Please see Yucha and Gilbert's 2004 review of efficacy ratings for most of the disorders biofeedback is used to treat. (Yucha, C. & Gilbert, C. (2004) Evidence-Based Practice in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback. Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Colorado Springs, CO. It can be purchased from the AAPB's bookstore on this site.)

The following efficacy ratings are taken from the Yucha/Gilbert text. Additional references are available in the text.

Efficacious and specific (Fifth level) :

1. Urinary Incontinence in Females

Efficacious (Fourth Level) :

1. Anxiety
2. Attention Deficit Disorder
3. Headache- Adult
4. Hypertension
5. Temporomandibular Disorders
6. Urinary Incontinence in Males
   
   

Probably efficacious (Third level):

1. Alcoholism/Substance Abuse
2. Arthritis
3. Chronic Pain
4. Epilepsy
5. Fecal Elimination Disorders
6. Headache- Pediatric Migraines
7. Insomnia
8. Traumatic Brain Injury
9. Vulvar Vestibulitis
   
   

Possibly Efficacious (Second level):

1. Asthma
2. Cancer and HIV, Effect on Immune Function
3. Cerebral Palsy
4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
5. Depressive Disorders
6. Diabetes Mellitus
7. Fibromyalgia
8. Foot Ulcers
9. Hand Dystonia
10. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
11. Mechanical Ventilation
12. Motion Sickness
13. Myocardial Infarction
14. Post Traumatic Stress disorder
15. Raynaud's Disease
16. Repetitive Strain Injury
17. Stroke
18. Tinnitus
19. Urinary Incontinence in Children
    
    

Not empirically supported (First level of evidence):

1. Autism
2. Eating Disorders
3. Multiple Sclerosis
4. Spinal Cord Injury

 

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