Neurological rehabilitation
Neurofeedback after stroke or traumatic brain injury
Motor, language, cognitive, and emotional difficulties may persist after stroke or brain injury. Neurofeedback is considered only after acute care and as a complement to neurological rehabilitation.
- Stroke – Neurofeedback in Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Possible effects of brain injury
Stroke may affect movement, language, attention, memory, or emotional control. Traumatic brain injury may also involve headache, dizziness, sensory overload, fatigue, or slower thinking.
Symptoms and recovery differ between individuals. Functional difficulties can remain even when imaging shows no major abnormality, and may require neurological and neuropsychological assessment.
Acute care and rehabilitation take priority
Sudden weakness, speech difficulty, facial droop, or an unusual severe headache is a medical emergency. Neurofeedback is not acute treatment.
During rehabilitation, goals are coordinated with neurology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, or neuropsychology. Capacity, medication, and seizure risk are considered before training.
Complementary training after stabilisation
Neurofeedback can provide feedback on selected EEG activity and allow repeated practice of regulation. The protocol is based on available findings and a clearly defined rehabilitation goal.
- Adapt session length to fatigue and sensory sensitivity
- Work on only one or a few goals at a time
- Record change in daily life and rehabilitation
- Stop training and seek assessment for new symptoms
Neuroplasticity takes time
Rehabilitation uses the brain’s capacity to reorganise functions and build strategies. Neurofeedback may complement this process in some situations, but cannot guarantee restoration of lost function. Evidence and expected benefit differ by injury and goal.
Discuss findings and a rehabilitation goal
Send us the relevant medical reports and identify the specific goal. We will assess whether complementary training is clinically and practically appropriate.