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800 Ellis Road, Suite 245
Norton Shores, MI 49441
Toll-free: 1-800-850-0535
Appointments: info@readytofocus.com
Billing: billing@readytofocus.com
Schedule an appointment today! 1-800-850-0535
Posted on January 5 2010
Written by Brad Oostindie, MA, LLP
Joe (not his real name) is a self-employed adult who owns an international business. It is a fast pace, high stress type job with many degrees of responsibilities. A few years ago he noticed problems with maintaining focus throughout the day, increased disorganization, and inability to stay focused on a project in order to deliver it to completion. Some of these qualities had been lifelong patterns, but they were accentuated during times of stress. Other issues included problems with sleep, anxious mood, and obsessiveness. Overall he described himself as feeling tense and uncomfortable most of the time.
A visit to his family doctor resulted in a prescription for a common stimulant medication. Although the medications did help improve his focus somewhat initially, he noticed they did not alleviate all symptoms and in fact made some of the issues worse. A colleague of his referred him to the Ready To Focus program, and after reading the book ADD: The 20 Hour Solution he decided to start the program.
An initial assessment was completed that showed brain wave patterns associated with fast wave dysregulation as opposed to brain waves associated slow wave dysregulation. Both fast wave and slow wave dysregulation can lead to symptoms commonly associated with ADD or ADHD; however, individuals with fast wave dysregulation tend to respond poorly to stimulant medication as opposed to slow wave individuals who tend to respond positively to it. This was confirmed for Joe when we tested him on a continuous performance test (a neuropsychological testing instrument) with and without the medication. When he realized his scores were no better with the medication as opposed to without it, he stopped taking the medication.
Joe then began a biofeedback/neurofeedback regimen with the Ready To Focus home based program and completed about 4 months of training (approximately 35 hours total time training). Both he and his colleagues notice a great improvement! The research shows that he stands at least an 80% chance of not only holding these gains after he completes the programs, but that he will actually show even more improvement over the next 1-3 years even though he won’t be using the equipment. Subjectively, he reports feeling better and more productive even with all the stress of his job.