Arousal Dysregulation, Stress and the Use of Audio/Visual Entrainment, Cranio-Electro Stimulation and Transcranial DC Stimulation as Treatment Modalities

Unlike animals, humans have fear responses to a great number of factors such as over-stimulation, rejection, negative media and loss of ""alpha-dog"" status. These social fears normally result in increased aggression and take a toll on the body, mind and relationships. Arousal disorders arise from genetic, prenatal stress, diet and life stressors. All of these factors strongly influence neurotransmitters, EEG activity and subsequent behavior. A new perspective of the fear response will be presented as well as new QEEG research showing why people in fear with anxiety and depression lack self-awareness and awareness of others, resulting in hampered social ability and greater feeling of social alienation. Attendees will be connected to biofeedback equipment and experience their own fear responses to a variety of stressors in this one-of-a-kind workshop.

Cranio Electro-stimulation (CES), another rapidly growing technology, has been shown to reduce anxiety and improve cognitive function in recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. Treatment of generalized anxiety, depression, attention disorders, and insomnia with CES as a tool, will also be discussed.

Day 1

• 9:00 -1:00 Lecture on arousal & the human fear response. Lecture & case examples of heart-rate variability
• 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch
• 2:00 - 2:45 Practicum on the Freezeframer or emWave PC. Learn how to pace breathing to DAVID Pal AVE system.
• 2:45 - 3:30 Lecture on cranio-electro stimulation and transcranial DC Stimulation (tDCS).
• 4:00 - 5:00 Learn how to operate the Oasis (CES system) and the DAVID Pal (AVE system). Sign out the Oasis and DAVID Pal systems for over-night use.

Day 2

The physiological and/or psychological aspects of treatment with AVE in ADD, SAD, PTSD, migraine headaches, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and falling in seniors will be reviewed in detail. Techniques and clinical results, including pre-post brain maps and HRV outcomes will be shown. Treatment protocols (with the DAVID systems) for insomnia, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, trauma, anxiety, depression, seasonal affective disorder, ADD, ADHD, and cognitive disorders will be presented, as well as, how to write ""prescriptions"" into the system.

• 9:00 - Noon Lecture on the physiology and mechanisms of AVE. Lecture on the studies completed to date, including stress, anxiety, chronic pain, FMS, ADHD, SAD, migraine, cognitive decline in seniors, depression, risk of falling in seniors.
• Noon - 1:00 Lunch
• 1:00 - 2:00 Learn about the various clinical protocols and when and how to use them.
• 2:00 - 4:30 Hands-on demonstration of programming the DAVID Paradise and DAVID Pal systems.
• 4:30 - 5:00 Q & A

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