A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Even though fluid protects the brain, if your head or your body is hit hard, your brain can crash into your skull and an injury can result. Sometimes signs of a concussion are obvious with loss of consciousness, dizziness and confusion. Sometimes symptoms may appear later, and they can last hours, days, weeks, months or even years.
Common symptoms include problems with thinking, remembering and concentration. There may be slowed processing and difficulties learning, sensory sensitivity, fatigue, sleep problems, balance difficulties, visual problems, headaches, anxiety, depression, increased emotionality and anger. Each person’s injury and their brain’s response to that injury are unique.
The approach we take to the protocol plan and each person’s recovery is also unique. When an individual has a concussion, their brain waves often get stuck in a repetitive pattern and he or she is likely dealing with an array of symptoms. Neurofeedback training will help the brain learn to produce healthy brain waves again, prompting the brain to seek new neural pathways, and resolving those symptoms as the brain becomes more resilient and capable of learning to self regulated.
mTBI & IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback
IASIS MCN Microcurrent Neurofeedback is a cutting-edge technology which gently and briefly stimulates the brainwaves and allowing neural pathways to reorganize, thus releasing itself from its frozen or stuck patterns. Healthy, functional brainwave patterns are flexible and resilient and can recover quickly. When there is a tiny fluctuation they automatically spring back to their healthy patterns. Hundreds or thousands of individuals have been successfully treated with IASIS MCN Neurofeedback, and over 80% have reported that their condition and related symptoms have greatly diminished.
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Additionally, here’s research and press:
Study using IASIS MCN Technology at UC San Diego:
Transcranial electrical stimulation shows promise for treating mild
traumatic brain injury
Research on Neurofeedback and Head Trauma:
Neurofeedback Therapy for a Mild Head Injury
by Byers AP
The purpose of this study was to evaluate Neurofeedback Therapy (NFT) for a Mild Head Injury (MHI). The subject was a 58-year-old female who fell and struck her head in 1988. The NFT began in 1994 and was preceded and followed by neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological evaluations as well as quantified electroencephalograms (QEEG). The patient completed a symptom checklist and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MAPI- 2) before and after NFT.
The Elusive Nature of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury [pdf]
by Swatzyna RJ, PhD
The author discloses a personal history of undiagnosed mild traumatic brain injury (MBTI) and identifies a typical course and progression of this condition. He advocates a careful inquiry for possible head injury whenever the clinical history shows an original period of normal functioning, a progression of disturbance over time, multiple diagnoses, and poor response to treatment with medication.
Some people, after a mild closed-head trauma of either direct-impact or non-impact acceleration/ deceleration type, do not return to pre-trauma cognitive and emotional behavior. While their brain functioning appears relatively intact under some circumstances, it performs poorly under others.
Mshtuko wa ubongo ni aina ya jeraha la ubongo (TBI) linalosababishwa na pigo la kichwa au mwili, kuanguka, au jeraha lingine ambalo hutikisa au kutikisa ubongo ndani ya fuvu la kichwa. Ingawa maji huhifadhi ubongo, ikiwa kichwa au mwili wako umepigwa kwa nguvu, ubongo wako unaweza kugonga fuvu la kichwa na kusababisha jeraha. Nyakati nyingine dalili za mshtuko wa ubongo ni dhahiri pamoja na kupoteza fahamu, kizunguzungu na kuchanganyikiwa. Nyakati nyingine dalili zaweza kuonekana baadaye, na zinaweza kudumu kwa saa, siku, majuma, miezi au hata miaka. Dalili za kawaida zinatia ndani matatizo ya kufikiri, kukumbuka, na kukaza fikira. Kunaweza kuwa na kupunguza mchakato na ugumu wa kujifunza, hisia, uchovu, matatizo ya usingizi, matatizo ya usawa, matatizo ya kuona, maumivu ya kichwa, wasiwasi, unyogovu, kuongezeka kwa hisia na hasira. Kila mtu anajeruhiwa na ubongo wake unakabiliana na jeraha hilo kwa njia tofauti. Njia tunayotumia kwa mpango wa itifaki na uponyaji wa kila mtu pia ni ya kipekee. Mtu anapopata mshtuko wa ubongo, mawimbi ya ubongo mara nyingi hufungwa katika muundo wa kurudia na yeye ni uwezekano wa kushughulika na safu ya dalili. Neurofeedback mafunzo kusaidia ubongo kujifunza kuzalisha mawimbi ya ubongo afya tena, kuchochea ubongo kutafuta njia mpya neural, na kutatua dalili hizo kama ubongo inakuwa zaidi resilient na uwezo wa kujifunza kujisimamia. MTCI (Micro Current Neurofeedback) ni teknolojia ya kisasa ambayo kwa upole na kwa muda mfupi huchochea mawimbi ya ubongo na kuruhusu njia za neva kuandaa upya, hivyo kujikomboa kutoka kwa mifumo yake iliyokauka au iliyokwama. Mifumo yenye afya na inayofanya kazi ya mawimbi ya ubongo ni thabiti na yenye nguvu na inaweza kupona upesi. Wakati kuna fluctuation ndogo wao moja kwa moja spring nyuma kwa mifumo yao ya afya. Zaidi ya watu elfu moja wamepokea matibabu ya IASIS MCN Neurofeedback, na zaidi ya 80% wameripoti kuwa hali yao na dalili zinazohusiana zimepungua sana. "Kwa maelezo zaidi, tafadhali tembelea: ""Utafiti wa kutumia teknolojia ya MCN ya IASIS katika UC San Diego: Transcranial stimulation ya umeme inaonyesha ahadi ya kutibu majeraha ya ubongo ya ubongo na majeraha ya kichwa: Tiba ya Neurofeedback kwa Majeraha ya Kichwa ya Upole na Byers AP." Msichana huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 58 alianguka na kugonga kichwa chake mwaka 1988. Utafiti huo ulianza mwaka 1994 na ulitangulia na kufuatiwa na tathmini za neuropsychiatric na neuropsychological pamoja na electroencephalograms (QEEG). Mtihani huo ulijumuisha orodha ya dalili na orodha ya watu wa Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MAPI-2) kabla na baada ya NFT. The Elusive Nature of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (pdf) - Swatzyna R. J. (PhD) anaelezea historia ya kibinafsi ya majeraha ya ubongo ya kupendeza (MBTI) na hutambua mwendo wa kawaida na maendeleo ya hali hii. "Alipendekeza uchunguzi wa makini kwa ajili ya uwezekano wa jeraha la kichwa wakati historia ya kliniki inaonyesha kipindi cha awali cha utendaji wa kawaida, maendeleo ya usumbufu kwa muda, utambuzi mbalimbali, na majibu duni kwa matibabu na dawa. """ Watu wengine, baada ya majeraha ya kichwa kilichofungwa kidogo ya aina ya kasi ya athari ya moja kwa moja au isiyo ya athari, hawarudi kwa tabia ya utambuzi na hisia kabla ya majeraha. Ingawa utendaji wa ubongo wao huonekana kuwa haujaharibiwa katika hali fulani, haufanyi kazi vizuri katika hali nyingine.