Enhancing Rehabilitation Outcomes
Faster recovery for brain injury
with applied neuroscience and best
in class coaching.
Science-based Tools for
Enhanced Rehabilitation
The True Focus Mind applies scientific knowledge to brain health.
This methodology underpins the TFM brain injury methodology, which has been applied for hospitals, community organizations, long-term-care, academia and mental health support hubs over the past 10 years.
Brain Injury
A Holistic Coaching Method for
Key Benefits
Improved time and energy management
Improved adherence and show-up rates
Improved mood and motivation
Improved focus, memory, sleep, stress management
Long term self-reliance
Accelerated learning
Our Process
Assessment
Personalization
Systems and Technology
Coaching
Tools for Rehabilitation
Long-term self-reliance
Participants receive coaching and training over a 4-8 month period, where they learn to implement new systems to support their rehabilitation journey.
A Case Study In
Cognitive Decline and Therapeutic Recreation
In 2019, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care became a hub for innovation in cognitive recreational therapy, working with St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation. We wanted to address the problems of cognitive decline in the context of Long Term Care.
The program was based on findings in therapeutic recreation science, virtual reality, visual neuroscience and gerontology, and was co-developed with staff.
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Virtual Reality was used as a delivery mechanism to safely engage the brain within novel, immersive and interactive environments. This provided a means for implementing enriched environments in the clinical care environment at comparatively low cost and risk.
Results of the program showed increased verbalization, adherence to therapeutic recreation, and long-term memory recall.
The program was later adapted into a mobile version, and delivered to community service hubs working with the Alzheimer Society London Middlesex. The program reached over 15 long term care facilities in the region, serving hundreds of residents.
Student Mental Health
A Case Study In
Working with the Parr Centre for Thriving, Lawson Research Institute, Bell Canada, and Western University’s Research faculty, a program was created that would help students manage stress and anxiety, using novel biofeedback technology.
Heart rate variability was identified early on as a well known biomarker for anxiety, and nervous system regulation in response to stress. A lower HRV value is associated with pathology, while the opposite generally is linked to positive health outcomes.
Using biosensing technology (pulse oximetry), HRV was measured in real-time, and guided students through a digital breath practice. Augmented Reality (AR) visualizations were used to guide students toward an ideal HRV zone.
The technology was created as part of a cutting edge smart cities laboratory on campus, testing 5G innovations for a range of applications from telemedecine and autonomous vehicles, to mental health services.
Read more about the project here.
Therapeutic Recreation
A Case Study in
Working with Fanshawe College’s Continuing Studies Skills 2 Care program, a course was created to teach PSWs, DSWs and nursing students about applied cognitive training in therapeutic recreation, with a focus on brain injury, concussion, and cognitive decline.
Drawing from peer reviewed science, students learned foundational neuroscience of brain change, and how principles in actional potential threshold modulation, neural networks, and dopamine, can be leveraged to accelerate care outcomes.
Students also learned about research and best practices in gamification, reward-salience timing, and habit formation can be used to accelerate brain change, adherence, and overall enjoyment in rehabilitation.
Students learned not just specific applications, but the algorithm for applying research to their practice, and how to stay on top of advancements in neuroscience, the emergence of new tools and practices - and how to find methodological flaws or biases in research.
Content from the course was also delivered in the keynote address for the 2022 Therapeutic Recreation Ontario annual conference.