{"id":203508,"date":"2022-11-23T14:27:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T12:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qxworld.eu\/?p=203508"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T10:22:10","slug":"why-adhd-patient-thomas-replaced-triathlons-with-biofeedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qxworld.eu\/el\/why-adhd-patient-thomas-replaced-triathlons-with-biofeedback\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03bf \u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u0394\u0395\u03a0\u03a5 Thomas \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03b8\u03bb\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Neurologist Dr. <\/span>M\u00e1rta<\/span> Simon sees clients of all ages at her practice. One of them is triathlon enthusiast Thomas (43). At one point, his struggles with <\/span><\/span>ADHD<\/span><\/span> became so severe that his family life started to suffer. While skeptical of biofeedback at first, Thomas now feels more relaxed and focused than ever. Much to his family\u2019s joy, his weekly triathlons have now become a six-weekly affair.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What made you decide to go and see Dr. Simon?\u202f <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Thomas<\/span><\/b>: My life was very busy. Extremely busy, even. Being a contractor, I\u2019m always traveling all over the country, and my <\/span>ADHD<\/span><\/a> was getting so bad that I had to take on weekly triathlons just to get through the days. My wife was unhappy with me almost never being home, and my children were missing their dad. It was my wife who persuaded me to try out biofeedback as a replacement for the <\/span>extreme exercise<\/span><\/b> I was doing. And I\u2019m glad she did.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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ADHD affects both children and adults <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Contrary to popular belief, ADHD is not a typical children\u2019s condition. While many children are diagnosed with secondary ADHD due to a sedentary lifestyle and other environmental factors (including poor nutrition and too much screen time), <\/span><\/span>primary ADHD<\/span><\/span> comes down to genetics and is therefore not age-related.\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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If your life was already so busy, why add triathlons to the load?\u202f <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Simon<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Please allow me to answer this one. In people with ADHD, the body craves something that can give the brain a dopamine and adrenaline boost. While many ADHD patients manage to carry on without a <\/span><\/span>coping mechanism<\/span><\/span>, others are prone to developing addictions. Some turn to substances such as <\/span><\/span>\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b7<\/span><\/span><\/a> or alcohol, for instance, or adopt certain habits that mimic the effect. In Thomas\u2019 case, his coping mechanism consisted of extreme exercise.\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How can biofeedback help people with ADHD?\u202f <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Simon<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>: During a <\/span><\/span>\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/span><\/span><\/a>, a biofeedback device monitors the brainwaves of the frontal lobe. Meanwhile, the client is given a task to complete that requires special <\/span><\/span>\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7<\/span><\/span>. For example, they watch a video that is connected to the <\/span><\/span>\u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/span><\/span><\/a> and must try to make the image stop moving by using brainpower alone. Through repeated practice, the brain figures out how to concentrate for longer periods of time. At the same time, the waves sent out by the biofeedback device have a <\/span><\/span>\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc<\/span><\/span> effect.\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What are the biofeedback sessions like?\u202f <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Thomas<\/span><\/b>: I was not a believer at first. But I went to Dr. Simon anyway as a favor to my wife. I was sure that there was no way I would be able to sit in a chair for an hour, especially not with my head and limbs hooked up to a biofeedback system. But I found it so relaxing that I fell asleep after five minutes .\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Have these sessions been a life changer for you?\u202f\u202f <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Thomas<\/span><\/b>: I like to think so, yes. As well as feeling more relaxed overall, I spend much more time with my wife and two sons. Instead of weekly triathlons, I now do one every six weeks or so. And I\u2019ve even become better at them, too. I asked Dr. Simon to help me prepare for <\/span>\u03c4\u03bf<\/span><\/span> Iron Man Race<\/span><\/span>, which I recently completed with higher scores than I\u2019ve ever achieved before. A race like that not only requires physical strength but mental energy as well, you know.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Thomas M. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>43<\/span>) is a contractor living in <\/span>Mogyor\u00f3d<\/span>, Hungary. Diagnosed with ADHD at 14, he is an avid triathlete. When not working or exercising, Thomas loves to spend quality time with his wife Elena and their two sons, <\/span>Endre<\/span> (10) and Viktor (8).\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u0394\u03c1 M\u00e1rta Simon<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0is a neurologist, <\/span>somnology<\/span> expert and health coach. She lives in Budapest, Hungary where she runs her own biofeedback and natural beauty clinic.<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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