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Functional Neurology
Functional Neurology is a specialty in healthcare that focuses on the health and performance of the brain and nervous system and how they interact with the body. Doctors employing functional neurology check to see if the nervous system is working in the following areas: abnormal sensations, abnormal motor functions, abnormal thoughts, or abnormal posture. The brain controls every function in your body and your body provides feedback to the brain. If the communication between your brain and your body breaks down, so, too, can your health.
If you are seeing a practitioner that is only looking at one system such as the digestive system but you also have dysfunction in your nervous, endocrine, and immune system, how can you possibly get better?
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Understanding how and why to specifically adjust areas of the spine is very important to creating the best possible outcomes. Dr. Lawrence has completed over 200 hours of neurologically-based courses.
How does the brain Work?
Your brain controls and coordinates all function of the body (Grey’s Anatomy). When functioning normally, the cerebellum, which is the back bottom part of your cranium, sends messages or “fires” to the brain (right and left hemisphere) which in turn “fires” to the brain stem (mesencephalon, pons, and medulla). This is called the “Brain Loop”.
Your health, well-being, physical vitality, mental clarity, and emotional stability are all directly correlated with proper brain function the “Brain Loop”.
When functioning correctly, the cerebellum receives adequate input, sending normal input to the brain’s frontal lobes, which sends sufficient input to the lower brainstem, keeping the mesencephalon from over-firing.
What goes wrong?
Stress – physical, chemical, and emotional stress will adversely effect this “brain loop”. Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. However, it is the constant, pervasive, never-ending stress of our culture that is so detrimental.
If one side of the cerebellum is not receiving enough nerve input, it cannot send sufficient nerve input to the frontal lobe, which can’t send enough input to the lower brainstem to keep the mesencephalon from over-firing.
What's the deal with the Mesencephalon?
The mesencephalon (a.k.a. upper brain stem, a.k.a. midbrain, a.k.a. cerebral peduncle) normally is inhibited by the brain. In other words, when the “brain loop” is intact, the mesencephalon is turned off (or on low).
However, once stress interrupts the “brain loop”, the mesencephalon is left unchecked. Basically, the brain gets stuck in a sympathetic (fight or flight) response.
What about the Cerebellum?
Another key part to the “brain loop” is the cerebellum. This is the back, bottom part of your brain that controls your balance and coordination, spinal postural muscles, and terminates eye movements. When one side of your cerebellum is not firing properly it can lead to a host of common ailments.
A mis-firing cerebellum will cause one side of the postural muscles to be in constant spasm. This one-sided muscle spasm will cause imbalances in the spinal bones. Additionally, individual vertebrae will lock up and be restricted in their normal movement. Consequently, chronic back and neck pain, spinal degeneration, arthritis, disc herniations, and sciatica may develop. Once pathologies are ruled out, chronic dizziness and balance disorders are usually the result of cerebellar dysfunction.
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A thorough BBT neurological examination will reveal which aspect of your brain is not firing properly. Since once side of the body is controlled by the opposite side of the brain (example: right brain controls the left side of the body), most treatments are given on one side of the body to stimulate the opposite hemisphere of the brain.
A safe, gentle, hands-on, dynamic integration process is used to re-boot, reconnect and restore proper brain function. Traditional chiropractic instruments and/or adjustments are also used, but they are used in a very precise manner to stimulate function in the effected part of the brain.
In addition, visual, auditory, and olfactory stimulation, heat, eye movements, eye exercises, and other modalities may be used to increase brain firing.
Please understand that BBT is not a specific treatment for any disease, illness or disorder. We do not try to cure anything.
Our expertise lies in naturally and holistically re-wiring your brain and then getting out of the way so your body can heal.
However, once the “brain loop” is restored and any brain imbalances are minimized, amazing things can happen. The following is a list of health conditions people have shown significant improvement with:
- Balance Disorders
- Arm/Shoulder Pain
- Low Back Pain/Sciatica
- Bulging/Herniated Discs
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Dizziness
- Dystonia
- Early Alzheimer’s Symptoms
- Fibromyalgia
- RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome)
- Headaches
- Migraines
- Insomnia
- Hip/Knee/Feet Pain
- Tremor Disorders
- MS Symptoms
- Neck Pain
- Numbness
- Spinal Stenosis
- Low Immunity
A revolutionary breakthrough treatment program pioneered by the country’s leading chiropractic neurologist, Dr. Fredrick Carrick. The treatments are all neurologically based and clinically proven to help with chronic pain, balance disorders and other neurologic conditions.
Eyelights were designed to provide optimal stimulation to the brain using the optic nerve. Glasses designed with flashing lights built to fit behind the lens, they can be programmed to blink on the non-dominant eye in order to strengthen the weaker side of the brain. Since one of the most direct avenues to the brain is via the eye, a child can learn more effectively if they are seeing correctly. And an athlete will perform better because the eye is able to gather all of the information necessary to perform.
“By stimulating the weaker hemisphere of the brain you allow it to become stronger, thus improving overall performance. One method of stimulating the brain is to use light pulses. When using Eyelights you can control the intensity, frequency, and pattern of light pulses, which will result in being able to “wake up” the weaker side of the brain.”
Understanding how and why to specifically adjust areas of the spine is very important to creating the best possible outcomes. Dr. Lawrence has completed over 200 hours of neurologically-based courses.
If you would like to find out if Functional Neurology can help you with your chronic health problem, call (770) 237-5534 and schedule a consultation with Dr. Lawrence to find out if your qualify for one of our care programs. We'd love to see you in our next testimonial!
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