BIOFEEDBACK

Course overview

BIOFEEDBACK IS A TECHNIQUE TO AUGMENT THE NORMAL SENSORY FEEDBACK AND ALLOW BETTER CONTROL OF BODY FUNCTIONS THAT ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED INVOLUNTARY. THE GENERAL MECHANISM STARTS BY MEASURING A BODY PARAMETER, EITHER PHYSIOLOGIC OR BIOMECHANICAL, WHICH THEN GETS TRANSFORMED INTO A VISUAL, AUDITORY, OR HAPTIC SIGNAL. THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNS TO CHANGE THE SIGNAL BY CONTROLLING THE BODY PARAMETER. POSITIVE FEEDBACK CHANGES EMBED THE ACTIONS INTO MEMORY, ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASED DEGREE OF CONTROL OVER A PREVIOUSLY INVOLUNTARY FUNCTION. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE METHOD BEHIND BIOFEEDBACK TECHNIQUES AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING.