Treatment of brain injuries is typically limited to occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy. While these treatments are very important, they do not provide any support or rehabilitation of the cognitive (thinking) mechanics that are left damaged in many brain injured subjects including those suffering from closed head injury, stroke and neurotoxic poisoning.

BPGs comprehensive assessment methodology can identify the specific cognitive and neurophysiological deficits and abnormalities that a brain injured individual is left with. This data can then be used to select specific remediation (rehabilitation) modules from a wide range of interventions.

The remediation techniques which BPG uses are empirically supported in the clinical and medical literature. Although, while these methods are widely available over seas they are rarely available in Australia.

We also offer a range of pharmacological approaches to help alleviate brain function deficits and improve the chance of full recovery.

Our remediation approaches include techniques aimed at the treatment of visual neglect or visual field deficits, and attentional, memory and executive function (conceptual reasoning) deficits.

Some examples of our intervention techniques include Visual Restitution Training (VRT), Attention Process Training, PSSCog Rehab, Attention Training Technique (ATT), Light House Strategy (LHS) and Neurotherapy (Neurofeedback). All of these techniques are evidence based and can be monitored for effectiveness (Bearden et al., 2003; Gruzelier & Egner, 2005; Johnstone et al., 2005; Kasten et al., 2001; Niemeier, 1998; 2002; Palmese & Raskin, 2000; Raymond et al., 2005; Rozelle & Budzynski, 1995; Sohlberg et al., 2000; Thatcher, 2000; Thornton, 2000; Tiersky et al., 2005; Valmaggia et al., 2007; Wells, 2007).

	Read about our personalized medicine approach for brain injury.
	Read some of our case examples on brain injury.
	Look at some of our scientific publications on brain injury.

Bearden, TS, Cassisi, JE, and Pineda, M (2003). Neurofeedback Training for a Patient with Thalamic and Cortical Infarctions. Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback , 28 , 241-253.

Gruzelier, J and Egner, T (2005). Critical validation studies of neurofeedback. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America , 14 , 83-104.

Johnstone, J, Gunkelman, J, and Lunt, J (2005). Clinical database development: characterization of EEG phenotypes. Clinical EEG & Neuroscience , 36 , 99-107.

Kasten, E, Mller-Oehring, E, and Sabel, BA (2001). Stability of Visual Field Enlargements Following Computer-Based Restitution Training Results of a Follow-up. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology , 23 , 297-305.

Niemeier, JP (1998). The Lighthouse Strategy: use of a visual imagery technique to treat visual inattention in stroke patients. Brain Injury , 12 , 399-406.

Niemeier, JP (2002). Visual Imagery Training for Patients With Visual Perceptual Deficits Following Right Hemisphere Cerebrovascular Accidents: A Case Study Presenting the Lighthouse Strategy. Rehabilitation Psychology , 47 , 426-437.

Palmese, CA and Raskin, SA (2000). The rehabilitation of attention in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury, using the APT-II programme. Brain Injury , 14 , 535-548.

Raymond, J, Varney, C, Parkinson, LA, and Gruzelier, JH (2005). The effects of alpha/theta neurofeedback on personality and mood. Cognitive Brain Research , 23 , 287-292.

Rozelle, GR and Budzynski, TH (1995). Neurotherapy for stroke rehabilitation: a single case study. Biofeedback & Self Regulation , 20 , 211-228.

Sohlberg, MM, McLaughlin, KA, Pavese, A, Heidrich, A, and Posner, MI (2000). Evaluation of Attention Process Training and Brain Injury Education in Persons with Acquired Brain Injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology , 22 , 656-676.

Thatcher, RW (2000). EEG operant conditioning (biofeedback) and traumatic brain injury. Clin Electroencephalogr , 31 , 38-44.

Thornton, KP (2000). Improvement/Rehabilitation of Memory Functioning with Neurotherapy/QEEG Biofeedback. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation , 15 , 1285-1296.

Tiersky, LA, Anselmi, V, Johnston, MV, Kurtyka, J, Roosen, E, Schwartz, T, and DeLuca, J (2005). A Trial of Neuropsychologic Rehabilitation in Mild-Spectrum Traumatic Brain Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 86 , 1565-1574.

Valmaggia, LR, Bouman, TK, and Schuurman, L (2007). Attention Training With Auditory Hallucinations: A Case Study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice , In Press .