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Chiropractic neurology is a post-doctorate program in the field of neurology that diagnoses and applies functional therapies to improve the outcome of neurological disorders, such as: vertigo, neuropathy, post-concussion syndrome, mild traumatic brain injuries, neurobehavioral disorders, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tics, tremors and other movement disorders.
Functional Neurology uses a variety of tools including transcranial magnetic stimulation, eye exercises, vestibular rehabilitation, brain-based therapies, chiropractic manipulations, cranial nerve stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and sensory input to fire up the nervous system, teaching each brain pathway to project properly, which can restore or greatly improve function even for chronic disorders. It also allows the patient to learn how to keep the brain young and active, so they can prevent future injuries or difficulties.
The brain works and thrives on receptors or sensory input from touch, sound, light, smell, joint mechanics, the vestibular system, and verbal cognition to name a few, transcutaneous nerve stimulation or even transcranial magnetic brain stimulation. So we can use any one of these or a combination to promote neural plasticity or to reconnect proper brain function.
We are not in network with most insurance companies, but if you have any out of network benefits, we can utilize a super bill to see if there's any opportunities to be reimbursed. Because our treatments are leading edge, insurance does not tend to cover them. Instead, we provide a time of service discount to our patients. This keeps treatment plan costs closer to what it would be if insurance were covering a percentage.
Because working with insurance companies can be complicated, lets talk over the phone or in person, and we can figure things out.
We do accept HSA and FSA, as well as cash, check and credit card.
In the initial exam, the doctors spend two full hours to thoroughly examine your medical history, perform an in-depth bedside neurological and orthopedic examination, and administer other diagnostic tests that are applicable to your case. These bedside neurological tests help us better understand how your cortex, brainstem, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and many other parts of your nervous system are functioning.
In essence, we are trying to put pieces of a puzzle together so that we can provide the best care that is specific to your case. Everyone that comes in will have a Saccadometer test performed to analyze the efficiency of fast eye movement. The visual system is one of the body’s systems that essentially utilizes almost every aspect of brain function. That’s why we spend so much time looking at your eyes! With time permitting we almost always provide therapeutic procedures at the end of the visit and will give you exercises to take home. It is essential that we perform a complete and thorough physical examination in which different areas of the nervous system are tested and challenged at the appropriate level. We must also strive to understand the meaning of the results obtained from a neurological and functional perspective. The level of response obtained during the physical examination is used to assess the level of activity in a certain area of the nervous system and to later gauge the effectiveness of treatment.
