Biofeedback and Wellness Skills for Treating Chronic Headaches
(Using biofeedback and applied behavioral techniques)
Step 1: Headache and wellness evaluation and health treatment plan
Step 2: Headache education, anatomy pictures of muscles and structures
Step 3: Begin self-awareness and biofeedback training for headache management
Step 4: Breathe your way into whole body relaxation, and learn good breathing skills
Step 5: Learn to relax muscles head to toe – especially head-face-neck-shoulders-back
Step 6: Learn how to calm the circulatory system and support warmer hands and feet
Step 7: Learn how to quiet your mind – meditation and mindfulness training
Step 8: Learn how to optimize body posture, ergonomic health, and wellness at work
Step 9: Gain practical strategies to use biofeedback and headache management in daily life
Step 10: Create a wellness diet, and improve lifestyle factors that may reduce headaches
Step 11: Guided imagery strategies are helpful for relaxation and to restore peace of mind
Step 12: Heal your life – manage and lower stress, counseling and psychotherapy available
Headache wellness programs & options
- 2 hour: Brief learning and training session for headache management skills
- 5 Sessions: Biofeedback and headache management skills training
- 10-12 Session: Elaborate learning and headache healing program training 1 module at a time
Managing Emotions & Stres
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