| Neurofeedback is a type of brainwave therapy that is | | | | behavior. |
| perhaps best known for the help and hope it offers to | | | | The benefits of neurofeedback therapy are not seen |
| those who struggle with the symptoms of ADD and | | | | overnight. It is possible that it could take anywhere |
| ADHD. In a great number of cases, such symptoms | | | | from 20 to 40 sessions to experience the full benefits |
| are alleviated to such a degree that medications can | | | | and to fully "reset" those brain patterns. |
| be dramatically reduced or even completely eliminated. | | | | Typically, each biofeedback therapy session will last |
| This is a great relief to many parents who worry | | | | from 30 minutes up to an hour. Once there has been |
| about the long term effects of having their children on | | | | sufficient repetition and practice and the brain patterns |
| medications to control ADD/ADHD for years at a time. | | | | are successfully reset, proponents say that the |
| Even though neuro, or biofeedback, as it is sometimes | | | | effects should be considered permanent. |
| called, has been used in many situations for more than | | | | However, in order to gain the full and lasting benefits of |
| forty years, there are still many who consider this | | | | neurofeedback therapy, the person must be fully |
| approach to alternative therapy to be experimental. | | | | engaged and participating in the process. This is not a |
| However, the majority of people who are skeptical | | | | therapy which is "done to" the client, but which requires |
| and want to categorize neurotherapy as experimental | | | | the active involvement of the subject. |
| are those in the mainstream medical community, and | | | | It is essential that the biofeedback therapists do all they |
| are those who have something to lose by | | | | can to enlist the person's own self-regulatory |
| acknowledging the benefits of alternative and holistic | | | | mechanisms to create a state of healing and optimal |
| medicine and therapies. | | | | health. While the biofeedback machines are invaluable |
| Neurofeedback is attractive to many people and is | | | | for giving the person the feedback about their brain |
| used to address many other conditions, in addition to | | | | activity, they must put forth effort into endeavor and |
| ADD and ADHD, because of the fact that it is non | | | | practice their neurotherapy techniques with |
| invasive, and therefore, is perfectly safe to try. In | | | | persistence. This is the true key to lasting benefits. |
| addition, there have not been any reports of any | | | | Since it is not widely used yet, neurofeedback can be |
| significant negative side effects related to the use of | | | | rather expense and out of reach for many people. On |
| biofeedback treatment, yet there have been numerous | | | | top of that, since it is considered by most insurance |
| reports of the positive effects. | | | | companies to be an experimental treatment, it is |
| The process of a neurofeedback therapy session is | | | | usually not covered. There is one main alternative to |
| thought to have the effect of resetting brain patterns | | | | the expensive biofeedback therapy programs, and |
| that have developed and are thought to be at the root | | | | that is a kit called the Wild Divine Biofeedback program |
| of many problems. Once reset, the brain can return to | | | | which allows you to enjoy the benefits of brainwave |
| performing at optimal levels and the body responds | | | | training from the comfort of your home, by running the |
| according to these enhanced, or restored, brainwaves | | | | software on your computer. |
| to heal and repair itself or to reestablish proper | | | | |