Question:
I hear your anger and frustration. I fail to understand, though, what kind of therapy is it?? Would you classify it under "cognitive" rehab pgm, for example, or "physical".. I have had orthoptic therapy to help with my vision problems (aka sensory rehab.. or.. can't recall the name now) but it was only for my vision problems. I don't fully understand this "vision training", and how does it help in our cases? Also, is there a URL on the Net for this approach?

Answer: One of the most overlooked vision training needs of TBI survivors is visual retention training. The research shows that it is a real need for a large number of survivors(60 to 80 percent), that the survivors do not get get better in this area without the training, and that the treatment really works in less than 30 days at an hour a day(Managed care plans should love this). It works much better than most other rehab. Unfortunately, hardly anyone does it and most therapists who could do it, don't know about it. It is a significant tool in the recovery of BI that is a catalysts to improvement to other rehab. I read things on this list about herbs and other things, I don't always feel that the claims of results are that great, but the research on this is very strong, statistically controlled and has been done by some of the best researchers in the country, and I believe it should be a core curriculum for all BI rehabilitation in centers around the country. I have been pushing this for the last four years with little luck, the research on this subject has been around for over 10 years and has been repeated many times. Patricia Neil Rehab Center, TN several years ago did a follow-up research project on this subject and it proved statistically that the improvement is real. The treatment and techniques do not require much more than a slide projector and several hundred easy to make slides. I am angry about why this technique is not used more often. From my background, millions of rehab dollars are being wasted because therapists are ignoring a tool that would greatly enhance their ability to provide meaningful rehabilitation. I am frustrated, Brain Injury rehab seems to be on the level of the early 80's again. Are we back to pre-brain injury, Mixed organic brain syndrome caused by skull hitting a windshield vs Mixed organic brain syndrome cause unknown (schizophrenia) Colin Frahm-Angry on this subject due to frustration, the cause of most anger.......