Brain Health -

Today I am speaking with Dianne of Symmetry Neuro-PT, who is a mom on a mission to make neurofeedback accessible and easy for everyone. If you or a family member are struggling with anxiety, depression, impulsivity or other things affecting brain health, like seizures you may want to look more into neurofeedback. I have found this information fascinating and I believe, like she mentions that Symmetry Neuro-PT will be a household name in the future helping people to basically bio-hack their brain health.

Diane is a Mom on a mission to help families that are struggling with impulsive behaviors. Her own son had extreme impulse issues and they were running out of options. Neuro feedback is a way to teach the brain to function and communicate in a healthy way. This idea that you can teach the brain to change the brainwave patterns came up in the 60’s. They were dealing with astronauts coming back from missions and having seizures. This study showed that cats can change their brainwaves and yes, we can change the structure & function of our brain as well. Through Neuro feedback you can make these changes.

Seizures and the Brain

Can people, pull themselves back from verge of seizure? Yes, through reward, with technology driven, to measure brainwave activity, to see where the positive activity is showing healthy pattern, and when you keep repeating positive activities, what happens by rewarding the brain for positive activity…it creates a new positive pattern.

Can you wire past this point? Yes, there is an article out there showing this can happen. Same concept as Physical Therapy. Use tech to help process to teach brain health through relearning an activity or pattern.

Who can benefit from this? People who…are dysregulated, have anxiety, depression, have seizures, impulsivity, or even people who are peak performers…we can all learn to wire our brain for more positive patterns. A well-regulated brain provides the opportunity to rest better, focus more, and manage mood regulation better.

Her son is her poster child, had 40 sessions, and was able to pause before he reacted, this was permanent change for him. He hasn’t had any additional sessions. But some people need to go back for a few sessions, especially if a major traumatic event happens.

Interested in trying to rewire the brain

There is a mobile app. for training. Makes is easy, easier than clinical. There are coaches who zoom and help to monitor it, and a team of support who check every 10 sessions to see where brainwaves are at.
You attach sensors, not electrodes to the head. They sense your brainwave activity to gather information in the brain and then software looks at information to see where the positive patterns are.

95% of people respond and improve, some do slide back, because they are self-sabotaging, or have chemical things happening in the body that need to be addressed.
She wants this program to be available for other providers, she doesn’t want to be only one, there is training that is easy to help learn how to others with this treatment.