EDS is different from conventional EEG biofeedback in a number of ways, however:

1. The feedback presented to the person is in the form of lights and/or magnetic field that pulsate at the same frequency as the strongest brain wave produced by that individual. These lights are very bright, and rest inside goggles that the person wears over the eyes.
2. Unlike traditional biofeedback, EDS is a passive process and the person does not have to try to understand or consciously interact with the feedback, or learn how to regulate his or her own brain waves. Without the need to take time to learn how to control one's own brain waves, the process of change begins immediately.
3. Unlike traditional biofeedback, the changes appear to come about more rapidly. This form of feedback is especially suited to chronic or long standing conditions, head injury, clients suffering from post-traumatic stress, clients suffering from depression, and from stroke, and are more significant to clients and their families.

1. Decreased feelings of irritability
2. Decreased feelings of anger
3. Decreased feelings of fatigue
4. Decreased feelings of anxiety
5. Decreased feelings of depression
6. Improved sleep
7. More energy
8. Improved concentration and attention, formerly interfered with by affective activity
9. Improved memory, formerly interfered with by affective activity

Tangible, palpable, visible improvements are typically noted within 3 to 6 sessions in the majority of cases.

Electroencephalographic-driven stimulation (EDS) is a behavioural tool to influence brain electrical and hence chemical activity without medication and appears to stimulate the brain toward its natural homeostasis.

Self regulation is thus learned much more easily without attempting to fight chemical pathology with words (talk therapy).

EDS can be used in a variety of ways to ameliorate clinical conditions which require specific interventions.
Clinical experience demonstrates that symptomatology improves more rapidly when:

1. the symptoms are disrupted by alternations in leading direction (which means influencing the brain to alternately produce slightly faster and slower EEG activity),
2. desensitization occurs to higher intensity stimulation as well as a broadened frequency spectrum of frequency stimulation, and
3. there is a history of high functioning prior to trauma.

These observations have led EDS practitioners to view long lasting dysfunctions, ones refractory to behavioural interventions and other rehabilitation techniques, as possible neurochemical impairments, and specifically rigidification of neurochemical response systems.

It may be that social and physical trauma evoke such a flood of neurochemical activity in the brain that the brain secretes more inhibitory neurotransmitters to protect itself against seizure. In doing so, the protective inhibition also leads to loss of function. It may further be that these inhibitory neurotransmitters do not dissipate easily, or that their production mechanism does not reset itself. The disruptive effects of the EDS stimulation prompt their discharge and allow the brain its normal homeostatic functioning.

It has been widely observed that rigidity of response sets (i.e. "stuck" in a particular brain wave frequency or pattern) accompany most pathology, and leave individual "stuck" in their pathology. The alternating push-pull of the photic driving may be responsible for inducing more functional flexibility.

EDS: A SUMMARY
EDS is a tool used to produce relatively rapid resolution of difficult emotional reactions, whether the reactions appear to have been induced by physical or social trauma.

In our clinic, the three EDS systems we utilise to great effect are the FLEXYX Neurotherapy System, LENS (Low Energy Neurofeeback System) and ROSHI.

EDS is a combination of procedures that have been used and researched. The combination of EEG as a guide to the disentrainment stimulus, while not new, has been used infrequently and as a combination is not well researched. The phenomena seen during the use of EDS is indistinguishable in form to that seen doing EEG biofeedback, hypnosis, or even other psychotherapies, except in speed of effect. The pace of the progress using EDS can be much faster than with EEG feedback alone. EDS is particularly useful when a client is either refractory to psychotherapy or the pace of psychotherapy seems inordinately slow, and has been functioning well prior to trauma.

This is a very powerful tool, and requires a high degree of skill, experience, and sensitivity as a therapist.

For further information about EDS and/or booking for a consultation to see whether or not EDS can benefit you, please call the clinic during business hours.