| AAPB
Database of Clinical Results |
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Biofeedback's effectiveness is frequently questioned because
there are no large scale studies of many hundreds of patients for
any of our interventions. We are always criticized because even our
best studies have only a dozen patients when people are expecting
results from thousands.
There is a way we can provide the large numbers people are
expecting to see. If all of us seeing clients enter
information about each into a database, it won't be long before we
have the numbers we need.
We are asking YOU to join the effort to remedy this
critical problem by using AAPB's study database to enter
information from your clients. It will take you about five minutes
to register as a provider and then about 15 minutes total time
for entering information from each client's record. There is no need
to fill out any paperwork or collect special information on
your clients. All the information comes from your own records and it
is anonymous to the public.
For our first phase, we are looking for information from
patients treated with SEMG biofeedback for (a) urinary incontinence,
(b) migraine headache, (c) tension headache, (d) jaw area
musculoskeletal pain, (e) cramping phantom pain, or (f)
musculoskeletal low back pain. Once we get this phase working, we
will add many other conditions and feedback modalities.
Details about the study are available here. You may also go to
AAPB's web site for
information. |
| Did you
know? |
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine recently published a list of complementary and alternative
medicine services, and biofeedback was not on the list. We contacted NCCAM to ask
why, and Terry Evans at the NCCAM Clearinghouse wrote back to say
that they will continue to include biofeedback as a complementary
and alternative medicine service provided by NCCAM's Integrative
Medicine Consult Service at the NIH Clinical Center. According to NCCAM, the
Integrative Medicine Consult Service is developing more ways to help
the patients who participate in clinical trials, and it is open to
most treatments that may help patients, including biofeedback. Could this be another
indicator that biofeedback is increasingly viewed as a mainstream
therapy? |
| New Resource Available in AAPB
Store |
| AAPB has a new training CD
available for you. Created by Jinny Joy LaRock, RN, BCIAC Sr.
Fellow, this CD is specifically aimed at the home training component
of clinical biofeedback training. It includes four training tracks:
Tense and Relax, Selective Muscle Use, Heavy and Loose, and Warmth.
There is also a bonus track of ocean sounds added to provide
quieting sound for the listener. The CD is available through the
AAPB store for $18.95 plus shipping
and handling.
Don't forget to browse
through all the fantastic publications and products available to
you. AAPB offers books published specifically for our industry,
including the popular text by Drs. Lynda and Michael Thompson,
The Neurofeedback Book, as well as Pain, by
Richard Sherman, PhD. Download a
catalog
today.
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| Two Keynote Speakers Confirmed |
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AAPB announces two of the keynote speakers for the
2008 Annual Meeting to be
held May 15-18 at the oceanfront
Hilton Hotel in Daytona Beach. Our conferences have a
reputation
for bringing stimulating, informative, powerhouse speakers to
headline the event. And the coming year is no exception.
Exploring the Boundaries
of Neuroplasticity: Implications for Biofeedback and
Neurofeedback - W. Dalton Dietrich, PhD,
Scientific Director, Professor, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and
Cell Biology & Anatomy, School of
Medicine, University of
Miami, Florida.
FMRI of
Deception - Daniel D. Langleben, MD, Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Center
for Studies of Addiction.
Watch for more information about
additional keynote and invited speakers as they are
confirmed.
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Fall Workshop |
Presented by: Richard Gevirtz, PhD; Paul Lehrer,
PhD; and Stephen Porges, PhD
This
workshop is intended for biofeedback practitioners with some
preliminary background in heart rate variability (HRV) and HRV
biofeedback. It will cover "Polyvagal Theory" (Porges, 1995), its
development, status, and implications, and HRV measurement with an
emphasis on clinical utility. From these foundations, applications
for developmental, psychophysiological, anxiety, and pulmonary
disorders will be covered. It is expected that the participant will
be able to read the HRV literature with greater understanding and be
able to design an HRV biofeedback protocol for relevant
disorders.
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| Chapter
Events |
The Biofeedback Society of
Texas
33rd Annual Meeting
October 12-14, 2007
Salado,
Texas
- Conference speakers
include: Rae Wilson, PT; Gabriel Tan, PhD; Eugenia
Bodenhamer-Davis, PhD; Lori Simms; Maria Irene Cunha and
Julie Ballinger, students; Lynda Kirk, LPC and Past
President of AAPB; and Douglas Matheson, PhD.
