One Hand Warmer than the Other - What's Going On?

One Hand Warmer than the Other - What's Going On?

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Amazon customer asked, "I bought these [stress squares] and showed them to my son. he tried one in each hand. one was green the other black. he laughed and walked off. they work? don't work?"

He is asking about Stress Squares that we sell on Amazon and our website.

It seems really confusing at first glance. But in fact the temperature can be different from one hand to the other. Most often I see this when someone is "trying" to make their right hand warmer. Often it will cool down. Check the left hand, and it will be warmer. Warmer because of passive or "allowing" relaxtion to happen.

I have even seen temperature differences from one finger to the other. To some degree, we all suffer from a bit of performance anxiety. In this case the anxiety is over the pressure to heat up your hands and relax.

Training with scientific relaxation will build confidence and experience in how to relax the body and mind. Take time, it is like learning any new skill. With feedback you can track your progress. The Stress Thermometer kit is a very good basic introduction.

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Biodots - Small Circles Test Your Stress by Measuring Hand Temperature

Biodots - Small Circles Test Your Stress by Measuring Hand Temperature 

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Biodots are small, liquid crystal circles that CHANGE COLORS as temperature changes. Use adhesive back to stick the Stress Point to tense areas. Inexpensive and unbreakable, 10 degree range from 79.6° F. to 89.6° F. Great handout at fairs, lectures and groups. Some people refer to these as Biodots, Biodot Skin Thermometer, bio-dots, stress dots. They are quite small - 1/4" circle = 6.35 mm. Stress Points/Biodots instruction sheet

Stress - Warm hands Relaxed, Cold hand Stressed

Hand temperature under stress has a much wider range of temperature. Body Temperature changes under Stress. Under stress muscles tense and blood flow is restricted to the main body and shut down from the hands and feet. Stress Level Rule - Warm Hands Relaxed, Cold Hands Tense. Hand/foot temperature ranges over 40° from a low of 60° to as high as 99°  F. Changes of 5° or more can take place in seconds.

Stress Thermometer - skin temperature biofeedback

The Stress Thermometer is an inexpensive, digital thermometer that provides professional feedback of the full range of the over 40 degree temperature change in hand temperature. This is critical feedback to raise awareness of subtle or small changes in hand temperature.  The feedback is very important to practice the skill of relaxation and see the responding increase in hand temperature.

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Specifically, for migraine headaches this feedback is important in 2 respects.

1. Simple and small temperature drops start very slowly. The drop in hand temperature is the beginning onset of a migraine. If it is not stopped, that drop in hand temperature will increase until the migraine rages making normal life very difficult.

2. Practicing scientific methods of relaxation, the Stress Thermometer will show any success in stopping the drop in temperature. With additional mastery, you learn to relax so that more blood flows out to the hands. This reverses the progression of the building migraine headache.

From the simple Biodot to the more sophisticated, Stress Thermometer, you can learn to relax and control stress. We are here to help.

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Stress Meter - Glass Tube Thermometer simple, fast way to Test for Stress

Stress Meter - Glass Tube Thermometer simple, fast way to Test for Stress

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Stress Meter. This was my first "invention" for Biofeedback back in the early 1970's. 

I adapted a small cardboard thermometer and redesigned it for biofeedback use. It was very popular until the late 1980s when biofeedback in general declined due to HMOs taking over American health care.

It is an excellent feedback tool since it measures the full range of stress as shown in hand temperature. The red bulb is extended below the card backing so the tube can easily be taped to the finger print to measure hand temperature.

This is our in stock, ready to ship Stress Meter ST77.

This simple, reusable Glass Tube thermometer shows 1 degree F. changes in the bright red, Non-Toxic, Oil Based Liquid. Simply tape or hold the exposed red bulb of the thermometer to your fingertip. Each person reads Stress Number Value, e.g. - 72, 83 or 92. Ideal for class or training group. Hold or tape red bulb to fingertip - Caution Glass with Non-toxic oil based liquid. Measures full range of temperature from 60 F to 98 F.

How Hand Temperature Relates To Stress - Under stress muscles tense and blood flow is restricted to the main body and shut down from the hands and feet. Stress Level Rule - Warm Hands Relaxed, Cold Hands Tense. Hand/foot temperature ranges over 40 degrees from a low of 60 degrees to as high as 99 degrees F. Changes of 5 degrees or more can take place in seconds.

Mood Cards, Stress Squares and Biodots measure temperature in a 10 degree range - Not the full 40 degrees.

So the Stress Meter is a better biofeedback tool. The major disadvantage is that it has a Glass Tube and that is breakable. It is filled with a non-toxic fluid. Not recommended for young children. Should be used under supervision and a competent trainer.

There is also the Plain Stress Meter ST60 that only has the thermometer scale with no information about stress.

We can customize the Personalized Stress Meter PST77 with your organization Logo and Address.

You can purchase them from our website
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Stress Chart Body Outline

Stress Chart Body Outline

- Map Your Body Stress

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WHERE IS YOUR STRESS?

Stress can be both Obvious and Hidden in Your Body

Stress can Build Over Time - Without You Even Noticing

It is easy to check your stress level. If left unchecked, stress can build slowly until it is higher and more dangerous. Dr Lowenstein in his book Be Stress Wise will teach you how to check for and keep track of your stress.


