Strategies for Entering the Field
You are a licensed healthcare provider or optimal performance coach who wants to add biofeedback to your practice but are overwhelmed by...
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BCIA Continuing Education Posts
The BioSource Faculty Explain Peer-Reviewed Science
BioSource Faculty
Jan 17, 20236 min read
Dr. Hughes on You've Got What It Takes: Become a Biofeedback Mentor
I have been teaching biofeedback to licensed clinicians for a long time. I have always encouraged my biofeedback therapists-in-training...
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BioSource Faculty
Jan 14, 20238 min read
Dr. Donald Moss on Multiple Relationships
Maintaining a healthy therapeutic relationship characterized by trust and empathy is critical to success in all behavioral and healthcare...
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BioSource Faculty
Dec 28, 202218 min read
Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 5: Depression
Since major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disorder, researchers study its diverse phenotypes. Heritability ranges from 26%...
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BioSource Faculty
Dec 17, 20229 min read
BCIA Essential Skills: EMG
The surface electromyogram (EMG) is an indispensable tool for evaluating and training clients for chronic pain, headache, hypertension,...
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BioSource Faculty
Nov 23, 20229 min read
Rethinking the Resonance Frequency (RF) - Part 1: Understanding Resonance
Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of HRV biofeedback for diverse clinical disorders like depression, diabetes,...
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John Davis
Sep 25, 20224 min read
A Successful qEEG-Guided Trauma Intervention
Biofeedback and neurofeedback are efficacious treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Fred Shaffer
Jul 31, 20222 min read
BCIA Mentoring Versus Supervision: Why the Difference Matters
BCIA requires mentoring as an educational process for individuals seeking BCIA certification. Listen to Dr. Moss explain the difference...
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Fred Shaffer
Jul 31, 20226 min read
Slow-Paced Contraction Increases HRV
Slow-paced contraction to increase heart rate variability
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Fred Shaffer
Jul 28, 20223 min read
Low-Frequency Power and Coherence Index HRV Biofeedback Training Success
The low-frequency (LF) band (0.04-0.15 Hz) is affected by breathing from ~3-9 bpm (Task Force, 1996). The baroreflex system’s resonance...
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Fred Shaffer
Jul 27, 20222 min read
Scope of Practice and Competence
A practitioner's scope of practice defines the services they may legally provide under their license or supervisor's license under state...
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Fred Shaffer
Jul 27, 20222 min read
When Should You Not Use PPG Sensors to Measure HRV?
The electrocardiograph (ECG) and photoplethysmograph (PPG) are two methods of detecting heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV)....
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Fred Shaffer
Jul 26, 20221 min read
How HRV Biofeedback Increases RSA
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is the speeding and slowing of the heart across each breathing cycle. RSA is the primary and entirely...
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Fred Shaffer
Jul 26, 20222 min read
Faster Heart Rates Lower HRV and Increase Dementia Risk
Heart rate (HR) is important because a high rate can reduce heart rate variability (HRV), the changes in the time intervals between...
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