Louise E Marks, MS, OTR
Registered Occupational Therapist
BCIA Certified in biofeedback and EEG neurofeedback
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WORKSHOPS and CONSULTATION SERVICES 
2003 and 2004 *Workshops offering BCIA continuing education credit
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Date Title Location Sponsor
2003
April 11-12
September 18-19
and
December 5-6
Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction (PMD)*
(Biofeedback and behavior therapies for elimination disorders and chronic pelvic pain syndromes) 
2 days, 15 hours CEU
Boulder, CO Essential Contol Systems
khullett@essentialcontrol.net
http://www.essentialcontrol.net/
2003
By appointment
Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction* Boulder,CO
or on site
Louise E. Marks
2003
By appointment 
BioGraph/MultiTrace Training Boulder, CO
or on site
Louise E. Marks
2004
Janurary 9
BioGraph/MultTrace Training*
1 day, 7 hours CEU
Boulder, CO Thought Technology, Ltd
2004
January 10-11
EEG Neurofeedback and Peripheral Biofeedback*
(with BioGraph software) US $425  CDN $620 
2 days, 14 hours CEU 
Boulder, CO Thought Technolgy, Ltd.


BIOGRAPH® /MULTITRACE®TRAINING WORKSHOPS (1 day)

LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR BIOGRAPH® OR MULTITRACE® SOFTWARE. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE SECONDARY TO MASTERY OF THE BIOGRAPH® OR MULTITRACE® BASIC AND ADVANCED OPERATIONS.

by Louise E. Marks, M.S., O.T.R.

January 9, 2004 Boulder, CO

US $125  CDN $185   To enroll in workshop contact: 
Thought Technology, Ltd.
2180 Belgrave Avenue
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 2L8
800 361-3651 / 514-489-8251
Fax: 514-489-8255
workshops@thoughttechnology.com

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BioGraph Training Workshop Outline
Overview of BioGraph 2.1 Software 

Physiological measurements 

Basic controls and features of software

Main menu
Use of mouse
Display screens
Protocols
Data channels
Work/Rest
Database
Multi-media features
Advantages of Windows based software
Resources for help: on-line, manual, bug   list
ProComp+ Hardware
Connecting hardware to computer
Connecting sensors to the Procomp+
Sensor configuration
Zeroing EMG sensors
Recording a Session
Loading a display screen
Display screen categories
Selection and addition of client
Client confidential feature
Button bar controls: record, pause, stop, audio on/off,  etc.
Testing procedures: ranges, offsets, EEG sensors
On the fly adjustments of display screens
Marking events
Saving recorded data
Viewing Recorded Data on the Report Screen
How to access the report screen
Pop-up menus
Listing of data channels
Button bar controls: T+ and T-, play, forward, reverse, slider
Markers
Artifact rejection features
Use of segments
Thick or thin lines
Multi-linegraph settings
Color setting
Scale position: right, left
Scale size:  small, medium, big
Y-range: manual, auto
Smoothing
Threshold setting for reports
Saving report screen settings for display screen
Computing and printing statistical reports
Trend reports
Loading and Reviewing Previously Saved Sessions
Display screen viewing
Protocol viewing
Building and Altering Display Screens
Screen building canvas
Instrument Toolbox
Review of each instrument
11 Max
Pop-up menu overview
F-keys 
Selection of data channels from default data channel set
Data display modes
Threshold types, manual, auto
Scaling, auto, manual
Averaging and smoothing
Instrument properties 
Feedback selections for instruments: (prop., inv.  Inhibit, clock)
Color and texture options
Instrument sizing and organization
Saving changes by overwriting screens
Creating New Data Channels
Virtual and real channel
Defining data channels
Changing channel names
Signal type assignment
Computations 
Saving data channel sets
Saving data channel sets with display screens
Building New Protocols
Record and play modes
Construction of protocol components
Screens
Audio options
Pauses
Segments for selected data reporting
Prompts:  sound, text, image
Event triggered protocols 
Importing bitmaps, MIDI and wave files

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BIOFEEDBACK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT 
OF PELVIC MUSCLE DYSFUNCTION (2 day)

Behavioral therapies assisted by multimodality biofeedback for bowel and bladder disorders and chronic pelvic pain syndromes by Louise E. Marks, M.S. O.T.R., BCIAC.  SEE COURSE OUTLINE
 

