Quotes about Conditions Affected by LENS Neurofeedback
LENS neurofeedback is even more effective on people with multiple symptoms.
“LENS Neurofeedback is so effective at reducing relapse rate because so many people suffering from substance abuse are also struggling with depression, anxiety, insomnia, and trauma. Because neurofeedback can be so effective at treating these, it is much easier to remain abstinent. Neurofeedback is also extremely helpful withdrawing from antidepressants, sleeping pills, benzodiazepines and other medications.”
—David Dubin, MD
“Developed by Dr. Len Ochs, in 1992, LENS Neurofeedback has had extraordinary results using weak electromagnetic fields to stimulate brain-wave activity and restore brain flexibility. A controlled study of 100 subjects with different diagnoses — ADHD, traumatic brain injury, bipolar disorder — showed that 90 percent of them did better after LENS.”
—ADDitude Magizine
“LENS is exceptionally effective at reducing anxiety. Ninety percent of clients begin to experience improvement in the first or second session. LENS Neurofeedback also improves resilience, the ability to handle stress, and helps create a sense of calm in difficult situations”.
—David Dubin, MD
“A 2006 study using neurofeedback showed a 40 percent reduction in autistic symptoms, enhancement of function between the brain and behavior, and reduction of hyperconnectivity….”
—Science Daily
Children and Teens: No more Band-Aids or blaming parents
“Instead of teaching parents coping strategies and behavioral “containment” techniques, therapists can now directly address dysfunctions in your child’s brain. LENS neurofeedback resets the brain for optimal functioning, without drugs, effort, or belief by the child.”
—Grant Rudolph, MFT
“We now know that certain compulsive behaviors, rituals and repetitive behaviors, tics, emotional outbursts, and even grand mal seizures, all have their basis in the neurology of the brain. In the LENS we have found a valuable, often effective and drug-free approach to calming the nervous systems in its hurricane and tsunami moods… and ultimately helping it develop its own spontaneous ability to suppress seizures.”
—Steven Larsen, PHD, page 235
“Staff Sgt. Roberts, however, doesn’t care how neurofeedback works — only that it does. Despite being told by doctors that he’d never be healthy enough to return to his former life as a police officer in Dallas, Roberts is back at work — and credits neurofeedback with the turnaround.”
—The Daily
Marriage and Couples Counseling
“Much of the work of couples counseling can now be accomplished more efficiently through passive LENS Neurofeedback… What if your partner COULD just stop being annoying?”
—Grant Rudolph, MFT
“Neurofeedback treatments for depression (Baehr, Rosenfeld, & Baehr 1997, 2001; Hammond, 2000, 2004) appear very promising not only in bringing relief from depression, but in modifying the underlying biological predisposition for becoming depressed. Neurofeedback focuses on retraining the brain, for example, reversing the frontal brainwave asymmetry, with the goal of producing an enduring change that does not require people to remain on medication indefinitely.”
—D. Corydon Hammond, PhD
“These findings suggest the possibility that neurofeedback specifically aimed at remediating reading disability would be effective.”
—Dr. Thornton
“LENS helps memory by improving anxiety and distractibility.”
—Peter Fairfield, Licensed Acupuncturist
“We have had lots of opportunities with incipient or even full-blown migraines [for Low Energy Neurofeedback]. The results can be dramatic: often the headache is aborted on the spot or its severity is greatly reduced.”
—Steven Larsen, PhD, page 226
“With the decrease of physical pain, there is an improvement in energy because, as Len Ochs says, one recovers all the energy one previously spent defending against the pain.”
—Steven Larsen, PhD, page 235
“Perhaps the most noticeable thing is reduction of performance anxiety, and an ability to jump into things easily and see what is required. Routines and subroutines are acquired relatively easily, and I notice myself less and less stuck on self-criticism or negative witness of my own performance.”
—Steven Larsen, PhD
“Many people who have lost their clear thinking, memory, motivation, or sense of humor – people with migraines, irritability, ADD, sleep disorders, learning disabilities and many other symptoms, don’t realize their troubles began after a long-forgotten whiplash in a car accident, head blow in sports or work, a fall, stroke or coma. And people who consider themselves normal are often surprised by how much LENS neurofeedback boosts them into peak performance ”
“Although many mental conditions seem to respond favorably to LENS Neurofeedback. People who are mentally healthy also use our LENS Neurofeedback Marin service to attain peak performance.”
—Grant Rudolph, MFT
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