Biofeedback Definition

bīō-fēdbăk
noun
A technique of seeking to control certain emotional states, such as anxiety or depression, by training oneself, with the aid of electronic devices, to modify autonomic bodily functions, such as blood pressure or heartbeat.
Webster's New World
The technique of using monitoring devices to furnish information regarding an autonomic bodily function, such as heart rate or blood pressure, in an attempt to gain some voluntary control over that function. It may be used clinically to treat certain conditions, such as hypertension and migraine headache.
American Heritage Medicine

A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.

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Biofeedback Sentence Examples

  • A child psychologist working with me wanted to try biofeedback on ADD.

  • ThoughtStream biofeedback combines audio and visual biofeedback to measure subtle changes as you react to different situations.

  • Before him each disorder biofeedback may department of family they play and.

  • The position was maintained in a specially designed splint, plus a pressure biofeedback cuff to maintain a set shoulder depression.

  • One trial involving 40 participants was eligible for both the electrical stimulation and the biofeedback and/or sphincter exercises reviews.

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