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BSC is the oldest guild in biofeedback. BSC is more than an 'organization.' We are a group of professionals joined together by a common bond to promote, advance and protect biofeedback skills. BSC is a friendly place for beginning and established health providers to find out about the latest scientific discoveries in bio-technology. We are most interested in how bio-technology can apply to meaningful self-regulation skills for the advancement of health and well-being. We also advocate for a legitimate place in our health care system. Our members share a deeper appreciation of man's abilities to listen to and change subtle brain and body processes. Please join us in Berkeley.

-Robert Grove, PhD 3X Past-President  

Dear members,
After several years, the BSC Board of Directors has revisited the content of the Bylaws of the association, which were incorporated in the mid-seventies. Luckily, most of the intentions reflect today's intentions. However, the telephone has replaced face-to-face meetings and the listserv and email have replaced fax and snail mail. Thus, as the Bylaws state, they need to be approved by a majority of the voting BSC members in order for them to be to ratified. I urge you to send your vote of approval and/or any changes you see fit to our Executive Director. Please see the revised Bylaws HERE and vote today.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Kerson, PhD
BSC President, 2009-2010

Biofeedback is the process of obtaining information about psychophysiological or mind-body interactions and feeding it back for training.  These interactions are measured via heart rate, breathing, CO2 breath measurement, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, muscles tension and brain wave activity.  Information is received by noninvasive surface electrodes (sensors) and electronically amplified to provide feedback, usually in the form of an audio tone and/or visual feedback.   Biofeedback uses the information that has been monitored from the sensors to help train the client to learn how to make voluntary changes in those biological functions and enhance self-regulation. This training helps to increase the clients awareness first of their body and second, of the mind-body connection. For example, pain, stress and anxiety management increases as self-regulation skills are learned and then applied to daily life. Look HERE for a description of biofeedback modalities.

Dear BSC Members,

The above definition of Applied Physiology was created by the BSC. However, the Biofeedback Neurofeedback Alliance (the AAPB, ISNR and BCIA) has recently prepared a formal, official definition of Biofeedback. They urge everyone who is practicing biofeedback to include it on his or her Web site, in promotional materials and within communications with other practitioners and clients/patients. The definition is as follows:

Biofeedback is a process that enables an individual to learn how to change physiological activity for the purposes of improving health and performance. Precise instruments measure physiological activity such as brainwaves, heart function, breathing, muscle activity, and skin temperature. These instruments rapidly and accurately "feed back" information to the user. The presentation of this information; often in conjunction with changes in thinking, emotions, and behavior, supports desired physiological changes. Over time, these changes can endure without continued use of an instrument.

Cynthia Kerson, PhD
BSC 2009 President-elect

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