Low-Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS)

The LENS works well with problems of the Central Nervous System (CNS), which can be numerous. These include symptoms of anxiety-depression spectrum, attention deficits, behavior disorders, various sleep disorders, headaches, migraines, PMS and emotional disturbances. 

What is Neurofeedback?

Traditional neurofeedback is direct training typically provided by health professionals where the brain is observed in action from moment to moment, while “re-training” the brain. LENS Neurofeedback is considered “non-traditional” neurofeedback, also called EEG Biofeedback, because it is based on electrical brain activity, the electroencephalogram, or EEG. LENS Neurofeedback is self-regulation.

With the LENS, the client does not need to “do” anything, and there is nothing to learn. The typical session with the LENS lasts 3-4 minutes. Additionally, the LENS time frame for success is shorter with the number of sessions ranging, with an overall average number of 6-10 sessions to notice significant benefits. Self-regulation is a necessary part of optimal brain performance and function, allowing the nervous system to function better.

How does LENS work?

We apply sensors to the scalp to capture brainwave activity, processing the signal by our computer software, and extracting information about the client’s brainwave frequencies. Through a patented process, we then bring this information back to the client’s brain through the sensors. The results are reduction and/or elimination of the symptoms which previously interfered with the client’s quality of life. The sessions are brief (usually 3-5 minutes), gentle (usually the client feels nothing during the session), and the changes are lasting with some exceptions: with symptoms of progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s and MS, the treatment needs to be ongoing to sustain the improvement.

LENS may be utilized as a primary modality, or as an adjunct to other therapies. Patients across the lifespan, from young children to older adults, have benefited from LENS. The LENS measures the ever changing signals of a client and matches the feedback to the client’s own physiological (neurological) fingerprint.

What conditions does the LENS help with?

• Cognition – problems sequencing, memory, providing and maintaining attention, concentration, clarity and organization

• Mood – anger, sadness, explosiveness

• Motor – problems with hand-eye coordination, balance, increased muscle tone (from plasticity) and tremor

• Motivation – problems initiating tasks, shifting from one activity to another, and/or completing tasks

• Anxiety – problems of anxiety system activity (too much uncomfortably-contained energy), persistent “anxiety”, restlessness, rumination, agitation, difficulty breathing, palpitations, sleep interruption

• Reactivity – hyper-reactivity, hypersensitivity, multiple chemical sensitivities

• Pain – brain-generated pain, vascular pain

• Addictions/Dependencies – lack of clarity about emotions and self-comforting, defensiveness, cynicism

• Fatigue

• Performance Optimization – increase in functioning in the above areas in absence of any diagnosis

The LENS also works well with symptoms of Central Nervous System dysfunction, such as: symptoms of ADD/ADHD, seizures, Conduct Disorder, Reactive Attachment and Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, birth trauma and sleeping problems.

In addition, the LENS can also help in maintaining good brain function as people age in general.