Concussion Treatment:
New Paths for Recovery
DR. SURUCHI CHANDRA | ConCUSSION AND TBI Clinic
BETHESDA, MARYLAND I WASHINGTON DC AREA
A Concussion Shouldn't Derail Your Life
Conventional treatments often focus just on rest and managing symptoms, which can leave many with ongoing challenges. At our clinic, we go beyond standard care, offering evidence-based solutions that aim for deeper healing. Whether your goal is to return to school, work, sports, or simply to feel like yourself again, we are dedicated to supporting you every step of the way.
Neurotherapy: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Brain Healing
Our neurotherapy services are rooted in cutting-edge neuroscience and are designed to facilitate your brain's healing on a deep, biological level. By harnessing the power of neuroplasticity—your brain's remarkable ability to adapt, rewire, and recover from injury or trauma—these treatments offer a pathway to restoring brain function and well-being.
Neuromodulation: Stimulating Brain Recovery and Repair
Neurofeedback: Training Your Brain Back to Health
After a head injury, some parts of your brain may experience disrupted blood flow and decreased cellular activity, slowing down recovery. Neuromodulation is a gentle, non-invasive treatment that stimulates the affected brain areas, helping to support their recovery.
After a concussion or TBI, you might feel like your brain just isn’t functioning the way it used to. Slower brainwaves like delta and theta can take over, making you feel foggy, unfocused, and sometimes even sad or irritable. Neurofeedback can help teach your brain how to get back on track.
Your Roadmap to Concussion Healing
Tracking Progress: After every 12-15 sessions, we conduct repeat qEEG and ERP assessments to track your progress. These follow-up tests reveal how your brain is responding and how to adjust your plan to ensure you continue making steady progress.
Create a Game Plan: We start with a qEEG, a scan that shows how your concussion has affected brain function. Then, as one of the few clinics in the area offering ERP testing, we go further by measuring your brain’s real-time responses to specific tasks and how it processes information. By combining these methods, we create a more accurate and personalized recovery plan, giving you the best chance to heal.
Training: Based on your test results and symptoms, we design a training protocol. This may include neurofeedback, neuromodulation, or a combination of both. While most patients train twice a week, some find that more intensive sessions at the start can jump-start their healing process. The number of sessions will vary, but each one is designed to help you steadily move forward toward your recovery.
Personalized Concussion Therapy
Expertly Designed for You
All of our treatment protocols are created and supervised by Dr. Suruchi Chandra, a Harvard and Yale-trained psychiatrist who is board-certified in neurofeedback.
Dr. Chandra collaborates regularly with leading experts in the field to ensure that our approaches are at the forefront of neuroscience and neurotherapy. This commitment to excellence means you receive the most cutting-edge and effective treatments available.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, leading to temporary disruption of brain function. Common signs and symptoms include headaches, dizziness, confusion, memory loss, nausea, and sensitivity to light or noise. Symptoms can appear immediately or develop over hours or days following the injury. If you suspect a concussion, it's important to seek evaluation from a healthcare provider.
Post-concussion syndrome (PCS) occurs when symptoms like headaches, dizziness, and cognitive difficulties persist for weeks or months after a concussion. While the exact cause is unclear, PCS can significantly impact daily life. Proper diagnosis and treatment should be guided by your primary care provider or neurologist. Neurotherapy at our clinic can be a helpful part of managing PCS as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and other forms of transcranial electrical stimulation are not FDA-approved for specific conditions, though they are widely used off-label in research and clinical practice. Similarly, neurofeedback is not FDA-approved for any medical condition but is considered a low-risk biofeedback therapy, typically used as an adjunct and not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
The diagnosis of a concussion and the overall treatment approach should be made by your primary care provider (PCP) or neurologist. Our clinic offers neurotherapy as a complementary treatment, but your PCP or neurologist should oversee your entire care plan, including return-to-work or school clearances. Neurotherapy is most effective when integrated into a comprehensive program that may also include other therapies or treatment.
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