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Dr. Morayo Jimoh CPsychol
Chartered Educational Psychologist and Neurofeedback Practitioner
Biofeedback: The Secret to managing Stress and achieving Peak Performance
5th September, 2013
Understanding STRESS
Stress is a natural human response to pressure when faced with challenging and sometimes dangerous situations which could also arise from the demands we place on ourselves.
Stress can be caused by Death: spouse, family or friend Health: Injury, illness Sexual problems Money: Lack of it, owing it, investing it Family change: Separation, divorce, marriage,
new baby
Women and Stress
Family
Children
Husband
Home-making
Extended family
Work
Deadlines
Targets
Self and others expectation
Overload
Relationships with other workers
According to the British government’s new Health and Safety Statistics Report, there are higher rates of work-related stress for women than men.
Women have responsibilities at work like men, But also have……..
Stress and your health
Stressful life situations arising from challenges at work and family leads to complications that may affect physical and psychological wellbeing.
Research shows that 75% of all doctor visits are stress related.
Brain stimulates the production of stress hormones- cortisol and aldosterone
Stress hormones suppress the work of the immune system
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•Increased blood pressure•Increased heart rate •Increased blood sugar
How stress leads to illness
STRESS
Alarm signals
Fight or flight response
Stress affects different parts of our bodies
Warning Signs of Stress
With the negative impact stress has your body, how can you avoid
burning out, decreased performance and
productivity, prioritizing work over family and vice
versa health issues?
The answer is …
BIOFEEDBACK BIOFEEDBACK
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a technique that provides you with information about bodily changes which serves to increase your awareness and control over your body. Bodily processes that can be monitored by biofeedback are :
Heart rate Blood pressure Muscle tension Skin temperature Brain waves
Biofeedback Techniques
Electromyography (EMG), which measures muscle tension
Thermal Biofeedback, which measures skin temperature
Finger pulse biofeedback, which measures heart rate
EEG Biofeedback or Neurofeedback, which measures brain wave activities
Respiration Feedback, which shows rate, volume and rhythm of each breath
How does Biofeedback work?
Audiovisual display
Biofeedback device
MeasurementYou learn to control
your own body
Feedback on Blood Pressure, Heart rate, muscle tension
By Deep breathing
and a number of relaxation techniques
Learning to control your body
You can control your body processes (heart rate,
muscle tension, blood pressure) by using: Deep breathing Progressive muscle relaxation – systematically
tightening and relaxing different groups of muscles Guided imagery -- concentrating on a specific
image to focus your mind and make you feel relaxed.
Mindfulness Meditation – involving focusing thoughts on one’s current state and letting go of negative emotions of the past or worries about the future.
How can Biofeedback help me?
Benefits of Biofeedback
Allows you to control your bodily functions Helps control and manage numerous health
conditions like high blood pressure, chronic pain, head aches and migraines, asthma and other stress related conditions.
Relieves stress symptoms like anxiety, depression, etc
Promotes graceful aging Increases lifespan Improves quality of life Promotes deep relaxation Improves quality of sleep Equips you with the ability to balance work and
family
Stress, Peak performance and Biofeedback
With reduced stress levels, optimal performance at WORK AND HOME can be achieved.
While using Biofeedback to control your body, another technique similar in working mechanism to Biofeedback, can be used to train your brain to achieve PEAK PERFORMANCE
Peak perfomance
Peak performance is the ability to perform at one’s best.
The benefits of achieving peak performance include: better concentration, easier decision making, reduced number of errors, shorter response time, more efficient memory, increased productivity, reduced anxiety and stage fright, increased self-confidence and assertiveness, better self-control
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Contact
Website: www.mobilehealthconsult.com
Email address: [email protected]
Phone number: 08033451351