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What is Biofeedback?

Biofeedback is a form of alternative medicine that measures quantifiable bodily functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, conveying the information in real-time to increase awareness conscious control of physiological activities.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 11 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Relaxation 3 0
Pelvic pain 1 0
Atrophy of arm muscles 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Poor Concentration 1 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 14 patients currently using Biofeedback

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Biofeedback. See all 13 dosages ►

  1other as needed daily 1 hr monthly 1 hr every other week 1 hr weekly 1 other weekly 2 hr weekly 5 min daily 10 min daily 60 min daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Biofeedback (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 57%
Other 2   Other: 29%
Expense 1   Expense: 14%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped using Biofeedback

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Biofeedback

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Using Biofeedback

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Biofeedback

Always
 2 50%
Usually
 2 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Biofeedback

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 2 50%
Not at all
 1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Biofeedback

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 100%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on February 11, 2012.