1. A system for providing therapeutic biofeedback, comprising: a sensing device for monitoring a characteristic of a patient, and providing output signals indicative of the monitored characteristic wherein the sensing device comprises a plurality of force sensors spaced apart from one another and a retainer for holding the force sensors against or adjacent the patient for detecting forces caused by muscle contractions of the patient; a processor operable to receive the signals from the sensing device, wherein the processor can be programmed with predetermined values representative of a desired therapeutic activity, and wherein the processor is operable to compare the signals received from the sensing device with the predetermined values to provide feedback to the patient; a feedback element connected with the processor, wherein the feedback element receives signals from the processor and provides a human recognizable feedback based on the signals from the processor.