Diabetes and Biofeedback
Biofeedback is grounded in mind-body medicine: the principal that we can affect the health of our body through the power of our minds. Biofeedback has been shown to provoke in us extraordinary capabilities of control over physiological events.
In practical terms, this may lead to people being able to assert their own therapy over the body’s functions including heart rate and blood pressure.
This has an application when it comes to negating stress and depression, and may be of some use in the treatment of chronic diseases, including diabetes.
Biofeedback uses a specially designed machine that records muscle contractions and skin temperature using sensors. Using this machine, you can begin to learn the basic principles of controlling your body. Biofeedback could be particularly useful for sufferers from diabetes who are also prone to headaches (as poor vision caused by diabetic retinopathy can cause headaches.)
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