LENS Neurofeedback Device
What is LENS Neurofeedback?
LENS Neurofeedback is a noninvasive therapy that utilizes very low levels of electromagnetic energy to assist your brain in “resetting” and functioning more efficiently. The method works by measuring brainwave activity with sensors on your scalp and sending a signal slightly off from what the brain is reading, creating a slight disruption that helps the nervous system reset and reorganize, providing support for self-regulation as well as improved cognitive and emotional resiliency functions in your mind.
LENS can help treat symptoms associated with post-concussion injuries such as sensitivity, cognitive slowing or brain fog and mood shifts. Furthermore, LENS assists recovery from anxiety, depression and PTSD as well as chronic pain management by decreasing hyperarousal responses of the nervous system and decreasing inflammation responses in chronic pain management.
Trauma creates “brain congestion”, creating inefficiencies in blood flow and neural signaling that may eventually worsen over time, leading to symptoms that do not respond well to rest or medication. LENS acts like traffic control to unclog these obstructions, helping your body and mind function more smoothly again.
Traditional neurofeedback (sometimes known as EEG biofeedback), on the other hand, requires active participation through audio/visual feedback on clients’ own monitors. LENS takes a different approach by only requiring you to sit comfortably during sessions. Your brainwaves will be recorded and then displayed graphically by computer programs on screen during your sessions – your clinician may also offer verbal feedback during these sessions to help your mind return toward more normalized functioning.
LENS therapy is fast, safe and effective; particularly helpful if other therapies have proven ineffective or you feel too sensitive for more stimulating therapies to participate in them. You can use LENS on its own or in combination with other treatment options; many patients who experienced anosmia (loss of taste and smell) after suffering trauma have found relief through LENS.
How does LENS Neurofeedback work?
The LENS Neurofeedback device delivers a safe, noninvasive electromagnetic signal approved by the Food and Drug Administration that provides an electromagnetic pulse designed to reset stuck patterns and promote self-regulation. It can particularly assist with relieving neuromuscular tension or trauma patterning which causes stress, anxiety or depression; supporting natural sleep/mood/cognitive regulation processes within your brain; relieving symptoms caused by head injury as well as speeding progress with other therapies such as physical therapy, speech/language therapy or vision/audiology therapy.
As part of its operation, brainwave entrainment works by monitoring brainwave activity through sensors placed on the scalp and ears. Once that data has been recorded, an electromagnetic signal with slightly offset frequency from what your brain naturally produces is introduced through low-strength electromagnetic pulses delivered at low power – these low signals allow your brain to easily recognize them as changes, responding by creating new neural pathways to replace ineffective ones passively; sessions last only minutes!
LENS is an early form of direct neurofeedback and has proven its efficacy at dismantling neural gridlock caused by emotional trauma or stress, impeding TBI recovery and creating sustained relief after just a few sessions. LENS’ results can be both dramatic and sustainable – even within days or sessions!
At a LENS session, clients sit comfortably with eyes closed while an advanced sensor system records electrical activity at various points on their head and creates an accurate map of how their brain is operating currently. By employing a proprietary software program, the computer identifies maladaptive patterns and provides feedback to guide them toward more optimum states. Clients simply listen to these reports during each session and, with some practice, can begin changing brainwave frequencies that produce dysfunctional responses such as headaches or light/sound sensitivity. This process of “retraining the brain” is key to LENS’s effectiveness and sets it apart from traditional neurofeedback techniques.
What are the benefits of LENS Neurofeedback?
LENS Neurofeedback can provide an effective remedy for many issues that have not responded to other therapies. It’s an all-natural way of helping balance the brain-body connection. Our human brains are inherently neuroplastic – designed to grow, adapt, and respond positively to cultivation and change.
LENS uses technology to communicate directly with the brain and provide it with feedback on its own activity. LENS does this by measuring frequency of small electrical signals which have frequencies offset several cycles per second faster than an individual’s spontaneous brain waves; LENS then uses this data to teach their patients’ brains to move past ineffective pathways more easily.
Increased blood flow and neural signaling give the brain new resources for functioning – providing relief for anxiety, depression, pain management, cognitive impairments, fatigue syndromes and spastic paresis caused by trauma to the brain. These changes may help alleviate several conditions including anxiety, depression, pain management and cognitive impairments – such as fatigue syndromes.
LENS has been successfully used to address numerous disorders, such as autism, Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD/ADD/ADHD, traumatic brain injury/concussion, chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia and various neurologic conditions including tremor/migraines/spondylolisthesis – with long-lasting and measurable improvements reported.
In some instances, improvement appears to be a direct result of LENS process itself, including desensitization and offset polarity techniques. Alternately, changes may have resulted from brain’s response to feedback received via LENS in self-corrective manner.
Contrary to traditional EEG biofeedback, LENS does not require active participation from patients during sessions by focusing and orienting toward feedback or practicing self-regulatory techniques at home. Instead, sessions typically last 20 – 45 minutes and begin with discussing history, symptoms and goals before placing electrodes on scalp and recording brainwave activity for creating a brain map.
How long does LENS Neurofeedback take?
LENS Neurofeedback, first created in 1990, is a non-invasive therapy designed to reset your mind to break free of emotional trauma and stress. The system works by sending low-strength electromagnetic signals through sensors on the scalp; sensor data is transmitted to a software program which adjusts this signal based on what it thinks each client’s brain requires – creating a personalized approach tailored specifically for their healing “repair routes” each individual brain uses to heal. LENS’ success stems from its combination of low energy signals with precise timing technology as well as proprietary software technology at work behind LENS’ success – crucial components to its effectiveness.
The low-strength electromagnetic signal delivered through this device is barely perceptible to clients and can be used to retrain brainwave patterns. Over time, clients notice changes in symptoms and mood; such as reduced anxiety, depression and PTSD symptoms; improved focus and memory performance; more stable emotions; and restful sleep. For others it means decreased need for medications as an effective natural way of controlling pain management.
LENS therapy has also proven extremely successful at alleviating post-concussion symptoms. One study of patients suffering mild to moderate TBI saw significant reductions in both systematic symptom ratings and EEG amplitudes after 10 sessions of LENS treatment.
LENS can provide invaluable support for individuals whose symptoms continue to worsen despite rest, medication and other therapies. LENS may help alleviate headaches, brain fog and cognitive slowing; memory problems; mood swings; sensitivity to light or sound and more. Furthermore, in certain instances it may even help reverse anosmia caused by head injury that often resists treatment with other means.
Good news is that these benefits are both attainable and sustainable over time. Most people see an improvement in symptoms within 10-20 sessions of brainwave disentrainment therapy; its long-term impact can last years. Furthermore, it provides an ideal complement to other therapies like physical, speech, or occupational therapy as it supports self-regulation of nervous systems; making other therapies more effective overall.

