Hi Jackie,

I use the zengar equipment. I chose the zengar software over other software
because it monitors 16 different bandwidths(meaning that it checks 0-60 hz
frequencies on both side of the head)every microsecond. what that means in
english is that if a client has turbulance(will get to the meaning of that
later)in a high frequency and low (and anything in between) then they will get
feedback on all. If a client has turbulance primarily in lower frequencies then
developes turbulance in high frequencies(happens) then the software will catch
this change. this last scenario is what inspired me to show no interest in
QEEGs. The cns is not static, it doesn't always have the same pattern. many
variables can change that pattern, such as sleep, what you ate, how you 'feel'
at the moment so to me QEEG information is old, it was already 'old' a few
minutes after you had it. I am more interested in what the cns is doing this
moment.
another reason I chose this equipment is that it doesn't push the cns in any
direction which is what traditional neurofeedback does. It just gives the cns
information about what it just did. what that means to me the practisioner and
you the client is no side effects. I have not seen side effects after 7-800
clients(lost count at this point). I see aprox 70 clients a week at the moment
and have been using it for about 8 years. I currently have several practises and
in my main one(the one with the most clients) I focus on people who have had
auto accidents so my clients have ptsd, chronic pain and/or head injury usually.
With the head injured clients the zengar equipment works very well, sometimnes
miraculously so.
Oh re turbulance, this software measures turbulance (emergent variability, how
quickly a brain wave is increasing in speed, I may be corrected on this later
:-))rather than amplitude(quantity). I have had little interest in how it works
really. I have used it enough years to know from experience that it does so
don't need to know the whys. BTW this software worked well for me from the
moment I first started. It is easy to use so my results were excellent from day
one. some of my favorite success stories came from when I was a beginner
practisioner. So I do not hesitate to refer to beginner trainers and do not
attribute my success to my years of experience but rather then sotware itself.
Good luck with your decision.


Meg

neurofeedcommunity@yahoogroups.com, "JackieJacksonDaley" <jacksondaley@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am new to the forum and looking for more info on neurofeedback for my eight
year old who suffered a stroke a week after birth. We have met with a few
different practitioners. They seem to have different methodologies. One uses
Zengar and spoke of the importance of monitoring the full spectrum of
wavelengths. She uses a battery of neuropsychological tests to establish what
is happening currently before beginning treatment. The other practitioner does
not use Zengar, and spoke more of treating specific wavelengths to help with
particular issues such as anxiety. She uses a QEEG to get a baseline. Can
someone help me puzzle out the pros and cons of these methods?
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Jackie
>