Concussion & Head Trauma

Clinical experience and contact sports have taught us many important lessons about the psychological and neurological affects of head trauma. Often there is no “physical” damage to the brain, as determined by CT scans, though in certain cases the individual will continue to have a host of symptoms. Why? Because who we are as people and what we do is heavily influenced by our brain’s activity patterns…and these electronic activity patterns can be altered by trauma. MRIs and CT scans do not measure activity – only brain mapping does. Unfortunately, until more recently, the sophistication of brain analysis has not matched the complexity of concussion and head trauma. This has changed, however, with advancements in brain mapping which, in combination with cognitive testing, can determine the extent of “functional” deficit and why this exists. Even more importantly, cognitive rehabilitation and neurofeedback can be used to recalibrate the brain back to baseline when natural recovery (from rest) after the concussion is not helping.