Kinesiology 3474A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Motor Learning, Physical Therapy, Cardiac Stress Test
3 Apr 2017
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Biofeedback is the use of sophisticated equipment to note psycho-physiological responses through visual or auditory feedback (tan et al. , 2011). Innate potential to influence automatic, involuntary functions of the body with the mind: example: heart rate, respiration rate, skin conductance, temperature, muscle tension. Biofeedback can be used to help manage many physical and mental health issues such as: anxiety or stress, asthma, backaches, constipations, high bp, phobias, stuttering. Biofeedback appeals to people for a variety of reasons: It helps people take charge of their health. It may be an option when other treatments have not worked well. Biofeedback can have important implications in the ex domain. Controlling physiological responses can help reduce the load that ex places on the body allowing a person to ex at higher intensities, or for a longer duration. In ex, biofeedback occurs largely by hr monitoring, although some studies have been conducted during electromyography (emg).
