by Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler, Ed.D. | Jun 20, 2012 | Brain Rehabilitation, Inspiration, Personal Experiences
When I was younger I played basketball. Considering that many years have passed and I have hardly played since, it is safe to say I am not very good. My boys have tried to teach me how to hold the ball, where my elbows go, etc. but I’m just terrible.
by Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler, Ed.D. | Mar 5, 2012 | Alternative Treatments, Brain Health, Brain Rehabilitation, Inspiration, Personal Experiences
On Monday, March 5, 1990, my life was suddenly transformed. Driving home after visiting a cancer patient, I suffered a cerebral bleed (an aneurysm, a type of stroke), and became unconscious at the wheel of my automobile and was involved in a 60 mph head-on auto accident. Five months later, I had open skull, brain surgery to remove the cause of the stroke, which was a growth on my brain (a cavernous hemangioma).
by Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler, Ed.D. | Aug 31, 2010 | Brain Health, Brain Rehabilitation
Inadequate, or lack of, restorative sleep is probably the number one health problem in the country today. The reasons vary from excess stress, social networking, improper diet, and inability to quiet the mind.
by Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler, Ed.D. | Aug 25, 2010 | Brain Rehabilitation, Neurofeedback
Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS): I had heard about this approach years ago, and even have spoken with Len Ochs numerous times over the course of my 20 years of recovery. Yet, the approach was so different from what I knew and my cognitive ability would not allow me to grasp this method.
by Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler, Ed.D. | Aug 18, 2010 | Brain Health, Brain Rehabilitation, Neurofeedback, Products & Services
Two years ago I was introduced to a new patient with Locked-In Syndrome. He had a massive coronary that caused global brain damage that resulted in his inability to move any of his muscles voluntarily. As part of my “5-prong approach” and integrative approach
by Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler, Ed.D. | May 17, 2010 | Brain Rehabilitation
I recently received an E-mail asking about a possible relationship and marriage from someone with a TBI and its affect upon the relationship.
What I wrote back was the following: