Introduction A 54-year-old female presented with classic migraines. Migraines began when she was 10-years-old. She was having an average of 8-9 migraines per month. Migraine pain was located in her left shoulder and would radiate up to her left temple and left eye. She has been relying on migraine abortive medications, monthly injections and has…
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Introduction A 41-year-old female presented with symptoms that started two years ago. She regularly experienced exercise intolerance, lightheadedness, headaches, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. She reported having a high-stress job that is mentally and physically demanding. The patient experienced one episode of syncope while performing high intensity exercise. She stated that symptoms worsened after a COVID-19 infection.…
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How does the breath directly affect our brain function? Everybody knows that it is important to breathe because our brain needs a constant supply of oxygen – but did you know that you can use your breath to control certain areas of the brain? Surprisingly most of us know very little about the underlying mechanisms…
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Red Light and Near Infrared Therapy is one of the many modalities that can be used during treatment at CFNC. In order to create neuroplasticity your brain needs three things: Oxygen Fuel (glucose and ketones) Stimulation At CFNC, we surround every treatment plan with these things in mind. Red Light and Near Infrared Therapy helps…
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is one out of the many therapies we utilize at Carolina Functional Neurology Center. It can be used for a lot of reasons and the dosage of hyperbarics varies person by person. A question we receive often is how does hyperbaric oxygen therapy work? Why is it beneficial for me? HBOT…
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We often have patients tell us that they have seen a chiropractor before and that they would feel really good after the adjustment and then within a few hours or days their symptoms would come back. As functional neurologists, this is a big indicator that their brain needs more specific stimulation to address a dysfunction…
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We receive a lot of questions from our dysautonomia warriors about what diet and foods are important to avoid and eat when you have a dysautonomia. In this blog post, we will be talking about blood sugar regulation and its role with your brain health and how that relates to dysautonomia. Food = Fuel Everything…
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Introduction A 34-year-old female presented with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Her main complaints were dizziness and lightheadedness when standing up, especially in the mornings, bloating after meals, chronic fatigue and brain fog throughout the day. Examination Examination revealed a right vestibular and right pontomedullary reticular dysfunction. Patient’s orthostatic…
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“Should I be taking supplements?” “Why should I be taking them?” “Do I need to take supplements every day for the rest of my life?” “How do I know what supplement brands are best to take?” “There are so many different kinds of supplements, how do I know what I should be taking?” “How much…
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Introduction A 24-year-old male presented with memory difficulties and slurred speech following multiple concussions over the last 10-15 years. Examination and Diagnosis History examination revealed decreased frontal lobe function, decrease in semantic memory and memory recall, and slight cognitive impairment. Treatment Patient was put on a high dose of DHA and turmeric. In addition, the…
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