LENS

LENS stands for Low Energy Neurofeedback System. The LENS system monitors brainwave activity in real time and then gives feedback to the brain, interrupting maladaptive patterns and allowing the brain to reorganise and regulate itself in a more healthy way. LENS restores balance to the nervous system and removes blocks which interfere with functioning.

LENS interrupts maladaptive patterns the brain has acquired resulting from bumps on the head, brain injuries, physical and emotional trauma, birth trauma, anoxic events, medications, environmental influences, chemotherapy and more.

“Replacing treatment guided by diagnosis, LENS treatment is predicated on the fact that many psychological and medical conditions involve various types of abnormal EEG activity (Hughes & John, 1999). LENS treatment is designed to reduce abnormal brainwave patterns and is individualised based on the distinctive amplitude and variability patterns found through topographic brain mapping, as well as the patient's subjective reactions to treatment." (Ochs, 2006 article in Journal of Neurotherapy)

"... we believe that the LENS achieves its results by breaking up the rigid, self-protective way the brain has of responding after psychological (stress) or physical trauma and restoring the inhibitory capacity of the cortex. There is evidence that during any kind of trauma the brain protects itself from seizures and overloads by releasing neurochemicals that protect it from these dangers. Unfortunately, the protection also reduces functional capacity, not unlike the effect of swelling on joint articulation. Long after the trauma is over and the danger is past, the 'protection' may still remain. The person can, therefore, become stuck in various kinds of disabilities due to the reduced neural flexibility of functioning." (Ibid, p.15)

 

 

References:

Larsen, S (2006) The Healing Power of Neurofeedback: The revolutionary LENS technique for restoring optimal brain function. Rochester Vt: Healing Arts Press

Larsen, S (2012) The Neurofeedback Solution: How to treat autism, adhd, anxiety, brain injury, stroke, PTSD, and more. Rochester Vt: Healing Arts Press

Ochs Laboratories Website www.ochslabs.com

Ochs, L (2006) LENS: The Low Energy Neurofeedback System. in Journal of Neurotherapy Vol 10 No. 2/3

The LENS works well with problems of the Central Nervous System, including:

  • Anxiety & stress

  • ADHD

  • Cognitive functioning

  • Depression

  • PTSD

  • Complex PTSD

  • Impulsivity and reactivity; irritability and anger

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Migraines & Headaches

  • Autism

  • Sleep Issues

  • Energy & Fatigue

  • Subtance use

LENS can be used on its own or as an adjunt to psychological therapies including EMDR

What happens in a LENS session?

LENS does not require any focused attention and the sessions generally last between 15 and 30 minutes. Initial results are typically seen in 1-4 sessions, with the average number of sessions per client hovering around 11, depending upon the issues being addressed.

Sensors are applied to the scalp to capture brainwave activity, processing the signal through computer software, and extracting information about the client’s brainwave frequencies. Through a patented process, we then bring this information back to the client’s brain through the sensors. The results are reduction and/or elimination of the symptoms which previously interfered with the client’s quality of life. The sessions are brief, gentle (usually the client feels nothing during the session), and the changes are lasting with some exceptions: with symptoms of progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s and MS, the treatment needs to be ongoing to sustain the improvement.

Is it safe?

"LENS measures brain wave activity and then feeds back an extremely weak signal, so low that it can barely be measured. LENS is extremely effective precisely because it uses low energy. The body accepts low energy and polarises against higher energies as a protection mechanism." (Larsen 2012, p80). The radio signal emitted through the LENS is less than one 400th of the signal emitted from a mobile phone. This makes it a very safe and non-invasive technology.