Biofeedback for home-use with anxiety

[Guest guest]

just looking for input.

 

I'm working with a 19yo male w/ acute onset of generalized anxiety. In

addition to acupuncture and TCM, I think he could also benefit from

having/learning to use a biofeedback unit at home. There are several options

out there and I'm wondering if anyone has actual clinical experience

incorporating this type of therapy for patient's at-home self-care and have

found a specific machine/unit/cd program/guided meditation to be

particularly effective over others that they would recommend?

 

J

 

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Joy Keller, LAc, Dipl.OM

Board Certified in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

Ramona Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine Clinic

Phone: (760) 654-1040 Fax: (760) 654-4019

www.RamonaAcupuncture.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

check out " Thought Technology " and " Alpha Stim " . They are the most widely used

by psychologists.

 

 

Regards,

Angela Pfaffenberger, Ph.D.

 

angelapfa

 

www.InnerhealthSalem.com

 

Phone: 503 364 3022

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Joy Keller

PCOM Email List ; Chinese Medicine

Friday, April 24, 2009 12:45 PM

Biofeedback for home-use with anxiety

 

 

 

 

 

just looking for input.

 

I'm working with a 19yo male w/ acute onset of generalized anxiety. In

addition to acupuncture and TCM, I think he could also benefit from

having/learning to use a biofeedback unit at home. There are several options

out there and I'm wondering if anyone has actual clinical experience

incorporating this type of therapy for patient's at-home self-care and have

found a specific machine/unit/cd program/guided meditation to be

particularly effective over others that they would recommend?

 

J

 

--

________

Joy Keller, LAc, Dipl.OM

Board Certified in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

Ramona Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine Clinic

Phone: (760) 654-1040 Fax: (760) 654-4019

www.RamonaAcupuncture.com

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Joy. Depression and anxiety can have such a complicated picture and history.

Sometimes things like off the shelf biofeedback devices and entrainment programs

can help, but are more useful when chosen by the person themselves. Did he

request this?

 e.g. ; 19 yrs. old. Is he living by himself or with family? dreams, wants,

ambition, history...

 This is within scope of practice, to befriend and counsel and get to the root.

Not that you aren't! Everybody is a big ocean, and there's reasons for things,

even just biological.

 Also kinetic testing with different musical notes can reveal a pallete of

sounds that are beneficial to someone. Finding them and composing a tape for

them, or showing them the notes to play around with at home on a synth or other

instrument,  can be fun and useful too. Know what I mean?

 Herbs, acup, talking. Playing. Feeling. It isn't easy growing up these days,

just gets tougher, I think. I apologize if this is too simpleminded.

 

 

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Joy Keller <JKellerLAc

Biofeedback for home-use with anxiety

" PCOM Email List " <alumni,

Chinese Medicine

Friday, April 24, 2009, 3:45 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just looking for input.

 

 

 

I'm working with a 19yo male w/ acute onset of generalized anxiety. In

 

addition to acupuncture and TCM, I think he could also benefit from

 

having/learning to use a biofeedback unit at home. There are several options

 

out there and I'm wondering if anyone has actual clinical experience

 

incorporating this type of therapy for patient's at-home self-care and have

 

found a specific machine/unit/ cd program/guided meditation to be

 

particularly effective over others that they would recommend?

 

 

 

J

 

 

 

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____________ _________ _________ _________ ___

 

Joy Keller, LAc, Dipl.OM

 

Board Certified in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

 

Ramona Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine Clinic

 

Phone: (760) 654-1040 Fax: (760) 654-4019

 

www.RamonaAcupunctu re.com