Kinesiology 3474A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Wii, Osteoarthritis, Target Center

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3474A/B
• Professor: Craig Hall

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Biofeedback is the process of gaining greater awareness of the various physiological functions by using instruments that provide info on the activity of those same functions, with a goal of being able to manipulate them at will. It"s ofte(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered a t(cid:455)pe of (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:373)entary and alternative medicine enable you to use your thoughts to control your body. Biofeedback is used to manage many physical and mental health issues: anxiety or stress, asthma, chemotherapy side effects, chronic pain, etc. With biofeedback, the indi(cid:448)idual"s goal is to lear(cid:374) to (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol i(cid:374)(cid:448)olu(cid:374)tar(cid:455) fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s su(cid:272)h as heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, skin temperature, and muscle tension. Table 8. 1: biofeedback devices: brain activity: electroencephalograph (eeg) monitors the activity of brain waves linked to different mental states, wakefulness, relaxation, light sleep, deep sleep, muscle tension: electromyogram (emg) monitors muscle tension. It helps people take charge of their health. It may be an option when other treatments have not worked well.