![]() ![]() Symptom improvement follows naturally and there is often an accompanying increase in competence, functionality and relaxation. The brain recognizes efficiency and adopts it as a new way of working, essentially getting out of the old negative loop patterns. This is often reported as a welcome feeling of calm and control. during treatment or may take a few hours to appear. The changes can sometimes be noticed in a moment e.g. LENS essentially prompts an updating or “reboot” if you will, of your brain’s operation toward a more optimal system performance, also like defragmentation of your computer. The only solution is to reboot or restart the computer. You can yell at the computer or tap on the keyboard repeatedly but neither of those are solutions to the stuck page problem. It is very frustrating when that happens. An analogy might be similar to visiting a website and having the computer getting stuck on a webpage. Medications work on the biochemical system, while LENS works on the bioelectrical. The brain has both a biochemical and bioelectrical system. We then find ourselves having the same unrelenting problems and issues. Often whether through stress, physical or chemical injury the brain can get stuck in a negative feedback loop. are your brain and the brain waves working normally as they should? Healthy functioning brains should normally have brain wave variability. The LENS software triggers an assessment and evaluation of what your brain is doing at a fundamental level, e.g. This is NOT electric shock therapy or some other artificially induced signal, it is totally harmless and natural, your own brain waves. It is slightly altered by the computer software called an “offset”. It is your own brainwaves that the LENS computer software sends back to your brain as a biofeedback signal. ![]() With this method the EEG sensors are gently placed on various points on the head and function as bi-directional conduits for both measuring and recording your brain waves and then return a biofeedback signal. Despite such a low power, weak signal, LENS produces measurable changes without any effort from the patient. The power of the LENS is less than that of your digital watch. The LENS uses a faint low power radio frequency signal to feed information back to the brain that is based on a person’s EEG. LENS is biofeedback used in the treatment of these numerous health challenges often in concert with various forms of psychotherapy. ![]() Ochs created LENS out of the need for an alternative to medication for the treatment of brain-based problems and mental health issues. Len Ochs, PhD, a California neuropsychologist. The Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS) was developed in the early 1990’s by Dr. One such alternative is the Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS)*. Physical injuries such as a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a car accident, fall or sports injury can create difficulties with and affect our attention span, memory, focus, concentration and may lead to issues such as headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression.Ĭhemically induced changes in the brain from prescription drugs such as statins and chemotherapy can cause problems like “brain fog” and “chemo brain” resulting in problems again with attention span, focus, memory and concentration.įortunately, there are natural non-drug alternatives that can have a profound positive affect on many of these mental health issues. Elevated or unresolved stress over time can cause a variety of problems with our energy levels, sleep, mood and personal relationships. Stress is often perceived to be the emotional issues of anxiety, worry and fear, but stress can also be due to other things in our lives that we are exposed to such as toxins, chemicals, pesticides, injuries, infections and unhealthy food. In general terms we live in a very stressful society. Of course, there are numerous causes and ways that this can occur. Many people find that their daily lives are filled with problems that originate in their brains. To put it in simple terms the standard medical model has little to offer for the millions of sufferers. The standard medical approach to all these mental health issues is to throw more psychiatric drugs at the problem that unfortunately, have little positive effect and limited success while at the same time producing a variety of adverse side effects. Mental health issues are very much coming to the forefront these days and it is apparent we are experiencing an almost epidemic like wave of mental illness related crimes. It seems that every time you turn on the news these days you can hear about another mass casualty attack, shooting, or other form of antisocial criminal behavior.
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