BCIA Essential Skills: Blood Volume Pulse
Blood volume pulse (BVP) is an indispensable tool for evaluating and training clients for chronic pain, hypertension, and performance.
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BCIA Continuing Education Posts
The BioSource Faculty Explain Peer-Reviewed Science
BioSource Faculty
- Aug 10
- 12 min
Psychophysiological Assessment Can Enhance ADHD Diagnosis and Training
This post shows how applied psychophysiology assessment can contribute objective input to enhance ADHD assessment and training.
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BioSource Faculty
- Jun 28
- 7 min
Evidence-Based Practice Preview: Part 3
This preview covers Epilepsy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Preeclampsia.
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BioSource Faculty
- Jun 28
- 7 min
Evidence-Based Practice Preview: Part 2
This installment covers Depression, Diabetes, Erectile Dysfunction, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Hypertension, and Low Back Pain.
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BioSource Faculty
- May 24
- 5 min
Drug Effects on Biofeedback
Drug Effects on Biofeedback
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BioSource Faculty
- Apr 27
- 7 min
Breathing Basics - Part 2: Assessment
Breathing assessment should always precede HRV biofeedback because dysfunctional breathing can frustrate training success. Clinicians may...
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BioSource Faculty
- Apr 2
- 6 min
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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BioSource Faculty
- Jan 17
- 6 min
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
- 8 min
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, 2022
- 19 min
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, 2022
- 9 min
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, 2022
- 8 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
Slow-Paced Contraction Increases HRV
Slow-paced contraction to increase heart rate variability
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Fred Shaffer
- Jul 28, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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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