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BCIA Recertification for Smart People
BCIA requires certificants to complete 48 hours of accredited continuing education (30 hours for Senior Fellows) every 4 years that their...
BioSource Faculty
Apr 8, 20232 min read
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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...
BioSource Faculty
Apr 2, 20236 min read
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Breathing Basics - Part 1: Anatomy and Physiology
Breathing ensures healthy CO2 levels. The main functions of breathing are gas exchange and acid-base (pH) regulation. The respiratory...
BioSource Faculty
Mar 24, 20236 min read
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Dr. Moss on Mentoring, Supervision, and Consultation
BCIA requires mentoring as an educational process for individuals seeking BCIA certification. BCIA requires clinical supervision for...
Fred Shaffer
Feb 24, 20237 min read
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Zachary Meehan on Childhood Trauma
Events are traumatic when they involve harm or threat of harm to oneself or others (McLaughlin et al., 2014). Childhood trauma is a...
BioSource Faculty
Jan 24, 20237 min read
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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...
BioSource Faculty
Jan 17, 20236 min read
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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...
BioSource Faculty
Dec 28, 202218 min read
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BCIA Essential Skills: EMG
The surface electromyogram (EMG) is an indispensable tool for evaluating and training clients for chronic pain, headache, hypertension,...
BioSource Faculty
Dec 17, 20229 min read
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Rethinking the Resonance Frequency (RF) - Part 2: Slow-Paced Breathing
Resonance frequency (RF) assessment identifies the stimulation frequency producing the greatest amplitude heart rate oscillations in one...
BioSource Faculty
Dec 3, 202212 min read
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Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 1: Sleep
Behavioral neuroscience discoveries have proceeded at a rapid pace. This series highlights cutting-edge findings and explains their...
BioSource Faculty
Nov 25, 202214 min read
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EMG Values Are Relative and Why This Matters
Whereas two different feedback thermometers should register the same room temperature, we can't assume the same for two electromyographs'...
Fred Shaffer
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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Why You Should Place EMG Sensors on the Muscle Belly
Clinicians place active electrodes over the target muscle belly (i.e., central region) to record its full voltage. Graphic adapted from...
Fred Shaffer
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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