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Traumatic Brain Injury and Migraines
A Traumatic Brain Injury left me debilitated in four ways:
- The inability to sequence daily tasks: Trying to determine which came first: washing, drying or putting away dishes, showering and dressing, including which came first- socks or shoes and worst of all, writing daily lesson plans (which I had done for 15 years)
- The inability to recognize and being afraid of all commonplace sounds: including shuffling of feet, laughter, listening to music, birds singing and mechanical noises such as a vacuum cleaner, refrigerator, dryer and small appliances
- The inability to sleep for more than one hour: waking so many times each night began to impact my physical health
- Endlessly ruminating: I counted everything! my footsteps, floor tiles, my food, and anything that came within my sight.
Doctors had prescribed various medications and indicated that some of my behaviors would get somewhat better but basically advised me to accept my new life.
After researching neurofeedback I decided I had little to lose and began my brain training with Dr. Sharrie. After 2 sessions I was able to get a full nightç´ sleep and wake refreshed. After the third session I began to recognize my sounds and notice a change in my ability to sequence daily tasks. I continued the protocol which was personally designed to address my weaknesses. I was so surprised at each change this therapy made. Today I am back teaching full time, doing everything I did before my TBI and more. I had suffered with severe migraines since the age of 12 and now for the first time in my life I am pain free. I have not had a migraine since! Neurofeedback gave me my life back.
Sally
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