Is biofeedback therapy helpful for hypochondriacs?

One technique can help you gain more control over these normally involuntary functions. It's called biofeedback, and the therapy is used to help prevent or treat conditions, including migraine headaches, chronic pain, incontinence, and high blood pressure. read more

Although barriers to biofeedback still exist within the general population (including lack of insurance coverage, distance to local treatment facilities and acute medical issues), researchers continue to work on improving ways to offer biofeedback therapy in an affordable manner to those with serious digestive complaints. read more

Biofeedback therapy is a non-drug treatment in which patients learn to control bodily processes that are normally involuntary, such as muscle tension, blood pressure, or heart rate. While more evidence is needed to support its effectiveness in some disorders, it is believed to help in a range of conditions, such as chronic pain, urinary incontinence, high blood pressure, tension headache, and migraine headache. read more