From life-altering soccer injuries to the devastation of combat-related TBI and PTSD, we have had substantial success treating the symptoms of many different and difficult life problems. Not everyone who walks through our door leaves 100% better, but through the use of our mixture of treatments and unique methodology, our rate of success is remarkably high.
Here are a few of those successes…
Leslie's Story
“Neurofeedback worked for me, it worked for my friends, and it worked for my kids”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN1Kj4ae8Kg&feature=youtu.be
Barry's Story
“I got my life back, I got my body back and really bottom line, I got my brain back”.
Cliff's Story
Veterans returning home are suffering the tragic effects of PTSD in staggering numbers. It is believed by many experts that the current reports of 22 PTSD-related suicides per day is grossly underestimated. BWN is having great success in reducing and eliminating many, if not all, of the symptoms associated with this devastating condition. Listen as one such veteran tells his amazing story.
Bridget's Story
Listen, as Bridget’s mother tells you what happened when her daughter suffered a blow to the head during a soccer game. Practically overnight, she went from being a happy, bright and active youngster to one unable to taste, walk, read, sleep or think clearly. Her anxiety attacks and relentless headaches were nearly incapacitating, but doctors were unable to offer more than the need to “wait it out”.
Greg
PTSD/Concussion/TBI
Cliff
PTSD/Concussion/TBI
Karen
Concussion/TBI
Tim
Concussion/TBI
Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI
Jake fell off a high dive onto a pool deck at age 11. This resulted in a partial resection of the left temporal lobe, a closed fracture, internal bleeding and a 12 day coma. When he began treatment with Dr. Esty, his speech was unintelligible, he had poor motor control skills especially in his hands and he could not close his lips or swallow correctly. He had braces on his legs and arms and used an Assistant Communication Device to speak. After treatment he no longer needed the communication device or the braces. Both arms are strong and he can walk long distances without tiring. Academics, physical strength and abilities continued to improve. He was no longer doomed to a life of profound disability. Seven years after beginning treatment, Jake graduated from high school.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
TH was a Federal Employee who succumbed to years of intense stress related to operational missions, dealing with 9-11 and the 12 years that followed. He continuously fought emotional, political and bureaucratic battles in and out of the war zones. After a specific traumatic incident, his mind and body could not take anymore. He lost the ability to walk, talk and use his left arm. He had a severe burning sensation in his extremities, a feeling of a weight or dead spot on his brain, and his memory had all but completely failed. He was frequently disoriented, his cognitive skills were gone and even his driving was impaired. After treatment Dr. Esty, his memory is almost completely restored and he has made a full and remarkable recovery
Stroke
John is a lawyer who had multiple small strokes that forced him into retirement. A neuropsychologist told him that he would never work again. He had major balance, concentration, memory, light and noise sensitivity issues. After treatment with Dr. Esty, his doctor told him he was as healthy as before the strokes and said, “You are back!” He returned to a part-time law practice.
Concussion
Bridget came to Dr. Esty at age 10 after receiving a blow to the back of her head during a soccer game. She went from being a happy, bright and active youngster to one unable to taste, walk, read, sleep or think clearly. Her anxiety attacks and relentless headaches were nearly incapacitating, but doctors were unable to offer more than the need to “wait it out”. After nine sessions with Dr. Esty, Bridgett walked out of the office whispering that she was “healed”. Although unable to write even a few sentences for six months, she finished eight months of schoolwork in eight weeks and learned eight months of Irish dance steps well enough in two nights to place at the top of her division at a dance competition. There was no more anxiety, no more panic attacks and no visible effects of the concussion. Neurofeedback produced a rapid change from an injury that could otherwise have led to a lifetime of pain and disability.
A Father's Perspective
I first became aware of my son’s diminished health during a call to him in 2011 when he was pausing as if searching for words to complete his thoughts about a lake front property. Shortly after a rocket attack in February 2010, I had received a picture of him covered in debris and a small trickle of blood from both nostrils and an ear. I did not realize after his deployment that he was seeing some medical personnel at his base because I wanted to look beyond this discomfort that he had received.
By the time he left active service and moved back to our hometown, I wanted to go to his VA and other appointments when I could. It was immediately apparent how mismanaged the VA was and the personal he had to communicate with. On the first couple of appointments, VA personnel told him that he didn’t even serve in Iraq and that was with me present at the visits. They also suggested he do painful exercises to strengthen his lower lumbar areas even though outside testing would reveal he has painful neuromas in the spine and elsewhere.
For most several more years most of his symptoms got worse because they weren’t treated by caring individuals who wanted to provide a better state of health. In other words, masking pain by prescribing pills. Most of the significant initiatives were not connected to the VA.
I began noticing some improvements after 5-6 treatments with Brain Wellness and especially with Dr. Esty. My son reported the following biofeedback/neurofeedback improvements: no seizures, fewer migraines, of headaches he has experienced the intensity has lessened as well. He reports that he has considerably more clarity in his thought process, he also feels that he has not only remembered having dreams but he has been going to sleep easier. Here’s to a better life through Brain Wellness and Biofeedback.
Sincerely,
Dad
A Letter from a former client
Dear Dr. Mary Lee Esty,
I was a patient of yours over ten years ago. When I first came to your clinic I was a teenage girl struggling with insomnia, fatigue, intense muscle pain, migraines and an inability to focus. I was struggling in my academic and personal life. I received numerous treatments at your center. I can only describe the experience as coming out of a fog. A lot has happened since that fog has lifted.
I graduated from High School in 2001 and started college. During my undergraduate experience I studied abroad for six months. I worked two jobs while in college. I graduated cum laude in May of 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a minor in Special Education. I was accepted to the Doctor of Audiology program at a University in the Fall of 2005. While working on my doctorate I married my college sweetheart and had a baby boy. My son’s name is “Paul” and he is three years old. I graduated with a Doctorate in Audiology in May of 2010. I recently gave birth to my second son, “Roger” this past fall. I am healthy and happy.
I wanted to write you because I would not be where I am today without the therapy I received at your center. When I look back at all the people that have helped me get to where I am today, you are one of the first people that gave me hope. Thank you for lifting that fog and that pain. Most importantly, thank you for giving me hope in my future. It turned out to be pretty bright.
Sincerely,
Dr. B
Cindy and Dean's Story
I had an active life which involved being thrown from horses, falls, and facing off with animals much larger than I was. Life on a farm is not dull! My life from childhood until 2010 was very stressful and there were very traumatic events which occurred. Events which I felt I had dealt with. Fibromyalgia symptoms came back with a vengeance which caused me to sell my business as I couldn’t function any longer. A friend had visited Brain Wellness and Biofeedback Center in Bethesda. His results from his weeks’ worth of treatments with Mary Lee were astounding. My husband, Dean, felt I should give it a try. We each had 3 treatments with Mary Lee over the span of the week. The results from the first treatments were mind blowing!
Both Dean and I had much success from visiting the team at Brain Wellness and Biofeedback Center! Juanita did our initial scan and was very professional and made us feel at ease immediately. Lennel was great help getting us ready for our initial and subsequent visits.
Dean carries his “newness” in being much less anxious and more “settled”.
I carry my “newness” inside, which feels like the freshness and coolness of peppermint!
We will be back to Bethesda hopefully in the not too distant future! A big thank you to everyone!