and Repetitive Head Injury
Criteria Mild Structural imaging Normal Loss of consciousness (LOC) 0–30 min Alteration of consciousness/mental state (AOC)a A moment up to 24 h Posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) 0–1 day Glasgow Coma Scale…
Nerve Stimulation
Fig. 1 Intraoperative anterior-posterior (AP) radiograph demonstrating bilateral placement of octrode neurostimulator arrays (A). This patient is a 58-year-old male who developed left V1 and V3 distribution pain, after a…
There a Place for Microsurgical Vascular Decompression of the Brainstem for Apparent Essential Blood Hypertension? A Review
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Johannes Schramm (ed.)Advances and Technical Standards in NeurosurgeryAdvances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery4210.1007/978-3-319-09066-5_4 Is There a Place for Microsurgical Vascular Decompression of the Brainstem for Apparent Essential Blood…
The ClinicalQ
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada Clinical Versus Normative Databases For clinicians, the most accurate databases are clearly clinical. Normative databases are far less accurate. The fundamental organizing concept…
Treat the Condition Not the Label
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada KeywordsNeuroguided stimulationStress toleranceSeizure disordersAge-related declinesAnxietyDepressionBipolar disordersADHDSleep disordersEmotional traumaFamily dynamicsLeft handedSeniors As has been stated several times, neurotherapy blends perfectly with other treatment modalities…
Braindriving
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada KeywordsBraindrivingAVSUnconditioned stimuliAutismEmotional traumaTaskingEmergency treatmentsMagnetic stimulation Light and sound stimulation, which is used in Audiovisual Stimulation (AVS) devices, does affect brainwave activity. These devices…
Peripheral Biofeedback
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada Earlier in this book, I made reference to the biofeedback of other autonomic nervous system modalities including muscle tension, thermal (peripheral blood flow),…
Neurofeedback
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada Although we will be discussing many treatment methodologies throughout this book, neurofeedback, or brain wave biofeedback, remains as the major “workhorse” in neurotherapy….
Introduction
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada The purpose of this book is to encourage clinicians to introduce neurotherapy into their practice. Neurotherapy blends synergically with every therapeutic metaphor. Whatever…
Potentiating Neurotherapy
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada Many neurotherapists provide clients with various adjunctive self-administered treatments to facilitate the therapeutic process. These adjunctive complementary treatments include relaxation exercises, self-hypnosis, energy…
