Video games are here to stay and people love them, especially children, but have you ever wondered what, if any, affect they have on the brain? Many researchers have asked this very question and the answers are varied. Do a google search and you will find millions of hits debating the answer. One … [Read more...] about Video Games and The Brain
Could Sleep Hold the Key to Fighting Off Memory Loss?
As technological advances continue to show the brain’s ability to rewire itself and heal the body with regards to things like chronic pain and addiction, the study of neural plasticity is also giving doctors and scientists a detailed look at how the brain’s plasticity helps us learn and remember. … [Read more...] about Could Sleep Hold the Key to Fighting Off Memory Loss?
Chiropractic Neurology Changing Treatment Options for Sports Injuries
Sports injuries have been getting a lot of press lately with a seemingly higher than normal rate of injury in the NFL this season. While concussions are the subject of many ongoing discussions happening across the media, there are many other sports injuries that should also be examined. Just as the … [Read more...] about Chiropractic Neurology Changing Treatment Options for Sports Injuries
Auditory Therapy Helping Patients Find Relief for Balance Disorders
Among the most common health problems affecting adults in the US today, balance disorders such as vertigo, Meniere’s disease and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (or BPPV) can stem from problems with the body’s vestibular system, which includes structures of the inner ear, vestibular nerve, … [Read more...] about Auditory Therapy Helping Patients Find Relief for Balance Disorders
Spinal Fusion Surgery… How Necessary Is It?
Spinal fusion surgery is becoming an increasingly popular recommendation for patients suffering from a number of back ailments including spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease but how necessary is surgery for these patients? The answer may surprise you. … [Read more...] about Spinal Fusion Surgery… How Necessary Is It?
Could You Be Experiencing A Balance Disorder?
Balance Disorders affect nearly 90 million Americans each year, is the second most common complaint heard in doctors’ offices and the number one health complaint of patients over the age of 70. There are more than a dozen balance, or vestibular, disorders though some are more common that others. … [Read more...] about Could You Be Experiencing A Balance Disorder?
The Brain’s Repair System and Stroke Therapy
Strokes are a large and growing problem in the US and across the world today. Some 800,000 people suffer from strokes each year, the majority of which are ischemic, or clot-caused, strokes. Growing at the fastest rate in the developing world today, due in part to the spread of the Western diet of … [Read more...] about The Brain’s Repair System and Stroke Therapy
Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetes is a worldwide problem for millions of people and in the United States alone; nearly 18 million people suffer from diabetes, giving the U.S. the distinction of having the third highest number of cases worldwide. To put that in perspective, one in 10 American adults has type 2 diabetes, one … [Read more...] about Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy
New Research Shows Promising Results Using Chiropractic Neurology for Tourette’s Syndrome Treatment
Often misunderstood and misrepresented, Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological disorder, not a behavioral disorder that causes sufferers to make sounds and movements they cannot control. These are called tics and there are two kinds: motor and vocal. Some common motor tics include blinking, facial … [Read more...] about New Research Shows Promising Results Using Chiropractic Neurology for Tourette’s Syndrome Treatment