- Pre-conference
workshops (October 12, three hours each) - Penny Montgomery,
PhD, Why Neurofeedback Works (As I Understand It); Randy
Neblett, LPC, Active EMG Protocols for Chronic Musculoskeletal
Pain.
- Post-conference
workshop (October 14, four hours) - John Russell, MD, PhD,
The Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Diagnosis, Management and
Pathogenesis.
For more
information visit www.bstx.org,
email sammardie@aol.com, or call 512-921-3992.
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| Growing
AAPB |
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A
vote of thanks to the Biofeedback Society of Florida and to Aubrey
Ewing. At the recent
meeting of the BSF, 18 attendees decided to take advantage of AAPB's
offer of a short-term, limited, complimentary membership. We thank BSF for their
help. Helping each
other grow enhances opportunities for all.
We've also been contacted by
individuals interested in establishing Australian and Polish
international chapters of AAPB. More evidence that AAPB is
truly the international society for mind-body
medicine. |
| Welcome New
Members! |
We welcome the following
individuals who have become new members of AAPB since March
23, 2007. We're delighted to have you join the premier
international society for mind-body interactions in research,
healthcare and education. Thank you for the confidence you've
placed in us!
- Eric Aemendariz, Boston, Massachusetts
- Gregory Accola, Sea Cliff, New York
- Jennifer Bailey, Brevard, North Carolina
- Nicolette Bautista, Elk Grove, California
- Loren Bennitt, Los Angeles, California
- Melanie Berry, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Paul Botticelli, East Setauket, New York
- Stephanie Bradley, RN, Tucson, Arizona
- Alicia Braccia, Orlando, Florida
- Jim Brown, Mt. Shasta, California
- Vikki Brown, PhD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Lynda Bruce, PhD, Eureka, California
- Susan Buckelew, PhD, Union City, Tennessee
- Ramona Burroughs, Denton, Texas
- Lydia Cerpa, Brandon, Florida
- Renee Chillcott, Orlando, Florida
- Donna Comanda, Staten Island, New York
- Beth Davis, PhD, San Diego, California
- Diana de Boer, MSc, Groningen, Netherlands
- Julie Demyan, Yuma, Arizona
- Paul Emerson, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Ayben Ertem, Istanbul, Turkey
- Billy Harney, Grand Junction, Colorado
- Alexandra Harris, PhD, Delray Beach, Florida
- Judy Hesrick, Melbourne, Florida
- Stacie Hixson, Erie, Colorado
- Jan Howard, Titusville, Florida
- Adam Jarczewski, Menlo Park, California
- Daniel Kaster, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Douglas Lewis, PhD, Jacksonville, Florida
- Edward Magalhaes, PhD, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Melissa Malone, Atlanta, Georgia
- Elise Markham, Louisville, Kentucky
- Arthur McCullar, Southfield, Michigan
- John Nash, PhD, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Henry Owens, PhD, Melbourne, Florida
- Cathy Portje, MSW, San Rafael, California
- Karen Quigley, PhD, East Orange, New Jersey
- Tonya Rasor, Niceville, Florida
- Rebecca Resendiz Rodriguez, Chicago, Illinois
- Kristiansson Roth, PhD, Cordele, Georgia
- Lisa Setser, Grand Prairie, Texas
- William Steltewkamp, PhD, Winter Park, Florida
- Thomas Swisshelm, Gainsville, Florida
- Vinayak, PhD, Beverly Hills, California
- Valeska Wilson, Winter Springs, Florida
- Joan Young, Winter Park, Florida
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| Other
News |
We're supporting our
members
We will soon
add be adding a new member resource to the website -- A
Clinician's Toolkit.
This will be an additional resource that clinicians can use
to facilitate the care of their patients. Look in the Members Only
portion of the web site for this new posting.
In recent months, we've assisted
AAPB members in several ways, including the preparation of support
letters. Please don't
hesitate to contact me, any of our Board members, or our management
association for help.
We'll do what we can to support you.
CE Credits and
the Annual Meeting
I had the pleasure of
going online to receive CE credits for the 2007 AAPB meeting. It was
a remarkably simple process. It's a great innovation and AAPB is the
only organization I belong to that uses this process. My thanks to
our management association for making the arrangements.
- Alan Glaros, PhD,
President | |
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