Brain-Based Therapy Powerpoint[1]

Introduction to Introduction to Brain Based TherapyBrain Based Therapy

Presented By: Dr. Kevin Conners

The Drug-Free Solution For:

Brain-Based Conditions:•Balance Disorders

•Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

•Chronic Pain

•Headaches

•Fibromyalgia

•ADHD/ADD, ASD, Aspergers

•Anxiety/Depression

YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEMYOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

● The spinal cord carries energy from the brain, through the spine like a river to ALL the vital organs, tissues and cells of the body.

● Each cell is TOTALLY DEPENDENT on that energy to stay alive and healthy.

The brain can’t communicate with the gland unless there The brain can’t communicate with the gland unless there is a neurological connection and a chemical connection.is a neurological connection and a chemical connection.

Neurologic Signal – Chemical SignalNeurologic Signal – Chemical Signal

Neurotransmitters:Neurotransmitters:• DopamineDopamine• GabaGaba• SerotoninSerotonin• AcetylcholineAcetylcholine

kidney

LEFTCEREBELLUM

RIGHTCEREBELLUM

LEFTBRAIN

RIGHTBRAIN

MESENCEPHALON

PONS________

MEDULLA

Normal Brain FunctionNormal Brain FunctionAs long as the cerebellum is receiving the proper amount of nerve input there will be sufficient nerve input to the frontal lobes of the brain…

…The brain lobes will be able to send sufficient nerve input to the lower brain stem which will keep the mesencephalon from over-firing

Mid-Brain

Lower Brain Stem

RIGHTCEREBELLUM

LEFT BRAIN

LEFTCEREBELLUM

RIGHTBRAIN

PONS________

MEDULLA

OVER-FIRINGMESENCEPHALON

Abnormal Brain Abnormal Brain FunctionFunction

If one side of the cerebellum is not receiving the proper amount of nerve input it cannot send the proper amount of nerve input to the frontal lobe of the brain…

…the frontal lobes then cannot send the proper amount of nerve input to the lower brainstem which will not be able to keep the mesencephalon from over-firing

Mid-Brain

Lower Brain Stem

How Did all this happen?• Chemical• Physical

• Emotional Trauma causes a decrease

in the brain’s “Frequency of Firing”

Symptoms Resulting From a Disruption Symptoms Resulting From a Disruption in the Brain’s Electrical Vitality:in the Brain’s Electrical Vitality:

Brain Imbalance resulting in anOveractive Mid-Brain (Mesencephalon)

• Chronic pain & Chronic Fatigue• Migraine headaches & light sensitivity• Blurred vision• Increased sweating• Difficulty falling or staying asleep• Heart palpitations, increased heart rate• Irritable Bowel Syndrome• Urinary tract infections• High blood pressure• Fibro Fog or Flu-like symptoms

Other Areas of Brain Malfunction• Episodes of depression/anxiety• Difficulty scanning pages while reading• Difficulty adding or subtracting• Difficulty expressing what you want to say• Difficulty understanding what others say to you• Loss of short or long term memory• Loss of sensation (numbness)• Changes in handwriting• More irritable or angry• Problems with balance, tripping or dropping things• Learning disabilities: dyslexia, ADD, ADHD

Symptoms Resulting From a Disruption Symptoms Resulting From a Disruption in the Brain’s Electrical Vitality:in the Brain’s Electrical Vitality:

When the Mid-brain is over firing, there are a multitude of symptoms that will begin to express themselves throughout the body

LIGHTSENSITIVITY MIGRAINES

INSOMNIAAND

FATIGUE

HEARTRACES

CHRONIC PAINAND

FIBROMYALGIA

OVER-FIRINGMESENCEPHALON

URINARYTRACT

INFECTIONS

CONSTIPATIONAND

DIARRHEA

Overfiring Mid-Brain

OVER-FIRINGMESENCEPHALON

OCULOMOTORNERVE(CN 3)

LIGHTSENSITIVITY

Pupil Stays Wider

More Light Comes In

OverfiringMid-brain

OVER-FIRINGMESENCEPHALON

BLOODVESSELS IN

BRAIN DILATE

NERVE MESHAROUND BLOOD

VESSELSBECOME IRRITATED

MIGRAINES

OverfiringMid-brain

OVER-FIRINGMESENCEPHALON

MEDULLA NOTRECEIVING

PROPERSTIMULATION

NUCLEUSTRACTUS

SOLITARIUS

VAGUSNERVE

INHIBITSURINATION

STASIS OFURINE

CONSTIPATIONAND

DIARRHEA

URINARYTRACT

INFECTIONS

OverfiringMid-brain

INSOMNIA FATIGUE

LOWESTFIRINGRATE3 P.M.

