In 2007, Tito was a dynamic young man whose whole life ahead of him. But in an instant, life changed dramatically when a car accident left him with severe brain damage. The doctors told his mother, Gladys, she would have to say goodbye to her son. They did not expect to live for more than 24 hours.
Willing to do anything to help Tito, Gladys decided to hyperbaric oxygen therapy a chance. Dr. Adam Breiner, a naturopathic doctor and co-founder Breiner Health Center in Connecticut full-body, immediately began the sessions with Tito. After only three hours in the hyperbaric chamber, Tito’s brain began to awaken. Showed signs of further alert, and he began to move.
Dr. Breiner suggested 40 to 80 hours more of therapy, and to further help the brain to recover Tito began Neurofeedback therapy. Neurofeedback is gaining recognition in the medical community as an alternative treatment for brain injury and many other neurological disorders. Using an electroencephalogram, or EEG device to measure electrical activity in the brain, the patient is able to “see” how your brain waves are working by looking at a monitor. Then, through positive reinforcement, the brain is able to use the airwaves to operate within a normal range of function. After several sessions, these changes can be long lasting. The procedure is safe and completely non-invasive.
With the combination of neurofeedback with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Tito progressed rapidly. Soon he was able to eat regular food. His dark eyes shining with the recognition that members of the family came to visit me, and began to communicate verbally. Could answer simple questions and even recognize dates. Gladys recalls with joy the day that Tito knew it was his birthday.
Neurofeedback is changing lives. Never before have we been able to work so precisely with the human brain to carry out these interesting changes. Fortunately, those who have suffered traumatic brain injury usually respond strongly and quickly to neurofeedback.
Professor John Gruzelier, from Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, said: “Neurofeedback has proven effective in altering brain activity, but the degree to which such alterations can influence behavior are still unknown. “Keep in mind that not place a cap on what is possible, but is simply saying, in short, this is what we know, and we have to see what else there is to know.
Neurofeedback summarizes the phrase “seeing is believing.” The ability to see what the brain is doing in real time, and keep watching as we make changes and improvements, changing easily from one frequency to another depending on the context and task, is a wonderful demonstration of the complexity of the human brain and nervous system.
The case studies show that, among other things, patients are delightfully surprised to see a return on short-term memory, ability to organize, prioritize and sequence and, in general, have an idea of the things that are normal again, after the appropriate number of neurofeedback sessions.
Tags: brain waves, naturopathic doctor, other neurological disorders, oxygen therapy, positive reinforcement