Diagnosing ADHD

“ADHD takes many forms. Some are common and some quite rare. Some respond rapidly to treatment while others take more time. Some drive teachers and parents crazy while others elicit sympathy and caring. In some cases, the difference between a label of ADD and ADHD is the severity of the disorder. In other cases, the.. read more →

Is Your Brain Causing You Pain?

“Some Possible Brainwave Effects: TOO MUCH:  Mental fog, pain=Delta Waves.  Cannot stay focused=Theta Waves.  Cannot finish projects, cannot sleep=Alpha Waves.  Anxiety=Beta.TOO LITTLE:  Poor sleep=Delta Waves.  Cannot relax=Theta Waves.  Mental chatter=Alpha Waves.  Cannot concentrate=Beta Waves.”  pg.29 Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle.  Too much or too little of any brain wave pattern causes symptoms.. read more →

It’s All In Your Head, Neurofeedback

  “The client soon understands that the referring physician believes that the client’s problems are not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s problems and not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s mental condition.  My response to clients who have been told, “It’s all in.. read more →

Seizures and Neurofeedback

   “In 1968, in the journal Physiology and Behavior, M. Barry Sterman, a psychologist at the University  of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine  published the results of his experiments training cats to control their own brainwaves. Later, in 1972 Sterman published the first scientific paper about using brainwave feedback to suppress seizures in a.. read more →

ADD and Seizures

 “Dr. Barry Sterman’s work had a profound impact on the development of a theoretical mode for ADD.  His work consisted of using neurofeedback to train people with seizure disorders to produce different brainwaves, thereby reducing their seizure activity.  Dr. Sterman demonstrated that people with the low frequency brainwave burst that produces seizures can be trained.. read more →