News
Periodically, we will post news articles about emerging alternative therapies. This should not be taken as an endorsement of these therapies, but merely presented as a news service to our constituents.
More Support for Omega-3 Supplements
Omega-3 fish oil is one of the safe, alternative therapies the BART Foundation believes may help brain injury survivors. We wanted to share these recent research findings that speak to the effectiveness of this therapy. To sum it up, Omega-3's are good for all of us,...
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Help Stroke Patients With Aphasia
If you or a loved one are near the Syracuse, NY area, please consider this research participation opportunity. Read the announcement on the Syracuse University website to learn more. Researchers in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) are...
Music Therapy Enhances Executive Functions and Neuroplasticity after Traumatic Brain Injury
This recent research, published in February 2020 in the Journal of Neurotrauma, offers another alternative therapy worthy of consideration and additional research. While music-based rehabilitation is not one of the therapies the BART Foundation currently advocates...
Could Oxygen Therapy Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is one of the safe, alternative therapies the BART Foundation believes may help brain injury survivors. In this September 9, 2021 article by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffmann for the Jerusalem Post, the positive findings of a research study, which...
TreatNOW: A Great Resource for TBI/ABI
The TreatNOW Coalition is a group of citizens, veterans, institutions, and service organizations working pro bono to help brain-injured Veterans and servicemembers suffering from concussions, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....
Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Could Prevent Prison Recidivism
New research findings by Dr. Kim Gorgens of the University of Denver estimate that 50-80% of America’s prison population has had a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The statistics are worse for incarcerated women, with the study finding 97% have had a TBI and half have...
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) for TBI
A recent article published in Brain Sciences, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on neuroscience, gives cautiously optimistic hope that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) may positively affect people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The...
Treating Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury with HBOT
The two most dominant adult neurodegenerative diseases in the United States are stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The American Heart Association found that stroke is the number one cause of long-term disability in the United States, and TBI impacts the lives of...
A Father’s Dedication
A Father's Dedication. As Father's Day approaches, we want to re-share a story originally written by journalist Lee Woodruff about Bart's recovery. Lee is a popular speaker and the author of three best-selling books, and her distinctive voice comes from the heart....
What Veterans Need and Deserve
The time is right for veterans with brain injuries to receive HBOT. During Christmas of 2001, my wife and I were plunged into a parent’s worst nightmare - a car accident resulting in our teenager’s traumatic brain injury. After a month-long coma, Bart gradually...