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• Understanding how your body reacts to stress
• Quick 10 second stress test
• Tools you can use to measure stress
• Guidelines for Deep Rest
• Relaxation and Stress Temperature Test
• Body Outline to mark where stress hides in your body
• Basic advice on Relaxation
• Relaxation Journal – keeping a diary about your training
• Spot Stress Checks
• Strategies for coping with stress

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BOOK SUMMARY

FREE Book. Be Stress Wise is an excellent, basic training guide about stress – for yourself, students, employees, EAP, wellness programs.  You will learn practical scientifically tested methods to both understand stress and to master your reactions to life.  This book is like taking a mini-stress workshop taught by Dr. Tim Lowenstein, international expert on stress since 1976. Learn a quick 10 second stress test. Find out how to heat your hands and feet to relax. Learn how to drop into Deep Rest. Use a Body Stress Chart to discover hidden tension in your body. Keep a Relaxation Journal. You will learn to measure your stress and you will be able to chart your progress to be more relaxed from temperature readings and from reviewing your Relaxation Training Journal. This book includes a demonstration and a listing of the many simple devices and tools that Dr. Lowenstein has designed to measure stress and teach biofeedback, stress management and relaxation. Millions of people all over the world use Dr. Lowenstein’s stress training materials. Please distribute freely.



Timothy J. Lowenstein, Ph.D.

An international authority on Stress Management, Biofeedback and Relaxation, Dr. Tim Lowenstein is a pioneer researcher, renowned author and inventor. Dr. Lowenstein began his work as a graduate student at Kansas State University in 1972. His Ph.D. is in Counseling and his M.S. is in Family and Child Development. He helped develop the first biofeedback/relaxation program in a university counseling center. Based on his research and personal experience of training thousands, Dr. Lowenstein developed a range of devices and materials to measure stress and teach biofeedback and relaxation skills. Dr. Lowenstein is president of Stress Market, Inc. which offers his materials and instruments via the internet and a consortium of distributors including Amazon.
Dr. Lowenstein has published over 40 audio CDs and 6 books on this topic.

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Be Stress Wise by Dr Tim Lowenstein - Now on Amazon Kindle

 Be Stress Wise by Dr Tim Lowenstein 

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• Understanding how your body reacts to stress
• Quick 10 second stress test
• Tools you can use to measure stress
• Guidelines for Deep Rest
• Relaxation and Stress Temperature Test
• Body Outline to mark where stress hides in your body
• Basic advice on Relaxation
• Relaxation Journal – keeping a diary about your training
• Spot Stress Checks
• Strategies for coping with stress

http://www.bestresswisebook.com/     Get your free copy NOW.

BOOK SUMMARY

FREE Book. Be Stress Wise is an excellent, basic training guide about stress – for yourself, students, employees, EAP, wellness programs.  You will learn practical scientifically tested methods to both understand stress and to master your reactions to life.  This book is like taking a mini-stress workshop taught by Dr. Tim Lowenstein, international expert on stress since 1976. Learn a quick 10 second stress test. Find out how to heat your hands and feet to relax. Learn how to drop into Deep Rest. Use a Body Stress Chart to discover hidden tension in your body. Keep a Relaxation Journal. You will learn to measure your stress and you will be able to chart your progress to be more relaxed from temperature readings and from reviewing your Relaxation Training Journal. This book includes a demonstration and a listing of the many simple devices and tools that Dr. Lowenstein has designed to measure stress and teach biofeedback, stress management and relaxation. Millions of people all over the world use Dr. Lowenstein’s stress training materials. Please distribute freely.



Timothy J. Lowenstein, Ph.D.

An international authority on Stress Management, Biofeedback and Relaxation, Dr. Tim Lowenstein is a pioneer researcher, renowned author and inventor. Dr. Lowenstein began his work as a graduate student at Kansas State University in 1972. His Ph.D. is in Counseling and his M.S. is in Family and Child Development. He helped develop the first biofeedback/relaxation program in a university counseling center. Based on his research and personal experience of training thousands, Dr. Lowenstein developed a range of devices and materials to measure stress and teach biofeedback and relaxation skills. Dr. Lowenstein is president of Stress Market, Inc. which offers his materials and instruments via the internet and a consortium of distributors including Amazon.
Dr. Lowenstein has published over 40 audio CDs and 6 books on this topic.

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Why are patients hands warm on Stress Thermometer when they are feeling stressed?

 Why are patients hands warm on Stress Thermometer when they are feeling stressed?

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"I bought your stress thermometer for my practice, I own a Psychotherapy n Stress Management practice.  I Have been using it on my clients and some to the reading do not correspond with how they are feeling.  Can you please explain this to me, because it is hard to explain how the thermometer works when it reads 93.4 but the client is telling me that they are angry and stressed."

Thanks
Jeff
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Hi Jeff

There are several factors that may come into play here.

Hand Temperature Changes that show stress

1. Hand temperature is only one way stress is measured in the body. Not everyone responds with wide changes in the Autonomic Nervous System or ANS. The changes maybe very slight - just a few degrees - and yet those slight changes of a few degrees are very important.
Stress Thermometer, Stress Card, Mood Card, Stress Squares, Stress Meter can detect changes and provide important feedback.
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Tense Muscles in neck, shoulders and face - especially jaw and forehead

2. Muscle Tension - some people show greater changes in muscle tension as a reflection of their stress level.
EMG Biofeedback is the best feedback device.The forehead is an excellent location to measure general muscle tension. Either shoulder at the top or right in the middle of the spine at the top of your shoulders is another good location.

Stomach Tension - acid reflux,

3. Stomach Tension - Acidity - this is tricky as there is no specific biofeedback device to measure acidity levels in the stomach. It would be helpful although I am not sure you could control it on a moment to moment basis. With this problem I start with Progressive Relaxation and advance through the Stress Control Series with Stress Thermometer as feedback to reduce whole body stress.

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