A therapeutic technique that uses electronic monitoring to provide real-time information about physiological processes like heart rate, muscle tension, or brainwaves, allowing patients to learn conscious control over these typically automatic functions. It's used to treat conditions like chronic pain, anxiety, and headaches.
Compound word from 'bio-' (life/biological) and 'feedback' (information returned about a system's output). Developed in the 1960s when technology first allowed real-time monitoring of biological signals for therapeutic purposes.
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