BOULDER, COLORADO

April 4-5, 2003
September 18-19, 2003
December 5-6, 2003

For pricing and to enroll contact:
Essential Control Systems
2760 5th St.
Boulder, CO 80304
800-537-3779/303-786-9200
fax: 303-786-9300
khullett@essentialcontrol.net
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Workshop outline
Overview of behavioral treatments
Appropriate patient populations
Methods and modalities
Anatomy and physiology
Pelvic floor muscles
Lower urinary tract anatomy and micturition
Anorectal anatomy and defecation mechanisms
Bowel and Bladder Disorders
Types of urinary incontinence: urge, stress, mixed, overflow, functional
Fecal incontinence
Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence
Bladder sphincter dyssynergia
Urinary hesitancy and frequency
Chronic constipation related to a non-relaxing puborectalis, anismus
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes
Vulvodynia
Levator ani syndrome
Proctalgia fugax
IBS
Assesment
Intake and referral forms
Surface EMG pelvic floor muscle assessment
Rectal and vaginal sensors
Diaries: bowel, bladder, pain
Patient education with illustrations
Sterile procedures
Treatment
Treatment Planning
Therapeutic exercise assisted by EMG biofeedback
Home exercise programs with and without home trainers
Neuromusuclar relaxations exercises assisted by multimodal biofeedback
Bladder retraining
Bowel habit training
Dietary issues
Survey of treatment protocols
Instrumentation (Lab)
Pelvic floor muscle assessment procedures (use of protocols)
Selection and instruction in appriopriate biofeedback training screens
How to maximize biofeedback training, scaling, shaping, rewards,etc.
Graph and report generation

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Peripheral and EEG Biofeedback (2 day)
by Louise Marks, M.S., O.T.R

January 10-11, 2004   Boulder, CO
US $425  CDN $620

To enroll in workshop contact: 
Thought Technology, Ltd.
2180 Belgrave Avenue
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 2L8
800 361-3651 / 514-489-8251
Fax: 514-489-8255
workshops@thoughttechnology.com
Purpose:  This workshop is designed to educate participants regarding the technical procedures for monitoring and feedback of EEG, EMG, thermal, electrodermal, heart rate, and respiration biofeedback modalities.  Participants will be given an overview of neurofeedback and peripheral biofeedback clinical applications.
Workshop outline
Proficiency Objectives:
To know the basic neuroanatomy of the peripheral and central nervous systems.

To become proficient in the use of the 10-20 International System of Electrode Placement.

To know the history of peripheral and EEG biofeedback and obtain an overview of current applications and protocols using neurofeedback and peripheral biofeedback.

To know how to monitor and provide meaningful feedback for EMG, EEG, thermal, respiratory, electrodermal, and cardio-vascular feedback modalities.

To learn how to generate meaningful reports for communication with other health care professionals.

First day
Basic neuroanatomy of peripheral and central nervous systems

Overview of biofeedback modalities 

Electroencephalographic (EEG)
Frequency ranges and rhythms
Referential and bipolar recording
10-20 international system of electrode placement
Electrodermal 
Electromyography (EMG)
Bandwidths
Principles of electrode placement
Peripheral temperature 
Heart rate
Blood pulse volume
Respiration
Neuromuscular relaxation training assisted by multi-modality biofeedback 
Diaphragmatic breathing and paced respiration training
Hand warming strategies
Progressive muscle relaxation scripts
Autogenic training scripts
Guide imagery scripts
Tense/release, resistance
Stretching exercises
Alpha/theta training
Practicum
Multi-modality hookups and selection of appropriate monitoring and feedback display screens
Second day
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)

Dynamic EMG 

Neurofeedback clinical applications

Overview of treatment of stress related disorders

Practicum:

Display screen design for multi-modality feedback
Multi-modality hook-up and recording of data
Report generation

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INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION AND WORKSHOPS

by Louise Marks, M.S., O.T.R., BCIA-C Biofeedback and EEG Neurofeedback

PELVIC MUSCLE DYSFUNCTION AND SURFACE EMG 
Behavior therapy assisted by biofeedback for elimination disorders and chronic pelvic pain syndromes

Learn how to treat patients with elimination disorders and chronic pelvic pain sydromes using biofeedback assisted behavioral methods.  Consultations and/or workshops can be tailored to your individual needs.  Training is available in Boulder, Colorado or at your facility.

