Case Study: Neurotherapy for insomnia, fatigue, and anxiety resulting from brain injuries

We had a 50 year old white male come to Alternatives with complaints of insomnia, fatigue, and use of alcohol to treat his feelings of anxiety.  He had sustained several concussions in his lifetime, the most recent being 15 yrs. ago in a high-speed auto accident.  His initial evaluation showed a very abnormal brain mapping. 

The brain mapping (QEEG) revealed that he had suffered a significant injury to the left side of his brain. The areas that were identified as injured by the QEEG correlated with his presenting symptoms of low energy, insomnia, irritability, poor cognition (brain fog), and feelings of disengagement.

Also discovered during the analysis of his QEEG was that he had sustained an injury to the network of his brain. The network or the internal “wiring” of the brain was compromised and conducting information slowly and inefficiently. The network is how the brain communicates with itself, like a telephone line it’s responsible for carrying information (data) from one area of the brain to the next. The efficiency of the communication, and the sharing of information by the network is measured on a scale of 1-100% (1-40 too slow, 40-75 average, 75-100 too fast). There were areas of his brain that were sharing information (data) at speeds of 3-10%.  When the brain’s processing speed is that slow due to damage to the “wiring of the brain”, clarity of thought and emotional flexibility can become difficult.

After 30 one-hour sessions of neurotherapy using the NeuroField X2000, a follow-up QEEG was obtained and compared with the initial brain mapping. The comparison analysis showed statistically significant improvements in the previously identified areas of injury. The network conducting speed showed great change increasing from 3-10% to 50-69%.  The follow-up brain mapping proved that the areas of injury and the compromised networks of the brain are now operating faster and more efficiently.

He presently reports that he’s more relaxed and easy going. It’s easier for him to fall asleep and stay asleep, he has more energy and less lethargy, he is more engaged and cognitively aware. He also states that his symptoms of anxiety are gone, he feels happier, healthier and he no longer requires alcohol to calm his nerves before bed.