What is Stress?

Stress generally refers to the 'wear and tear' the body experiences as a result of everyday pressure and tension. All kinds of life changes can lead to stress - family transitions, illness or injury, job/financial pressures and so forth. The impact stress may have on you depends on how you experience and react to the stressful experience.

Signs or symptoms my stress has reached an unhealthy level:

• Fatigue
• Weight loss or gain
• Headaches
• Inability to sleep
• Poor concentration
• Racing thoughts
• Back or neck pain
• Disturbed Emotion (e.g. anxiety, depression)

What is Biofeedback and how can it help?

Biofeedback simply refers to some type of device which provides feedback about body functions. Using the Hearth Math System, a global leader in best practices for stress management, Dr. Lefkowits can help teach the skills necessary for reducing stress related symptoms by utilizing the Quick Coherence Method; emWave2 and emWave Desktop.

What kinds of problems are helped by Biofeedback

• Psychological Challenges - Depression; Anxiety and Anger Management; Addiction
• Psychophysiological Problems - Insomnia, Cardiovascular Rehab; Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Acute and Recurrent Pain - Headaches: Back and neck pain
• Chronic Illness - Asthma; Hypertension; Immune systems disorders
• Learning and Performance Issues - ADD/ADHD; Performance Anxiety;
• Sports Psychology - Performance Enhancement Training