“I was injured in a car accident and have had many problems I think were related to a concussion for several years. Can a concussion or other brain injury go undetected? “
What age should your child start football?
An interesting and frightening paper about youth football. We have seen in prior studies, the longer someone plays football, the greater their risk of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). A recent study looks at another factor, age the the player started playing football. It appears in this relatively small study of 211 autopsied brains with 84 […]
Insight Into Improving Autoimmunity Symptoms
Are Frustrated With An Autoimmune Condition? This is the beginning of several posts to help people understand why they still have so many symptoms and problems even though you’re being treated for an autoimmune condition. I recently took a great course in functional medicine with Dr. Kharrazian on the latest research into improving autoimmunity which […]
Your Neck’s Major Impact On Balance, Movement, and Brain Function
A study published in Experimental Brain Research looked at the neck’s influence on brain’s balance and knowing where we are in space. Researchers found that neck movement had a major impact on our brain’s ability to maintain these systems (the vestibular system). This is very important for people with losses of neck motion, neck pain, […]
Concussions (AKA mild Traumatic Brain Injuries)
Understanding Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Concussions Traumatic Brain Injuries are a major health problem that causes so many problems in so many people. Traumatic Brain Injuries (tbi) are the most common form of head injury and is often called a “concussion.” This tends to indicate less severe forms of tbis. Concussions don’t happen just […]
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