Understanding Biofeedback for Chronic Pain Control
There are certain actions that you can control and there are some that you don’t even think of controlling. For instance, when you wave your hand to a friend or lift your leg to take steps, you control these actions. Think about other body functions like – skin temperature, blood pressure and heart rate – can you control them? These actions are controlled by your nervous system, involuntarily. The thought of making your heart beat faster can never bother you. It happens naturally in response to the environment or the condition you are in – like exercising or excited. If you think of controlling these actions, you need to understand biofeedback. Yes, it’s a technique that can enable you to gain more control on these rather involuntary functions controlled by nervous system. In recent times, there has been a lot of talk about biofeedback for chronic pain control , including headaches and migraine. It’s a therapy that is also believed to prevent or treat other conditions like incontinen