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How Neurofeedback Improves Brain Function and Mental Health
If you are struggling with depression and/or anxiety, you are not alone. Many studies have shown that anxiety and depression may signify brainwave imbalances, which can be corrected by retraining the brain. Neurofeedback is a non-invasive, drug-free therapy that targets imbalances in the brain by retraining it over time.
Depression
Studies show that depression is frequently related to brainwave imbalances, and there is a specific pattern that relates to depression. These imbalances effect mood and can create negative thought patterns. An imbalance in certain brainwaves can cause you to become depressed more easily, feel hopeless, withdraw from people, and be more anxious.
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Anxiety symptoms can also be traced to brainwave imbalances. Studies have shown that anxiety and panic attacks can be experienced when your brain wave pattern is going too fast- which represents an imbalance in the way the brain is functioning. Neurofeedback therapy can not only bring relief to symptoms, but addresses and modifies underlying imbalances in the brain, promoting better brainwave forms that will in turn help alleviate symptoms and bring on a natural state of feeling more balanced and happier.
How Does Neurofeedback Eliminate These Symptoms?
At The Brain Wave Center, we begin with a Brain Map to assess your brainwave patterns. We observe how they present in your brain and how your brain wave imbalances relate to your feelings of depression and anxiety.
Then, you will embark on a neurofeedback journey of retraining your brain. The therapy is both enjoyable and powerful. Your brain wave patterns are monitored to determine optimal function, and these are rewarded through the video that you are watching. This over time retrains the brainwaves to stop staying in the imbalanced states and start moving towards more balanced states and healthy regulation. Your brain responds to this treatment by creating new, healthier neural connections and trimming the old pathways. Over time, the continuous use of neurofeedback can help your brain to stay in these balanced states, allowing you to think calmer, feel more positive, regulate your emotions, deal with stress, and in turn alleviate depression and anxiety symptoms.
Recent Neurofeedback Study
Resilient Retreat, in Sarasota, Florida, asked The Brain Wave Center to collaborate in a study of first responders and those that have undergone abuse or emotional trauma. The study looked at numerous modalities to decrease stress and depression. The outcomes were significant. After Neurofeedback training, there was a 52.79 % decrease in depression and a 38.39% decrease in PTSD. There were also remarkable improvements in emotional responses such as feelings of self-worth and importance, emotional awareness and clarity, and an increased sense that participants mattered to others.
A Better Brain Means a Better You!
The Brain Wave Center has helped many children and adults overcome disorders using safe, noninvasive, and drug-free relief from chronic issues including:
• ADHD / Learning Disabilities
• Anxiety / Depression
• PTSD / Stress / Trauma
• Memory Loss / Brain Fog
• Concussion / Brain Injury
• Autism
• Migraines
• and more
Call The Brain Wave Center at 941-552-4500 to schedule your Brain Map and complimentary FREE neurofeedback consultation. Retrain your brain today for an optimal performance tomorrow!
Brain Wave Center
941.552.4500
BRAINWAVECENTERS.COM
640 S. Washington Blvd., Sarasota, Florida 34236
