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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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Apps for tbi rehab or therapy - vision, auditory, etc!
Hi,
Over the course of my recovery I have been referred to (or discovered) apps for the IPad that are used in therapeutic settings. i though it would be good toshare my discoveries and invite others to post things that they use (including computer programs or web sites) that are useful and hopefully fun at the same time.
I have a lot for vision therapy...that will take time to collect! But to start things off:
The auditory processing info suggests the game 'Simon' which I played as a kid but which has a free app now. Musical tones, lights and memory. All linked together! I think the simon says app is also good. Saw it for android as well.
Would be great if others suggest.
I also use scrabble app....because the board does not move, does not require a memory, and yo u are required to scan the board and think at the same time. It has been my lifeline though this (although i could only play after about 9 months post injury).
Hope everyone has a great day.
M
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺).
Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky!
Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance.
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