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What are My Options for Post-Covid and Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effects Treatment in Louisville, KY?
Understanding Post-Covid Symptoms After facing the global challenge of Covid-19, a significant number of individuals are now confronting post-Covid syndrome. The impact of COVID-19 on the nervous system can manifest in a variety of post-COVID symptoms that significantly affect quality of life. Common health problems include cognitive impairments like brain fog, which leads to difficulty […]
Finding the Best Neurologist in Louisville, KY
Evaluating Your Neurological Health Needs When your journey through health challenges feels like a maze of treatments without relief, seeking the specialized expertise of a neurologist could be your next step. This decision comes into focus when you’re grappling with symptoms without an easy explanation. Receiving a diagnosis and treatment for persistent headaches, unexplained dizziness, […]
Should You See A Doctor For A Concussion?
Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury that can occur after a blow to the head or a sudden jolt affecting the head and brain. Some may consider minor concussions as something to shake off. However, medical professionals, including chiropractic neurologists like Dr. Brent Furnish, advise seeking medical attention to ensure proper diagnosis and […]
Five Questions About Long COVID Answered
If you’re navigating the uncertain waters of Covid and Covid Vaccine recovery, wondering how long your journey back to health might take, you’re not alone. With recovery times as varied as the symptoms themselves, understanding the factors that influence how quickly you might bounce back is crucial. Whether you’re grappling with mild fatigue or battling […]
Post Covid-19 and Covid-19 Vaccine Neurological Issues
It has been discovered that COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccinations can cause DEMYELINAZATION OF NERVE CELLS. This is a decrease in myelin sheath surrounding neurons. This is how the nerve cell transmits its information from the brain to organs and muscles, and then back to the brain. The damaged myelin sheath disrupts the transmission of signals […]
Truths About Brain Injury
The following blog is very personal to me. My father acquired a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident in 1990 and passed away from the consequences of that brain injury six years later in 1996. My best friend who was a general practicing Chiropractor received a brain injury in 2015 from a fall and did not even hit his head.
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COVID-Related Brain Damage
BEFORE AND AFTER COVID BRAIN SCANS REVEAL DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN.
New brain imaging research from the University of Oxford shows that having COVID-even mild cases that don’t require hospitalization can damage the brain in multiple ways. Sourced Information About Covid Brain.
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Brain Treatment
BRAIN TREATMENT THERAPY, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – BRAIN TREATMENT & THERAPY (Functional Neurology or Brain Rehabilitation) should be, and is a complex therapeutic process which aims to improve and optimize a person’s brain function. It works with various neurological or mental conditions.
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What is a Neurologist?
So, what is a neurologist? If you Google the word NEUROLOGIST, the following definition appears: “A neurologist is a doctor who concentrates (specializes) in treating diseases of the nervous system. The nervous system comprises the central and peripheral nervous systems. This complex system involves the spinal cord and the brain.”
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Parkinson’s disease-symptom vs. Problem Directed Care
There are two approaches of care for all neurological problems today. This is also true for Parkinson’s disease and patients who suffer terribly from it’s affects.
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New Brain Therapy for Sensory Processing Disorders
20% of children below the age of 17 have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and are on some type of anti-anxiety or psychotic medications(s). 10% of the children between the ages of 8-16 have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
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Have you been to multiple doctors for your vestibular problem?
Vestibular problems are brain-based in most cases. The problem this patient had, like many of you, is the clinicians and therapists she went to either forgot their neurology or never had the training in neurology to recognize how to diagnosis the problem and treat it correctly.
More on Doctors and vestibular problems
Myth: You Have to Hit Your Head to Have a TBI or Concussion!
People who experience mild-severe brain injuries or concussions can do so via physical, chemical, and emotional traumas or a combination of all of the above. People who experienced post-traumatic brain injuries experience combinations of the following neurological symptoms:
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The “New” Vestibular Rehabilitation Approach
There is a great difference between conventional vestibular rehabilitation and modern neurological brain based vestibular rehabilitation practices. You must find out what areas in the brain are not working or synchronized with each other if you want to give the patient long-term and lasting relief.
The New Vestibular Rehabilitation Approach
Stroke Treatment in Louisville, Kentucky
Stroke is known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), cerebrovascular insult (CVI) or brain attack. Stroke results from poor blood flow to the brain resulting in severe decreased brain cell function or cell death.
Full article on stroke treatment
The Truth About Concussions
A concussion is a mild dramatic brain injury (mTBI). Most concussions occur without losing consciousness. The following blog post will outline some more important information on the effects of trauma in the symptoms associated with these injuries.
Full truth about concussions
8 Things You May Not Know About The Vestibular System
The word “Vestibular” refers to the brainstem balance centers and inner ear balance systems. To achieve good physical balance we rely on our brain, eyes, inner ear and muscular system to work in harmony.
Find out all 8 facts!
Neuroplasticity Professional Review From a Colleague
Dr. Furnish’s functional neurology training places him well ahead in this field of expertise. He addresses neuroplasticity – helping the brain regain and maintain function after damage has occurred. His treatment greatly impacts the daily life of his patients.
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