More often in our western society today we are turning east for medical solutions. Neurofeedback is part of that trend as we look beyond body chemistry to manage disorders and diseases and their accompanying symptoms.

In the eastern meditation this has been in active use for many thousands of years. Recorded history is full of it, especially in religion of eastern cultures.

Samadhi, a meditative practice used in Hinduism and Buddhism is to help control the activities of the mind and trains you to focus your mental abilities. Trying to calm the mind down so that it can focus on very specific tasks like physical sensations such as breathing or posture control is a major part of this practice. Once you have achieved a level of control you would then utilize that learnt skill to improve your daily life in so many ways.

Controlling what you think is the first step to controlling your words and deeds. The ability to focus on what you really want to for as long as you want to is invaluable. In today's society there is so much to distract us that we have a hard time concentrating on any one thing for more then a moment. The rise of ADHD as a major issue in our children is testament to that.

We know that the body can repair itself and the mind can heal. That has been shown to us time and time again with the placebo effect. Although there are slight differences in that reasoning the basic theory holds true. We can achieve what we believe.

The military and their health professionals are making it public that they are standing behind a post dramatic stress disorder treatment for the soldiers returning from combat zones.

For years the military would not even admit that the soldiers were suffering from anything that was "real". The symptoms that they were experiencing was made up by the soldiers so that they would qualify for benefits afforded to other soldiers who were physically injured in the line of duty. The military rarely gave any sort of benefits to any list of psychological disorders that were brought on by the stress or conditions that they were subject to while serving in zones.

They still are not giving any veteran health benefits to soldiers that were exposed to a variety of chemicals and materials that made them sick years afterwards like depleted uranium exposure.

So the military admitting to a treatment for Post dramatic stress disorder brought on by situations that they experienced during duty in combat zones is a real step forward. The treatment of choice for chemical exposure, whiplash, concussion and other brain injuries is neurofeedback.