Recently, there was an article in the LA Times on the long term impact of head injuries for former NFL players.  I know that my approach has helped many people diagnosed with acquired brain injury.  Below is a response to the article.  I welcome your comments!

I am responding to the article in the LA Times on the seriousness the NFL is taking on the long-term impact on concussions.  I was thrilled to see your obvious thorough commitment in reporting the link between dementia and depression to former NFL players who have suffered head injuries.

As a holistic health practitioner and author, I have been recognized as a leading expert in the field of Behavioral/Neurodevelopment Optometry and Vision Therapy for more than twenty-five years.  I have consulted with many hospitals and rehab centers using my innovative method called Vision Rehabilitation, a revolutionary approach that offers treatment modalities for neurologically and cognitively challenged people who have suffered head trauma.

There are several issues that exist for a person who has suffered a head injury.  Some of them like dementia and depression have been reported in the article.  However there are other symptoms that occur also that include dizziness, loss of balance, double or blurred vision, peripheral vision loss, short and long-term memory loss and confusion.  In addition, due to the stress of the trauma, many people also suffer significant biochemical problems caused by poor digestion, poor diet, or both.  Many of these symptoms may not be observed using CAT scans, MRI’s, and routine blood tests as the trauma exists in the soft tissues of the nerves, muscles, connective tissue, the cerebral spinal fluid, and the brain.

I enter the rehabilitation process with a patient through the eyes since the retina is brain tissue, and the visual system has a direct connection to the brain.  Here’s how:  the assessment measures the functional skills such as body balance and midline awareness, visual motor and peripheral vision, vestibular (inner ear) responsiveness, and perceptual and cognitive aptitude.  Although some of the current dogma says the brain cannot be helped, this thinking is not true.  There is a strong degree of neuro-plasticity of brain function especially using functional therapies like Vision Rehabilitation.  II apply modalities such as vision therapy, movement patterns that rebalance the brain, vestibular stimulation,  craniosacral therapy, color/light and other subtle energy therapies, and a biomedical assessment of the biochemistry of the body.  All of these modalities, together can help release trauma and  synchronize the sensory motor systems with the brain.

My concern with long-term molecular approaches like drug therapies is that they only treat symptoms but never address the causative factors of the head injury.   Subtle Energy Therapies like light/color/sound/homeopathy, essential oils, flower essences, herbs  can have a supportive and positive effect on people who suffer head trauma and brain-injuries.  I use Electrophotonic Imaging, a Science and  Mathematical Russian technology that monitors the biofields where we can see many imbalances before physical symptoms occur.  I can monitor what subtle energies are working and fine tune what is the best treatment modality based on the biofield measurements.

Vision Rehabilitation is a functional re-education of the brain and sensory motor systems using a variety of activities that parallel the physical therapy approach.  VR  can help release and repair the trauma and offer people the opportunity to re-enter society in a more balanced way.