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In July of 2021, the Journal of Bodywork and Movement published a research article by Susan Vaughan Kratz, OTR, CST-D, and  Daniel J. Kratz which investigated the use of CranioSacral Therapy (CST) in patients with Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) to capture...

Dear friends, With year-end approaching, we wanted to provide you with an overview of our activities for 2021. We sincerely hope you will make a tax-deductible contribution before the year closes. Your support allows us to fulfill our mission of helping TBI/ABI...

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) in chronic traumatic brain injury: oxygen, pressure, and gene therapy Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, concludes that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a...

This recent article in The San Francisco Chronicle by health and wellness gurus Deepak Chopra, MD and Shai Efrati, MD discuss the many reasons why aging occurs. While some of the factors that contribute to aging are genetic in nature, many others are...

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...

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...

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...

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)....

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...