Drug-Free, Exercise Based Program Shows Promise In Treatment Of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
Evidence is mounting that a decades-old program involving balance therapy is having a significant impact on the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL (PRWEB) February 23, 2006 –-
Evidence is mounting that a decades-old program involving balance therapy is having a significant impact on the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Anecdotal data over the past two decades has led leading experts to conduct scientific research into the effectiveness of balance and sensory integration therapy as an effective way to treat this widespread disorder.
This type of therapy is used by developmental specialists, such as occupational therapists, and educators, and hinges on the relationship between balance and learning. Since the 1960’s, Dr. Frank Belgau has provided a series of simple activities that are designed to help better organize brain processing and speed up brain reaction time. In addition to treating ADHD, the therapy helps those diagnosed with Dyslexia and other learning difficulties.
Balance and sensory integration therapy is currently available in an expensive clinic environment or as an affordable, home-based program offered by Learning Breakthrough. com (www. learningbreakthrough. com). The Dore Centers, which run the treatment clinics in the US, England and Australia, developed their exercise program based on the principals of Dr. Belgau’s Learning Breakthrough Program.
"The results are staggering and the studies suggest they are permanent in over 80 percent of the cases. This is the first permanent solution for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder I have come across,” said Professor Rod Nicolson of Sheffield University in recent stories published in the BBC News and the Daily Record of Scotland.
Louis Weissman, president of Learningbreakthrough. com, warns people to be cautious of expensive programs that proclaim a “cure” until more formal research is conducted and peer reviewed.
“While we are happy research is being conducted on a drug-free activity program that was developed based on the principles of the Learning Breakthrough Program, we cannot comment on the validity of the claims of a cure for ADHD as stated by Professor Nicolson until the research behind the claims has been thoroughly evaluated and confirmed,” said Weissman.
“Having personally experienced the desperate search to help a family member suffering from this disorder, I know the temptation to try anything regardless of the expense. People need to be careful how they spend their money. Fortunately, there are low cost, low risk ways of giving this type of therapy a try.”
Weissman further states, “I want to make it abundantly clear that the Learning Breakthrough Program is in no way connected with or has any relationship with either Professor Nicolson, the Dore Centers or the research sited.”
About Learningbreakthrough. com
The Learning Breakthrough Program, first published and used by developmental practitioners since 1982 and revised in 2005 for home use, is a balance and sensory integration exercise program designed to help better organize brain processing. The program comes complete with all equipment and easy to use instructions, including a follow along DVD of all exercises. The kit is available at http://www. learningbreakthrough. com (http://www. learningbreakthrough. com) and costs $379 delivered to the US and Canada, €499 delivered including VAT to UK, Ireland and the EU and $479USD delivered to Australia.
Statement of the Dore Centers’ development based on the Learning Breakthrough Program is contained in a research study published in “Dyslexia," February 2003 titled: “Evaluation of an exercise-based treatment for children with reading difficulties” David Reynolds & Helen Hambley, School of Education, University of Exeter and Roderick I. Nicolson, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield. To view: go to http://www. ddat. org (http://www. ddat. org). Click Research on left side. Click Research Study 3. Click OPEN and go to the bottom of page 8, top of page 9 and page 31 to see the reference made regarding the Learning Breakthrough Program (Belgau & Belgau, 1982) as the basis for the development of the DDAT/Dore program.
About The Dore Centers
Dore Centers is a trademark for the Dore Achievement Centers, DDAT in the US, UK and Australia. Dore Center clients are provided exercises to be performed at home. The centers provide testing and require visits to physical locations. The program costs approximately $3000 USD (£1300 GBP) and takes approximately 12 to 15 months to complete.
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