the therapy actually does work. the conclusion reached consistently across them, he wrote, was that several forms of cognitive rehab are effective for individuals with tbi, traumatic brain injury. he also said this, i believe the review of cognitive rehabilitation conducted by the ecri institute, this particular institute, was unacceptable. now, tricare is standing by the reported commission. we invited them to come on the program tonight and they sent this statement instead, quote, the care and rehabilitation of our wounded service members is of utmost concern to the department of defense, the military services and tricare. while many believe certain forms of rehabilitation are helpful, no single form has been adopted by the majority of rehabilitation professionals. they also said more research is needed to support the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation and for all severities of tbi. the pentagon convened a panel of brain specialists who concluded this type of therapy is in fac
of hundreds of studies that show the therapy actually does work. the conclusion reached consistently across them, he wrote, was that several forms of cognitive rehab are effective for individuals with tbi, traumatic brain injury. he also said this, i believe the review of cognitive rehabilitation conducted by the ecri institute, this particular institute, was unacceptable. now, tricare is standing by the reported commission. we invited them to come on the program tonight and they sent this statement instead, quote, the care and rehabilitation of our wounded service members is of utmost concern to the department of defense, the military services and tricare. while many believe certain forms of rehabilitation are helpful, no single form has been adopted by the majority of rehabilitation professionals. they also said more research is needed to support the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation and for all severities of tbi. the pentagon convened a panel of brain specialists who conclud
no single form has been adopted by the majority of rehabilitation professionals. they also said more research is needed to support the effective nis of rehabilitation for all severities of tbi. the pentagon convened a panel of brain specialists who concluded this type of therapy is in fact effective and in fact would help many brain damaged troops. here s something else. more than a decade ago a similar panel convened by the national institutes of health reached a similar consensus and the brain injury association of america also consider it s effective. here s one more thing you should know, cognitive also expensive, cognitively hab is also expensive, costing between $15,000 and $50,000 per soldier. keeping them honest, is cost a factor in this particular story in tri care says it s not. we re going to let you decide. i talked earlier to paul rieckhoff, executive director and founder of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, and t. christian miller, senior reporter for propublica w
consistently across them, he wrote, was that several forms of cognitive rehab are effective for individuals with tbi, traumatic brain injury. he also said this, i believe the review of cognitive rehabilitation conducted by the ecri institute, this particular institute, was unacceptable. now, tricare is standing by the reported commission. we invited them to come on the program tonight and they sent this statement instead, quote, the care and rehabilitation of our wounded service members is of up moat concern to the department of defense, the military services and tricare. while many believe certain forms of rehabilitation are helpful, no single form has been adopted by the majority of rehabilitation professionals. they also said more research is needed to support the effectiveness of rehabilitation for all severities of tbi. the pentagon convened a panel of brain specialists who concluded this type of therapy is in fact effective and in fact would help many brain damaged troops.