Valley-based Center Offers Innovative, Drug-Free Treatment Options for ADD/ADHD, Learning Disorders
January 7th, 2010New training program measures brain oxygenation and blood flow, enhancing Neurofeedback results
Scottsdale, Ariz. – The Center for Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders announces today that it has added Hemoencephalography (HEG) to its list of treatment options for patients with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, mood disorders and other conditions. HEG utilizes infrared light to measure blood flow and oxygenation levels in the brain during a Neurofeedback session.
“The use of HEG in our Neurofeedback training sessions allows us to better target the areas of the brain that are not functioning at normal levels,” said Dr. Sanford J. Silverman, Ph.D., founder of the Center. “The goal of Neurofeedback is to exercise the brain in a specific way and create new connections between neurons that carry information to other areas of the brain. In patients with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities and other disorders, we typically see less activity in certain areas of the brain. Our program trains the brain to re-activate these areas. It’s like taking your brain to the gym.”
According to Dr. Silverman, adding HEG to the Center’s training program was part of his ongoing effort to offer the most comprehensive treatment plan available to train the brain in a variety of modalities. The Center, which combines psychology, cutting-edge science and technology to treat a variety of disorders, is one of only five providers in Arizona that offers HEG.
According to client surveys, 80 percent of the Center’s patients notice immediate improvement in their ability to focus and concentrate. “We have found that while our program works as a supplement to other therapies, in many cases it’s actually an alternative to medication for ADD/ADHD and other disorders,” said Dr. Silverman. “It allows our patients to realize more thorough and long-term results. In some cases, we find significant breakthroughs where other forms of treatment have not worked.”
About the Center for Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders
Located in Scottsdale, Ariz., the Center for Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders combines psychology, science and technology into effective treatment for children and adults with ADD/ADHD and other clinical disorders. In conjunction with traditional psychotherapy, Dr. Silverman utilizes Neurofeedback, Quantitative EEG (Brain Mapping), Hemoencephalography (HEG), Interactive Metronome®, and SMART Brain Games (developed by NASA) to create a customized treatment program that targets the needs of each individual. For more information about the Center, please visit www.centerforadd-az.com or call (480) 314-4299.
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i will make sure to check out some other articles soon after i get my morning caffeine in me, it is actually very difficult to read without my coffee, cheers 
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