When you’re stressed out or concentrating hard, your body responds in certain ways that you may not even be aware of: your stomach muscles tighten, you hold your breath and you blink less often. Your palms become sweaty, your heart rate increases and you clench your teeth. Realizing that such bodily reactions are occurring, and that you can learn to control them, is the basis of biofeedback therapy.

Biofeedback is an alternative therapy that can help people suffering from all sorts of health issues including high blood pressure, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) , chronic pain, migraine headaches and urinary incontinence. Particular benefits are seen with biofeedback and depression , when bodily signals are used to help patients relax and elevate mood levels.