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• n  a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them

• As biofeedback and other relaxation techniques gain acceptance, doctors are testing them against all sorts of ills.
• But practitioners of Christian Science as well as other alternative therapies including acupuncture, biofeedback, herbal medicine, holistic medicine and Reiki, a Japanese .
• Some of them have been around for hundreds, even thousands, of years; others, like biofeedback, are modern techniques that have found useful niches alongside orthodox medicine.

News & Articles

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• Really?: The Claim: Biofeedback Devices Can Lower Blood Pressure
  Biofeedback devices for blood pressure frequently offer a Zen-like approach, using music and visual cues to guide users through breathing exercises. But studies show they may have little long-term impact.        
  June 17, 2013 - New York Times
• Meet the PIP: The stress management device for video games
  Valve isn't the only company experimenting with biofeedback in games. The PIP is a stress management device which utilizes a biosensor to reveal how stressed you are through gaming. ...
  June 14, 2013 - Gamasutra

Quotes

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• Peter Schoomaker in Futurehealth
  Programs such as biofeedback and yoga have been subjected to scientific randomized trials and have been proven to be effective,Schoomaker said.
• Dean Ornish in PR Web (press release)
  Meditation along with biofeedback is the perfect tool to help train you to return to your natural state of balance and wholeness,said Ornish.