Other Neurological Conditions

Jul 26

We have decades of experience creating unique NeuroRescue Programs for thousands of people. Our therapy has created functional improvement for individuals suffering from an extremely broad range of neurological conditions.

We tailor our approach to the specifics of your condition, and do everything we can to slow or reverse the decline in your affected pathways. In some conditions this can be very effective. In many neurodegenerative conditions, unfortunately there may be little that we can do to stop the disease process. Our goal is to slow or stop neurodegeneration whenever we can.

More significantly, we also strive to improve neurological function in every case and condition.

While every neurological condition is different, there are foundational pathways and systems in everyone that must be working well in order for you to function efficiently in the world.

We address the function of these foundational pathways in every patient, regardless of their diagnosis or condition. We focus on increasing the vitality and function of the neurons and pathways that are still viable in your system. By attempting to take what still works, and make it work better, we can often help you improve your ability to function in the world. This can lead to improvement in your quality of life in significant ways.

Here is an incomplete list of some additional conditions for which we have been able to facilitate improvement in function, and a sampling of the research that supports our approach:

Anoxic Brain Injury

1. Transcranial magnetic stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24378049/

2. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31347544/

3. Laser therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30652418/

4. Oculomotor dysfunction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12206621/

Arnold-Chiari Malformation

1. Occipital nerve stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22418582/

2. Articular manipulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25225468/

3. Oculomotor manifestations: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8247565/

4. Vestibular dysfunction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8247565/

Bell’s Palsy

1. Transcranial magnetic stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1604998/

2. Laser therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23709010/

3. Functional electrical stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26399994/

4. Mirror therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30916916/

Cerebral Palsy

1. Functional electrical stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28990434/

2. Laser therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32980558/

3. Vestibular therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27633076/

4. Mirror therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31514564/

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

1. Vestibular therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2020795/

2. Metabolic therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25386668/

3. Transcranial magnetic stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27904120/

4. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23682549/

Epilepsy

1. Transcutaneous Vagus nerve stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27033012/

2. Caloric vestibular stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17900703/

3. Ketogenic diets: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27759811/

4. Metabolic therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31514564/

Fibromyalgia

1. Transcutaneous Vagus nerve stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32190684/

2. Transcranial magnetic stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24670891/

3. Laser therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31151332/

4. Virtual reality therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20692106/

Locked-in Syndrome

1. Vestibular rehabilitation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33465298/

2. Visual rehabilitation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20298845/

3. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7417049/

4. Physical rehabilitation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559026/

Post-surgical Brain Tumors

1. Vestibular rehabilitation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31815925/

2. Balance retraining: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31704535/

3. Ketogenic diets: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27899882/

4. Gut-brain axis modulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30961828/

Scoliosis

1. Gaze stabilization therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30038458/

2. Vestibular rehabilitation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9627598/

3. Visual vertical rehabilitation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29308950/

4. Functional exercise therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31220013/

Spinal Cord Injuries

1. Laser therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33425285/

2. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28744367/

3. Functional electrical stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32448143/

4. Gait and balance retraining: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30300056/

How Does the NeuroRescue Program Work?

We design your unique NeuroRescue Program to be among the most comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic protocols available today. We create individual NeuroRescue Programs based on a comprehensive analysis of every relevant neurological system and pathway, using gold-standard, cutting edge neurodiagnostic technologies and examination procedures and state-of-the-art therapies.

We begin with your Discovery Day, wherein we perform a comprehensive history of not only your condition, but your life on a timeline. This allows us to dive deeply into your case and see all of the factors that led to where you are now. It helps us uncover hidden problems and associated conditions that may be making it difficult for you to move your recovery forward.

Our examination allows us to identify the areas and pathways of your brain that have been impacted by your condition. We begin by precisely quantifying the function of your visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems through computerized analysis of your eye movements, your inner ear reflexes, and your balance in a host of different sensory conditions.

We employ technologies including Videooculography and Saccadometry to measure several classes of eye movements. We use Video Head Impulse Testing to measure the function of your inner ear, and Computerized Dynamic Posturography to assess your balance in different sensory conditions.

We use NeuroSensoryMotor Integration testing to evaluate hand-eye coordination and cognition, and Virtualis testing to assess dynamic eye tracking and perception of vertical in a virtual reality environment.

We combine all of this with a comprehensive physical and neurological examination of your sensory, motor, autonomic, and cognitive systems. We review any relevant laboratory testing, radiological imaging, and prior neurodiagnostic testing, and integrate that information with our findings.

We use this information to identify which parts of your brain are working properly, which systems are struggling, and the precise point at which your systems fatigue.

We can then design a NeuroRescue Program that is unique and specific to your brain, and yours alone. Your NeuroRescue Program works to rejuvenate and reintegrate the damaged neurons and pathways in your brain. It works to improve energy, endurance, and functional capacity within your fragile systems.

All of our therapies are backed by the latest neuroscience research. Our therapies may involve eye exercises designed to improve gaze stability (1), or the ability to successfully hit targets with your eyes (2). They may involve exercises to restore reflexes involving your inner ear, your neck, or both (3). They may include exercises to improve your balance under specific conditions (4). They may involve vision training exercises using specific therapies that integrate several modalities at the same time (5). They may involve things like specific types of electrical stimulation (6), transcranial magnetic stimulation (7), or even specific exercises performed in a virtual reality environment (8). Research shows that taking a multimodal functional neurological approach to treating neurological dysfunction is extremely effective, and that the effects are lasting (9,10,11).

We use our technologies and procedures to not only see what we need to address, but also when it is time to stop and let you rest. We address your impaired neurological function from multiple angles of therapy, and provide metabolic support to improve neurological recovery.

While we cannot bring back neurons that have been lost, your NeuroRescue Program allows us to take the pathways that remain and maximize their efficiency and endurance. And by focusing on the integration of systems, we can do more than just get pathways working better, we can get them working together again. This gives us our best opportunity to return you to living a healthy, vibrant, and fulfilling life.

Your Next Best Step:

Living with a neurological condition can be challenging, but there is hope for recovery and remission. To see if the NeuroRescue Program is right for you, contact one of our patient care coordinators to schedule your Discovery Day. And remember, it’s never too late to start getting better.