What is Neurotherapy?

and what makes Alpine Neurotherapy Boulder's best Neurotherapy Clinic?

Neurotherapy is a broad term that encompasses many different types of therapy, including neurofeedback, biofeedback, and neurostimulation (tES). All of these methods rely on using the information about your individual brain gathered from your qEEG brain mapping to inform the technicians on how to best help your brain reach its full potential.

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Alpine Neurotherapy is run by Joe Castellano, who is Board-Certified in Neurofeedback (BCN) and a certified qEEG technologist. Joe individually crafts every patient's Neurotherapy journey to their specific needs. Alpine Neurotherapy has the knowledge and connections to help clients with a wide variety of issues. Schedule a free consultation today to learn how Neurotherapy might help you excel!

There are 3 main categories of Neurotherapy

all of which are available at Alpine Neurotherapy

1. Neurofeedback

2. Biofeedback

3. Transcranial Electrical Stimulation

Neurofeedback 

• Neurofeedback is a non-invasive form of therapy that helps the patient train and modify their brainwave activity, utilizing the QEEG diagnostic tool.

• Patients pick a form of entertainment (Netflix show, Youtube Video, or relaxing music) and hear a series of chirps and beeps while their program's brightness is affected.

• This is Operant Conditioning: Rewarding your brain for advantageous behavior, and punishing it for disadvantageous behavior.

• Neurofeedback can help with many different issues, like improving attention spans and decreasing impulsivity, just to name a few.

• Learn more: 

  • What Is Neurofeedback?

Biofeedback

• ​Biofeedback is the process of regulating and training your body’s physiological functions to have better control over the mind and body.

• Regulation can include simple breathing exercises, or the use of technology, like electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback, which is commonly used to treat muscle tension.

• The use of biofeedback techniques can not only help with physical issues but emotional issues as well.

• Learn more:

  • Biofeedback in medicine: who, when, why and how?

  • What Is Biofeedback and Neurofeedback?

Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES)

• Transcranial electrical stimulation, or “stim training”, is a form of therapy used to improve cognitive function by modulating cortical activity, as well as forming new connections within the brain to help certain areas communicate better with one another.

• This non-invasive treatment includes attaching electrodes to the patient’s scalp and transmitting a transcranial electrical current.

• Typically, this treatment isn’t reported to be painful, but slight discomfort (“itchiness” feeling) may occur.

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There are several different types of stimulation training provided at Alpine Neurotherapy: 

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tCDS)

• This type of tES includes transmitting a weak transcranial electrical current, utilizing positive and negative electrodes (anodes and cathodes, respectively). Electrodes will then stream between each electrodes tCDS has been shown to help treat symptoms of depression, as well as improving syntax learning in those with autism spectrum disorders.

• Learn more:​​

  • Safety of repeated sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation: A systematic review

  • Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016

  • Treatment of depression with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): A Review

  • Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directions

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Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)

• This type of tES includes alternating electrical stimulation used to interfere with cortical oscillations (brain waves). Specifically, it either synchronizes or desynchronizes these cortical oscillations - meaning that ongoing rhythmic brain activity is modulated.  Clinical applications of this can be used to help treat conditions such as depression symptoms and chronic pain.

• Learn more:​

  • Transcranial alternating current stimulation: a review of the underlying mechanisms and modulation of cognitive processes

  • Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)

  • Electroencephalography as the diagnostic adjunct to transcranial photobiomodulation

  • Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Enhances Individual Alpha Activity in Human EEG

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Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS)

• This type of tES includes a weak, oscillating current of random frequencies delivered via electrodes through the patient’s scalp. tRNS has been shown to help reduce depression symptoms, improve motor and perceptual learning, and decrease motor cortex excitability (associated with Parkinson’s disease).

• Learn more:

  • Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS): a wide range of frequencies is needed for increasing cortical excitability

  • Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Pulse Electromagnetic Stimulation (pEMF)

• pEMF therapy is used for treating pain and inflammation of certain injuries. This is a non-invasive procedure, which includes attaching electrodes around the injured site and injecting short bursts of low-level electromagnetic pulses – without any extenuating nerve or muscle damage.

• Learn more:​

  • The Science Behind PEMF Therapy and How It Can Fix Your Pain

  • A Double Blind Trial of the Clinical Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Feilds in Osteoarthritis

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