NEUROFEEDBACK FOR ATHLETES: A RELIABLE TREATMENT FOR CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS!

Majid (2018) conducted a study tracking anonymized patient data from Neurogrow Brain Fitness Center in Virginia.

The study followed 46 participants with Post-Concussive

Syndrome who participated in the center's Concussion Recovery Program.

The program consisted of 21 brain coaching sessions and

22 neurofeedback sessions over 16 weeks. Their improvements were measured in three cognitive domains, including Complex Attention, Cognitive Flexibility, and

Executive Function. Participants experienced significant improvement in all three domains after treatment.

https://n.neurology.org/content/91/23_Supplement_1/S19.2

Neurofeedback, or brain training, is a powerful

treatment for individuals suffering from brain injury. Former 49ers quarterback and Super Bowl champion Guy Benjamin and former Green

Many athletes, including Bay Packers player Jermichael Finley, have come forward with personal experiences using Neurofeedback brain training for concussion symptoms.

“Before working with Brain Rx and receiving neurofeedback, I could see a significant difference in how I move and work today compared to when I was younger. Back then, we didn’t know about concussions, but now we really see how much damage we’ve sustained. Since I ended my football career, I was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and over time I’ve seen it progress.

I was having problems remembering the route I take to work, motor control, and general memory.

While working with Brain Rx, my family, my doctors, and I have continued to see better results and these challenges have begun to lessen.”

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https://losangelesneurofeedbackcenter.com/improve-sports-performance/

https://delraybrainscience.com/neurofeedback-for-concussions/

Jenni McAllister, who received brain mapping therapy, returns to horse racing after injury. SHE'S BACK

https://horsenetwork.com/2019/06/jenni-mcallister-on-the-controversial-brain-mapping-therapy-that-got-her-back-in-the-ring-after-injury-%EF%BB%BF/?utm_source=MASTER&utm_campaign=a2cb9b 1fb3-HNS_2019_6_11_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5694ca6b0c-a2cb9b1fb3-84712859&mc_cid=a2cb9b1fb3&mc_eid=49c4fddd07&fbclid=IwAR01sMFIxwfgFcvnAuN-Hm-7Fe7b-bmxUa-QyPZOkIEPf-CrTUO2grlzsRw

"I was injured while riding a young horse and I suffered a head injury. It was probably one of the most serious injuries I've ever had in my life," says 50-year-old McAllister.

 

The therapy he credited with speeding up his return to the ring was a combination of neurofeedback (or EEG/electroencephalogram biofeedback) and brain mapping (or qEEG), a computer-based program that quantitatively analyzes a patient's brainwaves.

Once the “defective” pathways are identified,

the program uses sounds or visuals to rearrange or retrain the brain signals. “Essentially, they take a map of your brain’s pathways and then work on wherever they’re blocked or

wherever your brain has stopped using,” McAllister explains. “I’ve learned that if you injure a part of your brain [and sometimes it heals], your brain doesn’t recognize that it’s healed and doesn’t go back to its usual order.

So it goes around and blocks all the other pathways, and basically, that’s why [traumatic brain injury patients] have focus problems, balance problems, and other things.”