If you read the articles and "research" papers about SCT for neurological injuries, you will find many inconsistencies. You will also find that there is a very limited number of clinics doing the therapy. If the therapies were so good, they would be done at many clinics worldwide.

Mike went to China for his SCT. His benefits are unknown because mike was trying every therapy under the sun. He appeared to have vast financial resources to spend on these therapies.

The simple logic of how the brain works shows the likelihood that SCT will help and injured brain. The brain has billions of neurons. Each neuron has thousands of axons (up to 10,000) These neurons and axons are organized over a 25 year period. Some rudimentary skills are developed during the first year of life and during gestation. Getting new neurons to grow and organize will take years to just start to notice a difference.

Those who suffer comas and other severe injuries have brain cells that become dormant. They are stimulated into action through therapy and continued challenges. The coma is the brains reaction to the severe injury. It goes into coma to cause the cells to become dormant so that they can heal. Even cells that are not damaged need to be dormant so they do not cause stimulation to the injured cells.

Rehab specialists follow strict criteria to avoid over stimulation as the brain starts to bring dormant cells back on-line. That is why current PCS protocol calls for cognitive rest. Cognitive Rehab Therapy is not even suggested until many other milestones have been met.

The anxiety I see in many posts is counter to healing. Getting anxious for a cure-all therapy is just as bad. Getting anxious from comparing recovery rates and wondering why you are not recovering at the same rate is also stressful.

So, remember that severe injuries with coma are very unlikely to have any comparison to PCS. They will likely have some focal injuries that will take years to heal if they even do heal. The rest of the brain needs to be re-awakened from the dormant state and retrained. Notice how some with severe injuries have complete intellectual/cognitive function but dysfunctions in motor skills or other specialized brain functions.

The "doctor fix me" demand is of no value. It is more a patient heal thyself. Or at least, patient, take a disciplined approach to your life and help your brain heal slowly in the ways that it can. The spontaneous recoveries are due to individual circumstances. We can not expect to have those same circumstances.

I have seen the ups and downs from at least 14 notable impacts to my brain. I started learning brain recovery skills in 1974 when I has a serious relapse of symptoms. The most important skill was stress reduction. We all have choices we can make to lower the stress levels in our lives.

Hope you can make some good choices.

My best to you all.