Whether you are a professional fighting to return to work after a concussion, or a caregiver supporting a loved one after a severe TBI—we retrain the brain where it matters most: in your actual life.

Maybe you have found yourself…

  • Hitting an absolute mental wall by 11:00 AM, staring blankly at an open email, and fearing your brain is 'short-circuiting' under your normal workload.

  • Feeling a wave of intense dizziness or a headache creeping in just from scrolling through a spreadsheet or switching tabs on your laptop screen.

  • Feeling so completely overwhelmed by the lights and noise at the grocery store that you have to leave your cart and walk out.

  • Watching your loved one lose their place in the middle of making a simple sandwich, or forgetting to turn off the stove burner after they stand up.

  • The exhausting reality of having to watch them constantly, knowing they try to stand up or walk before their balance has fully caught up with them.

  • The stress of trying to manage their intense emotional frustration and mood swings when their daily home routine changes even slightly.

Managing Brain Injury Recovery in Dane County: Common Questions

Q: Why am I still struggling with screen time and focus weeks after a mild TBI or concussion?

A: Standard rest protocols ("sitting in a dark room") only help during the first few days post-injury. If you are still experiencing headaches, brain fog, or dizziness while working on a computer, your visual and vestibular tracking systems are likely struggling to coordinate. We enter your home or remote workspace to modify your lighting, implement pacing strategies, and design targeted cognitive-visual exercises to get you back to your career safely.

Q: My loved one is discharging from the UW Health University Hospital. How does in-home OT fit in?

A: Acute rehabilitation programs do an incredible job of stabilization. However, when a TBI survivor steps back into their home layout, their brain has to work twice as hard to process familiar surroundings. We bridge this transition. We assess behavioral triggers, build highly predictable daily scheduling routines, and implement immediate environmental safety modifications to prevent overwhelming the survivor—and the caregiver.