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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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Problems with the way Vertigo and Balance Issues are usually treated
Mary is a 50-60 -year-old female (she could be any age). She has a history of vertigo and balance issues, dizziness and problems walking at times. Her history started 2-3 years ago. She just woke up one morning and she related “I was dizzy, off balance and it has never stopped.”
The full article on problems w/ Vertigo treatment
Women’s brains may have a harder time recovering from concussions
The research shows that the short term memory regions of the woman’s brain are usually affected much more than a man’s brain. Short term memory is also termed your “working memory.” With the proper treatment, the man’s brain “working memory” recovered in several weeks.
Women’s brains recovering from concussions article
5 Principles for Health and Wellness
We suffer from chronic diseases and health issues that are too often the result of poor habits, lack of knowledge and poor doctor choices. The choices you make today will determine the health and wellness you have tomorrow.
5 Principles for Health and Wellness
Chiropractic Neurologist vs. Medical Neurologist
After speaking over the years with several medical neurologist I have learned from them that traditionally medical neurology tends to look at disease of the nervous system as “Black and white,” with white being optimal neurological function and black as being end stage pathology.
Read more about the different Neurologists