind to muscle movement. Using

biofeedback to help rewire this connection can be executed in a few ways. Visual, tactile, and

using electromyograph interactive software can be the most useful ways to help these patients

start to understand the connection of their mind and movement.

In a clinic it is common to use the electromyograph to detect specific physiological

signals. The provider will place sensors that stick to your skin that measure breathing, heart rate,

muscle activity, brain activity, and skin temperature. These measurements can help to show a

connection between the mind and muscle activation. The graph shows when and what muscle is

activated, which provides both visual and cognitive feedback for the patient. This allows the

patient to better understand what it feels like to activate proper musculature, leading to better

muscle recruitment outside of the clinic.

As mentioned before, this treatment can help with the mind-muscle connection when a

disease or disorder is present, which has led to some form disassociation. Whether that be

improper muscle use, atrophy, physiological effects, trauma, chronic pain and/or injury, using
biofeedback can help to resolve the major issues in physical ability. These treatments offer

patients improvement in connection to their physical body, which is an something everyone can

use as a tool to keep the body functioning at the highest level.

Biofeedback as a healing energy and mind modality leads me into the chakra system.

This is another way we can connect with the body to find balance and in turn higher level of full

body function. There are seven main chakras that represent different thoughts, emotions,

memories, and actions. They help us to understand how we can learn from our past and move

forward into the future. They build awareness in our body feelings in connection to our way of

life. The balancing of chakras is a tool anyone can use to connect with and balance the body,

leading a healthier and happier life. One of the best ways to connect with chakra healing in

through meditation, but there are also a variety of other ways to use this method of healing.

The chakras start at the first three vertebrae and have locations leading all the way up to

the crown of our head. The first chakra represents our basic needs, when open leads a feeling of

bravery and safety. The second chakra represents creativity and sexuality, here is where we can

express ourselves. The third chakra is our source of personal power. The fourth chakra is located

at the heart, uniting the upper and lower chakras. This represents the connection of mind, body,

emotions, and spirit. A source for love and connection. The fifth chakra represents our verbal

expression and ability to be in complete honesty. The sixth chakra, known commonly as the third

eye, represents our intuition. The seventh chakra on the crown of the head is our connection to

spirituality and the divine. These chakras represent a holistic approach to the body and awareness

of imbalance in our human needs.


Overall, biofeedback can be used in a variety of different methods, all leading to physical

and cognitive benefits for improved health. It can be used in different clinical settings and

practices, which makes the usage malleable to specific comfort levels or needs of the patient.

Physical function, balance throughout the body, and cognitive understanding of the body are the

major ways we can use todays advancements in biofeedback to improve the well-being of the

population.
References

“Biofeedback: What Is It & Procedure Details.” Cleveland Clinic,

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/13354-biofeedback.

Shah, Parita. “A Primer of the Chakra System.” Chopra, Chopra, 12 Nov. 2020,

https://chopra.com/articles/what-is-a-chakra.

Tataryn, Lisa. “How Does Biofeedback Help Parkinson's Disease?” SMARTPD Program,

SMARTPD Program, 19 Jan. 2023, https://www.smartpdprogram.com/post/biofeedback-

for-parkinson-s.

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