Traumatic Brain Injury Types When I did my training in Emergency Medicine, very little was known about traumatic brain injury. We were only taught two basic guidelines on how to tell if a patient had experienced a concussion. We now know that these guidelines were completely wrong. The first guideline is that we only called…
DetailsFibromyalgia Questions, Comments and the Brain Many experts believe that fibromyalgia is less a disease than an abnormal body response to stress. Areas of the brain responding to stress react differently in fibromyalgia patients than in healthy people. There is decreased activity in the opiod receptors, which may be why there is often accompanying depression and poor…
DetailsFibromyalgia Information: Part 1 Fibromyalgia, a complex and often confusing disorder, does not immediately come to mind when thinking about electrostimulation of the brain. However, in our experience using Clarity Direct Neurofeedback, we have had unexpectedly positive results in at least half our patients. Fatigue lessened, “foggy” brains cleared up, depression and anxiety resolved, sleep…
DetailsAutism Spectrum Disorder Updates in 6 Areas Recent years have seen some real progress in key areas of research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD): from possible genetic causes, to effective treatments for common symptoms and clinical problems, to promoting success for young people with ASD entering college. Updates on these and other advances in ASD…
DetailsAnxiety, Depression Symptoms, or Both? They Occur Together up to 50% of the Time Some material in this blog is from E. Hendriksen, PhD, Savvy Psychologist September 25, 2015 Anxiety and depression are often seen together. Like two surly friends, they seem to hang out together because no one else wants to. If you struggle…
DetailsMisunderstanding Adult ADHD—It’s Not Just for Kids Anymore Some of what I write about concerning adult ADHD comes from an article in Psychiatric Times. “Adult ADHD: A Review of the Clinical Presentation, Challenges, and Treatment Option” by Jennifer Reinhold, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP. We typically think of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a childhood problem, and…
DetailsNFL Concussion Research & Brain Injury Updates Most of the information in this week’s blog comes from a very recent series of articles in the NY Times. It’s been a busy few weeks for discussing concussions in the NFL. Jeff Miller, the NFL’s senior VP for health and safety policy, was recently asked to comment…
Details11 PTSD Myths. 11 PTSD Realities. PTSD Myth #1 The Reality It is now clear that domestic and repeated events that happen over time can also cause PTSD. For example, years of child abuse can cause PTSD as well being raped or witnessing a natural disaster. The actual event is less important than the fear…
DetailsNFL Concussions Protocol The video below shows some of the conflicted views and emotions on the topic of football and concussions. The excitement, the sadness, the beauty of brutality, and the indignation of those who say the players know what they’re getting into. One emotion not mentioned is the universal fear of all the players,…
DetailsThe Brain, Free Will & Eastern Philosophy This is not a typical blog for me because it is not clinical; the focus is not on diagnosis or treatment. But it’s still about the brain and a topic I’ve been interested in for years—free will. In this blog we’ll start with the brain, move on to…
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