QEEG guided training: The brain
is comprised of billions of nerve cells called neurons. These neurons
carry electrical impulses. The basic tenet of Quantitative EEG and neurofeedback
is that bunches of nerve cells “fire together” generating
electrical impulses that can be recorded on the scalp (otherwise known
as an EEG). These patterns of firing in an individual brain can be recorded
and then compared to a database of hundreds of other brains. The result
is a QEEG or brain map that will show specific locations and frequencies
of brain activity. This “map” can then be paired with a client’s
symptoms to produce accurate suggestions for neurofeedback training.
Over time the client can learn to modify these patterns of neuronal firing
and can teach his/her brain to perform differently, thus alleviating
many presenting complaints. It is recommended that each client get a
quantitative EEG prior to beginning training. |
Neurofeedback and QEEG are used for a variety of
complaints such as:
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- Anxiety
- Depression
- Learning Disorders
- Stress
- Chronic Fatigue
- Pain
- ADD/ADHD
- Migraines
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- Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Stroke
- Obsessive Thoughts
- Compulsions
- Insomnia
- Other conditions
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Cost Effectiveness: Over the course of a
lifetime, neurofeedback training is less expensive than medications. With the
ability to look at the brain’s activity through QEEG, the number of sessions
of neurofeedback required for the brain to learn is often less than what would
be required without a brain map. Further, the effects of neurofeedback continue
after therapy is completed. In contrast if medications are stopped, the client
often feels a return of symptoms.
For more information about QEEG:
www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1509/mainpageS1509P0.html
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