Health Technologies
Activity Trackers
A wearable device or computer application records a person’s daily physical activity and other data related to their fitness or health, such as the number of calories burned and heart rate. Activity trackers have been shown to help with conditions like obesity and sleep apnea. They have become part of the “next generation” of wearable computers, changing how people live and work.
Air Quality
Air quality is monitored to check dust, allergens, chemical pollutants, and humidity levels. An air purifier placed in the most commonly used areas of the house, devices, mainly ionic purifiers, can help capture some irritants that may trigger respiratory symptoms. Additionally, a dehumidifier in damp areas can help prevent mold growth.
Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) Therapy
Audio-visual entrainment Therapy (AVE) produces situationally appropriate brain wave frequencies through entrainment (the tendency of physiological processes to mirror environmental stimuli). AVE also increases cerebral blood flow (blood flow to the brain) and the metabolism of glucose in the brain, thereby improving the functioning of neurons. The combined outcome of these processes is an improvement in brain function. It is a practical, inexpensive alternative therapy for many disorders, such as anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), PTSD, Fibromyalgia, and chronic pain.
Biofeedback Therapy
Biofeedback is a technique to learn to control some of your body's functions, such as your heart rate. During biofeedback, you're connected to electrical sensors that help you receive information about your body. This feedback helps you make subtle changes in your body, such as relaxing specific muscles, to achieve desired results, like reducing pain. In essence, biofeedback allows you to practice new ways to control your body, often to improve a health condition or physical performance.
Biofeedback, sometimes called biofeedback training, is used to help manage many physical and mental health issues, including anxiety, ADHD, Chronic pain, Depression, Focus, Attention and Creativity, Stress, Sleep Problems, Learning Issues, Memory and Sports Performance.
Biometrics
Equipment used to monitor and record patients' biological vital health metrics, including heart rate variability, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, temperature, and sleep patterns.
Biophoton Light Therapy
Biophoton therapy involves the application of light to specific areas of the skin for therapeutic purposes. The light, or photons, emitted by these units are absorbed by the skin’s photoreceptors and then travel through the body’s nervous system to the brain, where they help regulate what is referred to as our human bio-energy. By stimulating specific areas of the body with targeted amounts of light, biophoton therapy can help alleviate pain and support various healing processes. The theory behind biophoton therapy is that light can affect the electromagnetic oscillations or waves of the body and regulate enzyme activity. Energy is necessary for any life form to exist.
When this energy becomes disrupted, several bodily functions can be affected. Through the use of biophoton therapy, this energy can be rebalanced and strengthened, thus alleviating and improving numerous health conditions. Since body and mind are connected through this energy, we can improve physical conditions, and this therapy can also aid in achieving a greater state of mental and emotional health. Initially, biophoton therapy was used primarily for cosmetics, skincare, and scalp conditions. It was only much later that their effectiveness was discovered for treating chronic pain and various immunological disorders.
Bioregulation Therapy (BRT)
Bioregulation Therapy (BRT) is a unique approach to health and wellness that uses Biofeedback and PEMF-based Electromagnetic Technology to help the body better self-regulate, adapt, and heal naturally. It helps to align the body so that the brain can function more effectively. Cellular energy and communication are crucial to the body’s adaptation, regulation, and healing processes, which help maintain overall health and address the causes and symptoms of cellular deterioration and disease.
Brain Stimulation Therapy
Brain stimulation therapy is a procedure that uses electrodes or magnets in the brain or on the scalp to treat some serious mental disorders that do not respond successfully to commonly used psychotherapies and medications. There are several types of brain stimulation therapies, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), and deep brain stimulation (DBS). Brain stimulation therapy can be used to treat conditions ranging from migraines to depression to epilepsy.
Cold Laser Therapy
Cold Laser Therapy, also known as Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), utilizes specific wavelengths of light to interact with tissue and is believed to accelerate the healing process. It can be used on patients who suffer from a variety of acute and chronic conditions to help alleviate pain and swelling, reduce spasms, enhance functionality, or support brain function.
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES)
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) utilizes a cellphone-sized device that stimulates the cranium and brain with a current that is typically undetectable to the consumer (below 4 milliamps). CES is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- approved treatment for insomnia, depression, and anxiety that consists of pulsed, low-intensity current applied to the earlobes or scalp.
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a recording of the heart's electrical activity. Electrodes are placed on the skin of the chest and connected in a specific order to a machine that, when activated, measures electrical activity throughout the heart. Output usually appears on a long scroll of paper, displaying a printed graph of activity similar to what is displayed on a computer screen. An EKG can detect areas of muscle deprived of oxygen and dead tissue in the heart. Using information provided by an EKG to measure the health of a person's heart can be used to treat conditions such as PTSD.
