Researchers at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, find in a pilot study with 20 elderly subjects that 6 weeks of imagery training improves postural stability..

Researchers at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, studied the effectiveness of imagery on improving static balance in the elderly. This study evaluated the efficiency of a guided imagery protocol, aimed at improving static balance by reducing postural oscillations and attentional demands in 20 subjects, aged 65-90 years old.

Subjects were divided into 2 groups - 12 in the intervention group and 8 in the control group. The imagery group underwent daily training for a period of 6 weeks. Measurements were taken of postural oscillations – front to back and side to side - as well as reaction times during a double-task assignment. In addition, they were assessed by the Berg Balance Scale, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, and VMIQ questionnaire, both pre- and post intervention.

Researchers at the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in Uttaranchal, India find in a randomized, controlled trial that biofeedback-assisted diaphramgmatic breathing plus systematic relaxation yields greater longterm benefits for migraine sufferers than propanalol..

Researchers at the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in Uttaranchal, India, evaluated the effectiveness of biofeedback assisted diaphragmatic breathing and systematic relaxation for those suffering from migraine. They also compared the longterm benefits of these techniques with those of propranolol.

There were 192 migraine patients who were randomly distributed into two groups. The propranolol group received propranolol 80 mg/day while the biofeedback group received electromyogram (EMG) and temperature biofeedback assisted diaphragmatic breathing and systematic relaxation training, accompanied by home practice for 6 months.

A study out of the University of Queensland in Australia measures the longterm effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on panic disorder, and finds in the subsample available for follow-up that after 6-8 years, it’s still working.

Researchers from the Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, at the University of Queensland’s School of Medicine in Herston, Australia, recently wrote up a long-term (6-8 years) follow-up of patients who suffered from panic disorder who underwent a course of treatment with cogntive behavioral therapy (CBT).

A new meta-analysis and review of the research literature on EEG biofeedback’s effect on the symptoms of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) shows that this method has been helpful in 75% of the cases.

Analysts from the FPI Attention Disorders Clinic in Endicott, New York published a meta-analysis and review of the literature to see if EEG biofeedback can help reduce core symptoms of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). During the past three decades, a series of case and controlled group studies examining the effects of EEG biofeedback have reported improved attention and behavioral control, increased cortical activation on quantitative electro-encephalographic examination, and gains on tests of intelligence and academic achievement in response to this type of treatment.