No Explanation For Your Symptoms? Functional Neurology May Be Your Answer
September 23, 2023
One of the most common phrases I hear from patients is, "I wish I knew about you sooner." This is usually followed by, "Why didn't someone send me to you?"
Medicine has an important job, to keep you alive! The initial approach is to scan for any possible life threatening issues, which is described as "pathology." When that is clear, patients are often left...
Concussion Treatment for Kids and Adolescents: Functional Neurology
September 20, 2023
Concussions affect the way the brain works. After head injury, kids and young adults may have difficulty in school, socially, playing sports, or regulating emotions. This is of greater importance because the brain is very plastic (not hard-wired) and developing quickly when we're that young.
I believe it’s important to incorporate treatments...
Prevent Injuries by Balancing Joint and Muscle Health And Simultaneously Improve Brain Health
August 31, 2023
When our body is out of balance, we don't feel our best. This also interrupts our brain function. When one area of our body is out of balance, it puts more strain on another portion, increasing the potential for injury. One example is when our upper back (thoracic) is tight, we may put more strain on our neck and also on our rotator cuffs. This lowers the...
Kids and Concussion: Functional Neurology
August 25, 2023
It's important for adults to know and recognize concussive symptoms in children because they often don't know how to relay these to us. Reading difficutlies, school work declining, social and behavioral changes can be misinterpreted and not linked to head injury. Kids and young adults often experience concussions from sports, but also can occur with...
Convergence Insufficiency and Convergence Spasm: Foundational Movements of the Eyes
August 20, 2023
Convergence Insufficiency and Convergence Spasm are major contributors to numerous neurological symptoms such as double vision (diplopia), blurry vision, focus issues, eye tracking issues, fatigue, being overwhelmed in busy environments, driving difficulty, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, and migraines. It is often seen after concussions, but can present...
Miscommunication Between the Eyes, Brain, and Balance Centers: Vertigo and Dizziness
August 18, 2023
Vertigo and dizziness are feelings of movement when there is no actual movement. This is very confusing for the brain and uncomfortable for the individual as the primary symptoms are spinning, dizzy, or light headed feelings. These are due to a miscommunication between the visual, vestibular, and sensory systems throughout our brain, and at times, our...
Recovering and Healing from Post-Concussion Syndrome: You Are Not Alone
August 18, 2023
Krissy was treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Functional Neurology (neuroplasticity rehabilitation). She was recently released from care with complete recovery. She had experienced four previous concussions prior to the most recent, life-altering concussion that left her out of work. She is now back to her old self, enjoying life and able to work...
Reconnect the Brain Through Neuroplasticity and Heal the Source of Your Concussion Symptoms
August 8, 2023
You may have seen an Athletic Trainer performing eye tests on a football field to quickly assess if a concussion occurred. This is because eye movements are a direct measure of your brain. As a Functional Neurologist, we can determine where the source of your symptoms that may include dizziness, headaches, migraines, heart rate and blood pressure changes,...
Concussion Questions: How Can I Heal? Who Can Help Me? What's Causing My Symptoms?
August 3, 2023
Functional Neurology (Chiropractic Neurology) can fix your brain. It's already equipped to heal; we just need to find the source that is disrupting optimal function and retrain it to work normally again.
Why would you see a Functional Neurologist or Chiropractic Neurologist for concussion rehab?
We are not just bones, or muscles, or...
Are you missing an important component of healing? Eliminate Back, Hip, Neck, and Headache Pain through Chiropractic Neurology
August 2, 2023
Healthy movement of our muscles and joints provides important messages about our body to the brain. If we lose joint motion or muscles tighten and spasm due to injury, inactivity, poor posture, whiplash, or disc herniation, we lose the movement signal to our brain, which is quickly replaced by pain signals. We now experience a misfiring of signals that...