A two-three day training program is suggested which can include all or a portion of the following components depending upon your individual requirements.  Contact:  Louise Marks, M.S., O.T.R. at 303-546-6639 or by e-mail biomarks@yahoo.com.

Consultation topics
Overview of behavioral treatments
Appropriate patient populations
Methods and modalities
Anatomy and physiology
Pelvic floor muscles
Lower urinary tract anatomy and micturition
Anorectal anatomy and defecation mechanisms
Bowel and Bladder Disorders
Types of urinary incontinence: urge, stress, mixed, overflow, functional
Fecal incontinence
Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence
Bladder sphincter dyssynergia
Urinary hesitancy and frequency
Chronic constipation related to a non-relaxing puborectalis, anismus
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes
Vulvodynia
Levator ani syndrome
Proctalgia fugax
IBS
Assesment
Intake and referral forms
Surface EMG pelvic floor muscle assessment
Rectal and vaginal sensors
Diaries: bowel, bladder, pain
Patient education with illustrations
Sterile procedures
Treatment
Treatment Planning
Therapeutic exercise assisted by EMG biofeedback
Home exercise programs with and without home trainers
Neuromusuclar relaxations exercises assisted by multimodal biofeedback
Bladder retraining
Bowel habit training
Dietary issues
Survey of treatment protocols
Instrumentation (Lab)
Pelvic floor muscle assessment procedures (use of protocols)
Selection and instruction in appriopriate biofeedback training screens
How to maximize biofeedback training, scaling, shaping, rewards,etc.
Graph and report generation

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BioGraph®/MultiTrace® Individual Instruction
Maximize the use of your biofeedback instrument with individualized instruction via telephone consultations, in Boulder or at your site. 
For details and arrangements contact: 
Louise E. Marks, M.S., O.T.R. 
3478 16th Circle
Boulder, CO 80304
Tel and Fax:  303-546-6639
BioGraph/MultiTrace Training Outline
Overview of BioGraph 2.1 Software 

Physiological measurements 

Basic controls and features of software

Main menu
Use of mouse
Display screens
Protocols
Data channels
Work/Rest
Database
Multi-media features
Advantages of Windows based software
Resources for help: on-line, manual, bug   list
ProComp+ Hardware
Connecting hardware to computer
Connecting sensors to the Procomp+
Sensor configuration
Zeroing EMG sensors
Recording a Session
Loading a display screen
Display screen categories
Selection and addition of client
Client confidential feature
Button bar controls: record, pause, stop, audio on/off,  etc.
Testing procedures: ranges, offsets, EEG sensors
On the fly adjustments of display screens
Marking events
Saving recorded data
Viewing Recorded Data on the Report Screen
How to access the report screen
Pop-up menus
Listing of data channels
Button bar controls: T+ and T-, play, forward, reverse, slider
Markers
Artifact rejection features
Use of segments
Thick or thin lines
Multi-linegraph settings
Color setting
Scale position: right, left
Scale size:  small, medium, big
Y-range: manual, auto
Smoothing
Threshold setting for reports
Saving report screen settings for display screen
Computing and printing statistical reports
Trend reports
Loading and Reviewing Previously Saved Sessions
Display screen viewing
Protocol viewing
Building and Altering Display Screens
Screen building canvas
Instrument Toolbox
Review of each instrument
11 Max
Pop-up menu overview
F-keys 
Selection of data channels from default data channel set
Data display modes
Threshold types, manual, auto
Scaling, auto, manual
Averaging and smoothing
Instrument properties 
Feedback selections for instruments: (prop., inv.  Inhibit, clock)
Color and texture options
Instrument sizing and organization
Saving changes by overwriting screens
Creating New Data Channels
Virtual and real channel
Defining data channels
Changing channel names
Signal type assignment
Computations 
Saving data channel sets
Saving data channel sets with display screens
Building New Protocols
Record and play modes
Construction of protocol components
Screens
Audio options
Pauses
Segments for selected data reporting
Prompts:  sound, text, image
Event triggered protocols 
Importing bitmaps, MIDI and wave files
Top of page/Workshop listing

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