A battle of mind over injury
“When farmer Barry ‘Dick’ Williams suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury after falling from a ladder, he fell into a deep depression. But since a chance flip through ORM helped lead Dick and his wife Lynn to Brain Care’s revolutionary EEG biofeedback treatment, Dick is on the way to not only regulating but correcting the physical, emotional and functional damage his injury caused. Lynn shares his road to recovery with Ocean Road Magazine:
‘After completing rehab, we found ourselves struggling significantly with our new normal and Dick lapsed into severe depression. We accessed a variety of therapies and interventions to try to help Dick with his depression. After exhausting them all, I happened to pick up a copy of Ocean Road Magazine in a waiting room and read an article on Brain Care titled: Training Brains and Changing Lives.
I quickly learned that this revolutionary EEG bio-feedback treatment offered a drug-free therapy to assist people who had suffered acute brain injuries, anxiety and depression. And it was available on the Gold Coast. I spoke with Dick and we agreed it was worth a try.
Based on the findings, specialised protocols were determined for therapy including Biofeedback, heart-rate variability training and photobiomodulation. To support Dick through it all, he also attended psychology sessions which included eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing. Dick’s therapy focused on regulating and correcting the physical, emotional and functional damage his injury had caused.
Initially, our sessions showed minimal improvement but as time went on, Dick’s mood lifted and his sense of self grew. Dick now actively engages in conversations, makes eye contact and often even initiates conversation. He is empowered and comfortable making decisions on a daily basis. These are massive improvements from the depressive state Dick found himself in and the isolation he felt. Dick applies the strategies he learnt from the clinicians at Brain Care every day. We can’t speak more highly of the clinicians at Brain Care. Their caring and compassionate ‘never give up’ attitude is something we are both very thankful for.’ “
To continue reading Dick’s story as featured in Ocean Road, click here.
This post was originally published in October 2022.