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Traumatic Brain Injury Program: Restoring Function and Quality of Life
The Compass Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program takes the most advanced,
comprehensive approach to recover patients from mild and moderate TBI, including
concussions, sports injuries, and post-acceleration/deceleration injuries.
Overview
What is the Traumatic Brain Injury Program?
The program provides unparalleled experience with an integrated team of Neurologists, Neuropsychologists, Psychologists, Doctors of Behavioral Neuroscience, Doctor of Physical and Vestibular Therapy, and Pain Management Physicians.
Unlike traditional approaches that focus solely on symptom management, our program addresses all aspects of TBI, including neurological, neuropsychological, psychological, musculoskeletal, and cognitive dysfunction that often accompany brain injuries.
An Integrated Approach
Advanced Diagnostics
- FDA-approved EEG
- Ocular-motor tracking analysis
- Comprehensive cognitive testing
- Hands-on physical assessment
- Psychological assessment
Neuro-CognitiveRehabilitation
Memory retraining, cognitive behavioral therapy, and coping strategies for post TBI cognitive and emotional recovery
Neuro-ocular Rehabilitation
Specialized therapy using virtual or augmented reality and vision training to fix vision problems caused by brain injuries
Physical/VestibularRehabilitation
Comprehensive physical and vestibular therapy to improve
functional endurance, occupational capacity, and return to baseline
Dietary and Metabolic Support
Customized meal and supplementation plans including creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants proven to promote neuroprotection and cellular rapair
Energy-Based Therapies
Photo-biomodulation (red-light) and PEMF to reduce neuroinflammation and enhance neuroplasticity for improved recovery
What Makes Compass Different?
After injury, recovering the brain is critical. New evidence suggests a full recovery requires multidisciplinary care from a team of qualified specialists.
Compass is among the only outpatient TBI programs capable of delivering complete integrated care with a qualified team.
Most outpatient programs—particularly those servicing patients injured in accidents—don’t involve clinicians with credentials qualified to treat brain injuries. Many inpatient programs have wait times as long as a year, and don’t provide comprehensive services, missing new research in emerging therapies for improved cognitive recovery.
At Compass, we integrate the latest research in cognitive retraining, neuromodulation, behavioral therapy, energy-based therapies, dietary support, and even vagus nerve interventions to create a holistic recovery plan. At Compass, you have a team dedicated to your full recovery.
Our Treatment Team
What Symptoms and Conditions Can the TBI Program Treat?
The TBI Program addresses both the neurological and physical consequences of brain injury. Common symptoms we treat include:
- Cognitive difficulties: memory loss, attention deficits, executive function impairment
- Headaches and migraines
- Dizziness, balance issues, and vertigo
- Chronic fatigue and sleep disturbances
- Mood disorders: anxiety, depression, irritability
- Pain syndromes related to secondary musculoskeletal injuries, such as neck and back pain
- Neuropathic symptoms: tingling, numbness, or nerve pain
By addressing both the primary neurological injury and secondary complications, our program provides a comprehensive path to recovery (Cicerone et al., 2011, Arch Phys Med Rehabil).
Who is a Good Candidate for the TBI Program?
Patients who may benefit from our TBI Program include those who:
- Have sustained a concussion, mild/moderate TBI, or post-traumatic brain injury
- Are experiencing persistent cognitive, neurological, or physical symptoms beyond the acute recovery phase
- Have secondary pain, balance, or vestibular issues resulting from their injury
- Want personalized interventions, including regenerative medicine, dietary support, and neuropsychology
- Are motivated to participate in a multidisciplinary, active rehabilitation program
- Require a certified traumatic brain injury evaluation for the purpose of medical-legal adjudication
This program is tailored to adults and adolescents recovering from sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, falls, or workplace trauma.
What to Expect When Receiving Treatment
Treatment begins with a comprehensive evaluation:
- Neurological and cognitive assessments to quantify deficits in memory, attention, and executive function compared with subjective and narrative assessments
- EEG to measure electrical activities in the brain and establish objective measures of injury and ongoing recovery
- Neuroflex diagnostics to provide detailed objective insight into ocular brain connectivity and functional deficits
- Vestibular and balance testing to identify post-injury dysfunction
- Musculoskeletal evaluation to detect compensatory injuries
If treatment is indicated, you’ll enroll in our comprehensive outpatient program. The program involves in-person participation 1-2 days per week, depending on your treatment plan, as well as independent work with weekly check-ins with an assigned telemedicine provider.
In the program, you’ll receive treatment that may include:
- Physical and occupational therapy to restore strength, mobility, and coordination and improve cardiovascular conditioning, which new research indicates is critical post TBI
- Cognitive retraining and neuropsychology interventions, including memory and brain exercises, and executive function games to recover cognitive performance
- Psychological support to develop an educational framework for recovery including pacing and coping skills, and CBT to improve emotional resilience
- Vagus nerve stimulation or blocks, if indicated, to reduce inflammation, improve autonomic nervous system function, and decrease chronic post-TBI headaches
- Energy-based therapies, including PEMF and photobiomodulation, to enhance neuroregeneration and cellular repair
- Dietary and metabolic planning, including creatine supplementation, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants to enhance neuroprotection and recovery.
- Structured ongoing rehabilitation, including life-planning, modifications, and continuous at-home support to ensure full and ongoing recovery
What Kind of Results Can You Expect After the TBI Program?
Patients in our program often experience:
Improved memory, focus, and cognitive processing
Reduced headaches, dizziness, and neuropathic pain
Enhanced balance, coordination, and physical strength
Improved mood, sleep, and overall quality of life
Improved resilience and coping strategies through neuropsychology interventions
Reduced reliance on medications and external support
Clinical research shows that multidisciplinary TBI rehabilitation improves functional outcomes and quality of life, and patients consistently report greater independence and a return to daily activities (Cicerone et al., 2011).
Medical-Legal Case Management
Traumatic Brain Injury can sometimes be associated with medical-legal issues, including personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. For attorneys, employers, patients, and other stakeholders, detailed, accurate, and defensible analysis and documentation are critical.
Compass bases all evaluative criteria and ongoing treatment protocols on the published neurologic standard of care, and body of medical literature. Reports are completed by a credentialed, board certified Neurologist or Neuropsychologist; and all testing utilizes guideline-driven standardized assessments, and FDA-approved devices for electroencephalogram (EEG) and ocular testing.
Compass adjudicates medical-legal questions of compensability, causation, and occupational capacity with rigorous documentation on which you can rely.
