Cognitive Retraining
Cognitive Retraining can be defined as a treatment that uses specialized exercises to aid an individual in improving their memory, attention, problem solving and/or organizational skills.
This service is most often provided following neurological impairment. It can be used to improve thinking skills in individuals with a traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor and other neurological conditions. It is also used to improve attention and impulse control in individuals with ADHD. Cognitive Retraining can be defined as a treatment that uses specialized exercises to aid an individual in improving their memory, attention, problem solving and/or organizational skills.
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We use a combination of techniques addressing issues such
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as anxiety and frustration during the exercises and offer ways to maximize function in each individual. Our clinicians have years of experience in treating individuals and supporting families struggling with loss or decline in thinking skills. Patients report functional improvement as a result of using these techniques. Clinical studies continue to validate the benefit of this service.
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Our Office utilizes Headapp for cognitive retraining. HeadApp® provides a comprehensive and targeted therapy pathway for patients. Based on the assessment results, the therapist can select the deficit-specific modules that are best suited for the patient. In this way, therapy is always personalized and individualized. Modern Therapy Modules can be assigned according to the client‘s clinical presentation as well as the degree of deficit in each area: mild, mild to moderate or moderate to severe. List of HeadApp® modules: Attention and Focus (Pick It) Divides Attention (See It) Visual Scanning (Match It) Reaction and Impulse Control (Hit It) Learning and Memory Strategies (Learn It) Short Term Memory (Flip It) Short Term Memory (Pair It) Time and Calendar (Time It) Individual Photo Album (My World) Language: Word Usage (Word It) Language: Sentence Structure (Struct It) Language: Sequences (Sequence It) Language: Reasoning (Reason It)
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Click a button below for Clinical Research regarding the effectiveness of Cognitive Retraining
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