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Has anyone with Lyme disease ever tried neurofeedback? Was it helpful?
My doctor is recommending it to help calm down the central nervous system and help deal with anxiety/depression.
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joalo
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It means your post was buried on page 2 without any replies so the moderator brought it back up for you.
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Sensors that measure brainwaves are placed on the scalp. Information from the sensors is fed into a computer, which then provides feedback to the patient about their brain state.
My patients typically watch a movie during feedback. In this case, the feedback comes through visual (the screen shrinks and fades out), auditory (volume changes), and tactile (hold a teddy bear that vibrates) sensations.
Neurofeedback can help improve conditions that are a result of the brain having some difficulty regulating itself. Common conditions treated with neurofeedback include attention deficit disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder , migraines, and chronic pain, among others.
How can neurofeedback therapy help overcome chronic pain?
Chronic pain can be a condition of the brain incorrectly processing information from the body. For example, sensations are interpreted as pain by the brain, but are not actually pain conditions in the body.
Another common chronic pain condition is tension in the body creating pain: headaches, muscle aches, and spasms fall into this category. In both cases, neurofeedback can help the brain either reinterpret messages from the body or relax the body to reduce pain.
Frequently people with chronic pain also have problems sleeping, which is known to make people more sensitive to pain. One of the most frequent effects of neurofeedback, regardless of the condition being addressed, is better sleep.
This is also true of patients with chronic pain and can be another way that neurofeedback helps chronic pain patients overcome their pain. Better sleep reduces sensitivity to pain, improves mood, and helps people cope.
Where can someone find more information about neurofeedback therapy? A great place to start is a book titled, 'A Symphony in the Brain' by Jim Robins. He traces the history of neurofeedback and describes his own experience with treatment."
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Neurofeedback sounds like a good way to treat a lot of neuro-pain conditions.
But if the pain is caused by inflammation causing pressure on the nerves, it might be better helped by anti-inflammatory medicine.
Turmeric by source naturals and Kyolic garlic formula 100 helped ease my arm neuropathy symptoms/pain.
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It didn't do anything for me. But I only tried once.
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Thanks, joalo!
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