Last year, an unprecedented number of students were given travel scholarships to attend the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) meeting in Portland and present their work. Forty students attended, three times the number in previous years. For the upcoming meeting in Savannah, students are again encouraged to apply for travel scholarships and research awards. However, to continue supporting students at this level, additional financial support is requested from the AAPB membership. Contributors will be acknowledged in the program brochure.

The Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) has revised its recertification requirements and fees to reduce certificant costs. BCIA has expanded options for earning inexpensive and accessible continuing education, including Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). BCIA continues to promote ethics education to protect clients, professionals, and the credibility of our field. More educators teach BCIA's HRV Biofeedback Certificate of Completion didactic course to students and professionals. BCIA's Job Board has helped employers recruit our skilled certificants. Finally, there is a need for infection prevention standards in private practice.

Impairments that may result from a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussion can be both severe and long-lasting. This article will list some of the common persisting symptoms that may occur and give a brief description of the neuropathological processes that can be triggered by TBI, including diffuse axonal injury and its effects on the mitochondrial Kreb's cycle and the production of adenosine triphosphate, the brain's source of energy. This is followed by a summary of a comprehensive assessment process that includes quantitative electroencephalography, evoked potentials, heart rate variability (HRV) measures, neuropsychological testing, and blood and urine analysis. Details concerning a neurophysiological approach to effective treatment are given. These include conventional single-channel neurofeedback (NFB), also called brain-computer interface training, low-resolution electromagnetic tomography z-score neurofeedback, HRV training, and counseling on diet, sleep, and exercise. The authors expand the discussion on their treatment approach to include a neuroanatomical explanation of why the practitioner should consider combining the NFB training with HRV training.

The present article provides a case study showing the application of neurofeedback and biofeedback training with heart rate variability (HRV) training to a 27-year-old man, Mike, who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a motor vehicle accident. The study demonstrates the use of single-site neurofeedback training, metacognitive strategies, and low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) z-score training along with HRV. A review of the initial assessment and subsequent progress updates included an examination of continuous performance tests such as test of variables of attention, integrated visual and auditory continuous performance test, and single-channel electroencephalography results, HRV statistics, and 19-channel quantitative electroencephalogram results. The client demonstrated significant improvements on all measures posttraining with marked improvement in five areas: memory, sleep and energy level, academics, mood and irritability, and mental sharpness. Working with clients such as Mike supports the view that one- and two-channel neurofeedback and LORETA z-score neurofeedback, combined with HRV training, are promising interventions for clients with TBIs.

Dysfunctional breathing, primarily in the form of overbreathing or hyperventilation, has been reported to play a major role for some individuals with anxiety and panic disorders. This is due to the decrease in carbon dioxide, a state called hypocapnia, which results from hyperventilation. The author reviews the physiological effects of hypocapnia and describes how carbon dioxide levels are measured with capnography. In addition, she introduces the use of capnography as a form of biofeedback and outlines ways to incorporate capnography into a clinical setting. Capnographic biofeedback enables individuals to become aware of the impact dysfunctional breathing has on their symptoms and assists them in learning more balanced, healthy breathing patterns. Use of this type of biofeedback training has been found to decrease panic symptoms and may be useful in improving physiological functioning in other medical and psychiatric disorders as well.

Physical rehabilitation typically conjures up images of an adult in physical therapy to recover from an accident or injury. Children are also the unfortunate victims of strokes, head injuries, and developmental disorders. In this case study, a child with a rare genetic disorder is helped to learn to stand using a modification of surface electromyography, quantitative surface electromyography (QSEMG). Over a period of twelve 1-hour sessions, she learned to stand with minimal assistance. Achieving these types of goals is of critical importance for the development of maximum independence in performing activities of daily living.

Many college students experience stress-related illness, and in one study, 82% of students reported significant improvement in health when they participated in a semester-long stress management program. The factors that contribute to symptom reduction are illustrated by the case report of a 23-year-old male student who had been suffering from psoriasis for the past 5 years, which was not alleviated with medication and traditional medical treatment. He participated in an integrated self-regulation program consisting of daily self-healing home practice for 3 weeks, a desensitization strategy, autogenic training, and biofeedback training, coupled with pre- and posttreatment biofeedback assessments. Results showed a significant improvement in the clearing of the skin, more positive self-talk, and improved posture. The benefits have been maintained at the 4-month follow-up. Discussed are the training components and procedures along with factors that contributed to the clinical success and that can be applied to numerous other stress-related disorders.