OVER-FIRINGMESENCEPHALON

MESENCEPHALICRETICULAR

ACTIVATINGSYSTEM

HIGHESTFIRINGRATE3 A.M.

OverfiringMid-brain

HIGHESTFIRINGRATE3 A.M.

High Cortisol on ASI

HEARTRACES

CHRONIC PAIN&

FIBROMYALGIA

OVER-FIRINGMESENCEPHALON

SPINALCORD

INTERMEDIO -LATERALCELL

NUCLEUS

SA NODEAND

AV NODE

ADRENALMEDULLA

CATECHOLAMINESAND

NOREPINEPHRINERELEASED INTOBLOOD STREAM

TYPE CNOCICEPTIVEPAIN FIBERSSTIMULATED

FATIGUEDUE TO

SLEEP LOSS

OverfiringMid-brain

"FIBROFOG"

EMOTIONALSTRESS

HYPOTHALAMUSRELEASES

CORITCOTROPHINRELEASE FACTOR

PITUITARYRELEASES

ACTH

ADRENAL MEDULLARELEASES CORTISOLWHICH IS TOXIC TO

THE BRAIN

MEMORYLOSS

PROBLEMSFOCUSING

Fibromyalgia Does Not Fibromyalgia Does Not Get Better By ItselfGet Better By Itself

• The longer you have Brain deficiencies the faster your brain dies. The Journal of Neuroscience reports that the McGill University Centre for Research on pain has found; “The longer the individual has had fibromyalgia, the greater the gray matter loss, with each year of fibromyalgia being equivalent to 9.5 times the loss in normal aging”. In addition it is estimated that 30-60% of patients diagnosed with Brain-Based problems become disabled to the degree they cannot remain gainfully employed…and that is with the myriad of medications prescribed.

NeuroplasticityNeuroplasticity… “Of all the finds, though, one is rewriting the textbooks. It is the dawning realization that a brain older than three years old is not the rigid structure that scientists long thought, but a malleable, ‘plastic’ organ”... “But a flood of discoveries show that the brain continually reorganizes itself. It’s called ‘neuroplasticity.’ And it means that “you create your brain from the input you get”

How Is Brain Based Therapy How Is Brain Based Therapy Different?Different?

Comprehensive Neurological Comprehensive Neurological and Metabolic Workupand Metabolic Workup

Neurological TestsNeurological TestsR & L Blood PressureR & L Blood PressureTissue oxygen saturationTissue oxygen saturationHeart rate/rhythmHeart rate/rhythmSaliva pHSaliva pHReflexesReflexesEye testsEye testsCranial nerve testsCranial nerve testscerebellum testscerebellum tests

MetabolicTestsMetabolicTestsBlood Sugar levelsBlood Sugar levelsAdrenal functionAdrenal functionCortisol levelsCortisol levelsThyroid hormonesThyroid hormonesCerebellar AntibodiesCerebellar AntibodiesThyroid AntibodiesThyroid AntibodiesFemale hormone panelFemale hormone panelGI permeability testGI permeability testImmune panelsImmune panels

Adrenal Stress Index for Adrenal Stress Index for Cortisol levelsCortisol levels

Can’t stay asleep

Neurological treatment consists of Treating Neurological treatment consists of Treating Cerebellum and Brain DysfunctionCerebellum and Brain Dysfunction

The cerebellum and brain require 2 things in order to function properly:

● Fuel

● Activation

-Glucose-Glucose-Oxygen-Oxygen

-Unilateral (one-sided) adjusting-Unilateral (one-sided) adjusting-Brain-based rehabilitation-Brain-based rehabilitation

Therapies Used for Brain Therapies Used for Brain ActivationActivation

• Vibration Therapy on One Side of the Body

● Gentle Chiropractic Adjustments on One Side of the Body Using the Arthrostim

and Activator

Therapies Used for Brain Therapies Used for Brain ActivationActivation

• Upper Body Ergometer These therapies are

done while using the oxygen

concentrator

Therapies Used for Brain Therapies Used for Brain ActivationActivation

• Auditory Stimulation in One Ear

● Auricular Stimulation in One Ear Using Electroacupuncture

Therapies Used for Brain Therapies Used for Brain ActivationActivation

• Warm Caloric in One Ear

● Olfactory Stimulation in One Nostril

Therapies Used for Brain Therapies Used for Brain ActivationActivation

Visual Stimulation in One Eye

Neurological Fibromyalgia with Metabolic Complications

Correcting the brain mis-firing and Correcting the brain mis-firing and metabolic dysfunctionsmetabolic dysfunctions

Periodic Re-testing lets us know we Periodic Re-testing lets us know we are on the right trackare on the right track

Bring together all the pieces and Bring together all the pieces and treat the Whole Persontreat the Whole Person

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