BART Foundation Approved Therapies
About Us
These individuals form a diverse group, including, but not limited to – ABI survivors and their families, physicians and other healthcare providers, lawyers, accountants, academicians, nonprofit executives, business people and experts in fundraising/institutional development and social media. One of the responsibilities of a board member is to donate to the Foundation, and to assist the Foundation staff in seeking outside donors.
Brain Injury News
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...
How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Works
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is one of the safe, alternative therapies the BART Foundation believes may help brain injury survivors. HBOT is a medical treatment in which a patient breathes 100% oxygen while the pressure of the treatment chamber is increased to greater...
Hypnotic Suggestion and Working Memory in Brain-injured Patients
Working memory impairment is prevalent in brain-injured patients, and current treatment options are limited. However, a small research study conducted at Aarhus University in Denmark showed promising results worthy of more attention. The results supported the...