Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Self-Regulation, and Severe Brain Injury

Biofeedback ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya Kim ◽  
Joseph F. Rath ◽  
Rollin McCraty ◽  
Vance Zemon ◽  
Marie M. Cavallo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Behavioral Regulation ◽  
Severe Brain Injury ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback ◽  
Sympathetic Nervous Systems ◽  
And Behavior

This article describes a study using heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback to treat emotional dysregulation in 13 individuals with severe chronic brain injury. Measures included HRV indices, tests of attention and problem solving, and informant reports of behavioral regulation. Results demonstrated that individuals with severe brain injury were able to learn HRV biofeedback and increase coherence between the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. Individuals who attained the greatest coherence were rated as being able to best regulate their emotions and behavior.

Treating Postconcussion Syndrome with LORETA Z-Score Neurofeedback and Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: Neuroanatomical/Neurophysiological Rationale, Methods, and Case Examples

Biofeedback ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Thompson ◽  
Lynda Thompson ◽  
Andrea Reid-Chung
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Activation Patterns ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Quantitative Electroencephalogram

Media attention has highlighted the critical problem of concussion injuries in sport and the challenge of treating and rehabilitating individuals with traumatic brain injury. The authors present a framework for the treatment of traumatic brain injury, using low-resolution electromagnetic tomography Z-score based neurofeedback and heart rate–variability biofeedback. The article advocates a comprehensive assessment process including the use of a 19-channel quantitative electroencephalogram, a heart rate variability baseline, and symptom severity questionnaires for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, and anxiety. The initial medical assessment, neuropsychological assessment, and evoked potential studies also have potential for a more precise assessment of deficits in brain activation patterns, which assists the targeting of neurofeedback training.

Heart rate variability biofeedback, executive functioning and chronic brain injury

Brain Injury ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya Kim ◽  
Vance Zemon ◽  
Marie M. Cavallo ◽  
Joseph F. Rath ◽  
Rollin McCraty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback

The House Is Crashing down on Me: Integrating Mindfulness, Breath Training, and Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for an Anxiety Disorder in a 71-Year-Old Caregiver

Biofeedback ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Moss
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback ◽  
The Face ◽  
Previously Treated ◽  
Caregiver Role

Caregiver stress is a growing problem with an aging population, and many spouses are cast in the caregiver role for extended periods. Preexisting anxiety disorders commonly recur in the face of caregiver stress. This article narrates the case of a 71-year-old retired professional woman serving as caregiver for a husband with dementia. The stress of the caregiver role served to trigger a recurrence of a previously treated anxiety disorder. The case narrative illustrates the value of mindfulness, breath training, and heart rate variability biofeedback for the anxiety disorder, as well as an effort to instill sustainable self-regulation skills and lifestyle changes for greater resilience in this long-term situation. Some of the lifestyle-oriented interventions are summarized only briefly in this article.

A preliminary systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of heart rate variability biofeedback on heart rate variability and respiration of athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Cayaban Pagaduan ◽  
Yung-Sheng Chen ◽  
James William Fell ◽  
Sam Shi Xuan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Quantitative Review ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback ◽  
Randomized Control

Abstract To date, there is no quantitative review examining the influence of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV BFB) on the athlete population. Such an undertaking may provide valuable information on the autonomic and respiration responses of athletes when performing HRV BFB. Thus, purpose of this preliminary systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of HRV BFB on HRV and respiration of athletes. Searches of Springerlink, SportDiscus, Web of Science, PROQUEST Academic Research Library, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect were conducted for studies that met the following criteria: (1) experimental studies involving athletes that underwent randomized control trial; (2) availability of HRV BFB as a treatment compared with a control (CON)/placebo (PLA); (3) any pre and post HRV variable and/or breathing frequency as dependent variable/s; and, (4) peer-reviewed articles written in English. Four out of 660 studies involving 115 athletes (25 females and 90 males) ages 16–30 years old were assessed in this review. Preliminary findings suggest the promising ability of HRV BFB to improve respiratory mechanics in athlete population. More work is needed to determine the autonomic modulatory effect of HRV BFB in athletes.

Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback in Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Effects on Stress, Emotions, and Cognitions

Biofeedback ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaclene A. Zauszniewski ◽  
Tsay-Yi Au ◽  
Carol M. Musil
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback ◽  
Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren ◽  
Depressive Cognitions ◽  
Reducing Stress

Over one million American grandmothers raise grandchildren, and many experience stress that may be alleviated by biofeedback. This pilot trial of 20 grandmothers used a pretest-posttest design with repeated measures to test the effects of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback on perceived stress, negative emotions, and depressive cognitions. Significant decreases in stress, negative emotions, and depressive cognitions were found. Biofeedback is thus potentially effective for reducing stress and depressive thoughts and feelings in grandmothers raising grandchildren, and the intervention warrants further testing.

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