L.E.N.S. (Low Energy Neurofeedback System)

LENS (Low Energy Neurofeedback System) is a safe and non-invasive procedure that monitors and analyzes EEG (brain activity). It is an effective, non-medication approach for persons who do not tolerate medications, prefer not to use medications or who do not find medications helpful. Symptoms associated with ADHD, depression, anxiety, OCD, migraines and Asperger’s can improve significantly with LENS. Via a tiny sensor placed on the scalp the LENS system acquires brain wave information at each of 19 sites and uses that information as feedback for sending signals back to the brain to normalize brain activity. Note: As with medications, LENS is not a cure, but it can make measurable improvements in sleep, mood, energy, clarity and anxiety without the side effects typically experienced with some medications. A client can participate in LENS treatment along with medications, and in some cases LENS can help the medications work better.  Furthermore, LENS enables the client to use compensatory strategies with greater ease and efficiency.  Compared with traditional neurofeedback, the LENS process requires no work by the client and accomplishes improved functioning in much less time and at a much lower cost.

Brainwave Readings with LENS

The Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS) created by Len Ochs, Ph.D. is a form of brain wave biofeedback, or neurofeedback.  Neurofeedback is a noninvasive procedure that monitors and analyzes the brain’s electrical activity, also known as the electroencephalogram or EEG, and then uses this information to formulate the feedback, which is delivered through the same sensors used to monitor brainwaves. Although the feedback signal is low in energy, it produces measurable changes in brain activity. The EEG signals that are recorded through the sensors influence the feedback stimulation, which may normalize the brain’s electrical activity.

Rebecca Shafir directs LENS treatments

The results have been very good. Patients (ages 12+) with ADD have reported significant improvements in executive functioning and reduced symptoms of restlessness, distractibility and impulsivity within 10-15 sessions. Patients with mild to moderate brain injury have reported recovering the ability to process information, as well as improved short-term memory, organization, sequencing, prioritizing, sensory discrimination, initiation, confidence, assertiveness, and sense of humor after  approximately 6 sessions. Depression, irritability, and explosiveness may be alleviated within the same 6 sessions. More severe problems may require more treatments. Visits are usually 1 or 2 times per week, with frequency and intensity dependent on individual response to treatment.   

Improvements in functioning are often long lasting. Other conditions that may improve with LENS treatment include bipolar depression, anxiety, OCD, fibromyalgia and Asperger’s. The benefits of LENS treatment are similar to those derived from other forms of neurofeedback, however LENS improves functioning approximately 75% faster, with the same duration of treatment effects. The LENS system is FDA approved.

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For more information on LENS see www.ochslabs.com or call Rebecca Shafir (781) 726-6698.