Lifelines: The Brain Injury Support Groupmeeting at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
The November meeting is scheduled for Monday, the 10th, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM (directions below).
Sara Hunt Harper, PhD, specializes in EEG Biofeedback/Neurofeedback and Neurotherapy as well as psychotherapy for families, individuals and couples. She holds a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy in addition to a B.S. in Nursing. She was trained by Dr. Margaret Ayers (the only person to publish on bringing patients out of coma) to work with individuals in coma and with major Traumatic Brain Injuries. Dr. Harper has presented her coma work at international as well as state biofeedback organizations. She may be reached at the Stress Management Center, 6509 Palmer Trail, Plano, TX 75023. Her phone number is 972.769.1176.
Dr. Harper believes that each brain is different and may need more than one type of equipment to help it heal. She will bring Neuropathways EEG as developed by Dr. Margaret Ayers, the Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS) developed by Len Ochs, the pRoshi developed by Chuck Davis and NeuroField (NF) developed by Nick Dogras. Several participants will be invited to help her demonstrate the equipment in order for those attending to understand how quick the brain can learn and change when given information it may need.
"Discover Real Time Digital EEG Neurofeedback"
"The brain whispers messages to the body through electrical impulses transmitted to the central nervous system. When the brain is injured, sometimes these electrical impulses, or brain waves, are disturbed, creating abnormal rhythmic patterns. When the brain continues to transmit these abnormal patterns, imbalances are created in the body. Since the body naturally desires balance, neurofeedback merely assists the brain in bringing itself and the body back into balance.
With the technological advancements of neurofeedback equipment, these whispers from the brain can now be amplified and projected on a computer screen as they are occurring in the brain. This capability is called "real time". It enables a more skilled and precise interpretation of the brain wave patterns.
Current brain research has shown that neurofeedback can be an effective adjunct to the medical treatment of the following brain disorders: open or close head injury, coma, stroke, epilepsy, migraine and cluster headaches, anoxia (oxygen deprivation), learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, and clinical depression."
Dr. Harper also works with Therapy animals and will talk about this, with a little help from her animals, at a separate meeting in 2009.
Directions to Presbyterian Hospital:
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is located on Walnut Hill Lane, just east of U.S. 75 (Central Expressway). The meetings are in the
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75231
When turning into the campus from eastbound Walnut Hill, the best route to take may be the driveway prior to the light for the main entrance. The driveway curves away from the main entrance (direction towards North Central Expressway) and the entry to the parking lot is on the left (gated entry). The Fogelson Building has a small dome on top and is next to the Margot Perot Center.
Using the underground parking is the easiest way to reach the meeting location; if entering from the main floor, cross the foyer (past the stairs) and take the elevators to the ground floor. Classroom A is to the left off the elevators.
Remember that parking is now free! Be sure to get your validation sticker at the start of the meeting.
Neither Lifelines nor Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas endorse or recommend any method, treatment, or a program for persons with a brain injury. The intent of the group is to provide support and make information available. Attendance in the group is not a substitute for an informed discussion between a patient and his/her health care provider. No endorsement is intended nor implied.
