BIOFEEDBACK: AN ALTERNATIVE THERAPY THAT WORKS LIKE A NATURAL PAINKILLER
BIOFEEDBACK: AN ALTERNATIVE THERAPY THAT WORKS LIKE A NATURAL PAINKILLER IT MAY SURPRISE YOU, BUT your brain may be your most flexible body part. Emerging science on ‘neuroplasticity’ shows that our minds and brains are able to adapt and change far more dramatically than we may have previously assumed. That’s why meditation, yoga and breathwork practices can all have such a profound effect on our sense of well-being. One science-driven therapeutic technique used to help master the mind-body connection is called biofeedback, and it’s a potent, pill-less tool for managing conditions from chronic pain to anxiety . Biofeedback trains patients to control some of the body’s automated responses — including the perception of pain. With practice, one can consciously change bodily sensations, reactions to thoughts, stress response and even certain electrical activities of the brain. We asked functional medicine expert, Dr. Josh Axe , to tell us all about biofeedbac...