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
A technique for studying the electrical currents within the brain. Electrodes are attached to the scalp. Wires attach these electrodes to a machine, which records the electrical impulses. The results are either printed out or displayed on a computer screen. Information from different patterns of electrical impulses displayed can be used to treat conditions ranging from respiratory problems to epilepsy.
Electrosmog
Electrosmog is invisible electromagnetic radiation resulting from the use of both wireless technology and electrical power lines. The most common sources of wireless electrosmog are cordless phones, cordless baby alarms, mobile/cellular phone masts/towers, and transmitters.
Heat Therapy
Heat therapy, also known as thermotherapy, uses heat in treatment. Applying heat to an area increases blood flow, bringing along proteins and oxygen. The overall benefits of heat therapy are very prevalent. This therapy method is effective in reducing joint stiffness, alleviating pain and inflammation, and easing muscle spasms.
Infrared Light Therapy
Infrared light therapy involves visible red and invisible near-infrared energy, which is absorbed by photoreceptors in each cell. Once absorbed, the light energy triggers a series of metabolic events, stimulating the body’s natural processes at a cellular level. There is an increase in blood flow, allowing body parts to receive the oxygen and nutrients needed to function more effectively. Regeneration is stimulated. Inflammation and pain are reduced.
LED Light Therapy
Light-emitting diode (LED) light therapy utilizes varying LED wavelengths to stimulate collagen and tissue growth, which can help smooth out your skin and reduce the appearance of damage from age spots, acne, and wrinkles. Different frequencies, or wavelengths, are used with LED light treatment. These include red and blue light frequencies. They are readily absorbed into the skin without containing harmful ultraviolet rays. Utilizing these varying LED wavelengths, this skincare technique is purported to help treat acne, reduce inflammation, and promote anti-aging effects.
Meditation Therapy
Meditation therapy is a period of relaxed contemplation, typically aimed at achieving a specific benefit or goal, such as increased spiritual awareness, relaxation, or intellectual fulfillment. Meditation therapy can characterize a wide variety of practices ranging from deep breathing to inducing a state of altered consciousness. It often, though not always, requires a specific posture and breathing pattern. Meditation can help alleviate symptoms of asthma, allergies, high blood pressure, and pain.
Muscle Stimulation Therapy
Electrical stimulation therapy is a treatment that uses electrical stimulation to alleviate muscle spasms and pain. It can help prevent atrophy and build strength in patients with injuries. It is also beneficial in maintaining muscle activity, especially after a spinal cord injury or stroke. Physical therapists and other medical practitioners attach electrodes to the patient’s skin, causing the target muscles to contract. With electric stimulation, the patient can maintain muscle tone and strength that would otherwise deteriorate due to lack of use. Electric stimulation works by mimicking the natural way by which the body exercises its muscles.
Noise Cancellation
Noise-canceling headphones are headphones that reduce unwanted ambient sounds using active noise control. This is distinct from passive headphones, which, if they reduce ambient sounds at all, use techniques such as soundproofing. A set of noise-canceling headphones will make your music sound far better than other headphones would in the same situations. They are used for sound therapy or to sleep in a noisy environment.
Sound Therapy
Sound therapy uses aspects of music to improve your physical and emotional health and well-being. The treated person partakes in the experience with a trained sound healing practitioner or equipment. Different types of sound therapy include vibrational sound therapy, which utilizes specific sounds that produce vibrations to enhance brain wave activity. Other types include Vibroacoustic therapy, which uses audible sound vibrations to improve health and reduce stress. Guided meditation offers several health benefits, including stress reduction, decreased anxiety and depression, improved memory, reduced blood pressure, pain reduction, lower cholesterol, and decreased risk for heart disease and stroke.
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of neuromodulation that uses constant, low direct current delivered via electrodes on the head. It can be contrasted with cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES), which typically employs alternating current in a similar manner. tDCS was originally developed to help patients with brain injuries or psychiatric conditions like major depressive disorder. tDCS appears to have the potential to treat depression and anxiety.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Therapy (TENS)
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy involves using low-voltage electric currents to treat pain. Electrodes or mediums for electricity to travel to the body, placed on the body at the site of pain, deliver electricity that travels through the nerve fibers. The electric currents block the pain receptors from being sent from the nerves to the brain. TENS therapy can treat chronic (long-lasting) and acute (short-term) pain ranging from neck pain to joint, bone, or muscle problems.
Vitals
Vital signs (often shortened to just vitals) are a group of the four most important signs that indicate the status of the body’s vital (life-sustaining) functions. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person, give clues to possible diseases, and show progress toward recovery. The normal ranges for a person’s vital signs vary with age, weight, gender, and overall health. There are four primary vital signs: body temperature, blood pressure, pulse (heart rate), and breathing rate (respiratory rate), often notated as BT, BP, HR, and RR.