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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.
Kessler Foundation Pediatric TBI Study
The BART Foundation’s mission is to promote better outcomes for brain injury survivors by answering three questions – which alternative therapies are likely to work, where can they be found, and how can they be afforded? One of the ways we fulfill our mission is by...
read moreCenterWatch Clinical Research Trials
An Introduction to CenterWatch for Clinical Research Trials The BART Foundation’s mission is to promote better outcomes for brain injury survivors by answering three questions – which alternative therapies are likely to work, where can they be found, and how can they...
read moreEffects of CranioSacral Therapy for Post-Concussion Syndrome
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...
read moreThe Bart Foundation’s 2021 Re-Cap
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...
read moreHyperbaric Oxygen (HBOT) in Chronic TBI
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...
read moreHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to Reverse Aging?
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...
read moreMore 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...
read moreElectrical 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...
read moreMusic 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...
read moreCould 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...
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