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THE CONCUSSION REPAIR MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CRACKING MY COSMIC EGG

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

INTRODUCTION – HISTORY OF TREATMENT AND CURRENT TRENDS

THE BIG PICTURE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY – PAST AND PRESENT

LEADING CAUSES OF TBI

LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF TBI

JUST HOW FAR HAVE WE COME?

HOW HEALTHY BRAINS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK

THE INJURED BRAIN

GENETICS AND THE ALZHEIMER’S LINK

THE LIMITS OF CONVENTIONAL TBI TREATMENT

DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF TBI

GLASGOW COMA SCALE

WHEN IS NEUROIMAGING NECESSARY?

THE KEYS TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS

LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT OF THE TREATMENTS OFFERED

CHAPTER 1

PRIMARY TECHNOLOGIES

CASE REPORT

PRIMARY TECHNOLOGIES OVERVIEW

WATER: FLOATATION THERAPY

HISTORY

BENEFITS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

RISKS

LIGHT: LLLT (AKA COLD LASER THERAPY)

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

OXYGEN: HBOT

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

PULSED ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FIELDS (PEMF)

PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (PEMF)

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS)

BENEFITS AND RISKS

TMS VS PEMF

AVAILABILITY AND COST

TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (TDCS)

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

CHAPTER 2

INTERVENTIONAL THERAPEUTICS

CASE REPORT

THERAPEUTICS OVERVIEW

HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT)

RESETTING THE MASTER SWITCH

BENEFITS AND RISKS

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

LAB TESTING PROFILES

AVAILABILITY AND COST

LEARNING: COGNITIVE REHABILITATION DEVICES

WEARABLE NEUROFEEDBACK MONITORS

MUSE BRAIN SENSING HEADBAND AVAILABILITY AND COST

BENEFITS AND RISKS

VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) TECHNOLOGY

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

DYNAVISION BOARDS

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

BRAIN TRAINING MOBILE APPS

NEUROFEEDBACK

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

STEM CELL THERAPY

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

ACUPUNCTURE – COAUTHORED BY DR. ANDY SWANSON

PHARMACEUTICAL NOOTROPICS

CEREBROLYSIN

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

MODAFINIL

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

PIRACETAM

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

ANIRACETAM

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

CHAPTER 3

BIOLOGIC Nootropics

BIOLOGIC NOOTROPIC

FISH OIL

PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE (PS) AND PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE (PC)

GLUTATHIONE (GSH)

VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID)

LITHIUM OROTATE

B12 (METHYLCOBALAMIN)

ALPHA LIPOIC ACID (ALA)

ACETYL-L-CARNITINE (ALC)

CHAPTER 4

NATURE’S MEDICINE

CASE REPORT

SLEEP

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

SUN: HELIOTHERAPY

BENEFITS AND RISKS

CASE REPORT:

AVAILABILITY AND COST

SEX

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

SOUND: MUSIC THERAPY – AUTHORED BY DR. ANDY SWANSON

LANGUAGE AND SPEECH

COORDINATION AND MOVEMENT

EMOTIONAL REGULATION

ENTRAINMENT

THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM (RAS)

CONCLUSION

SKIN: EARTHING

BENEFITS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

RISKS

CHAPTER 5

PERSONAL PRACTICES

CASE REPORT

GYROSCOPIC REPAIR: BALANCE AND BODYWEIGHT TRAINING

BENEFITS AND RISKS

GETTING STARTED – BALANCE CHALLENGE EXERCISES

ADVANCED AND ELITE PRACTICES

MOVEMENT, QI GONG AND ENGAGING VESTIBULAR “FLOW” COAUTHORED BY DR. ANDY SWANSON

QI GONG

CASE STUDY

CENTERING THE MIND, STRENGTHENING THE BRAIN – MEDITATION. COAUTHORED WITH DR. ANDY SWANSON

MEDITATION FOR TBI

MEDITATION EXERCISE:

OPTIONAL VISUALIZATION:

THE PUMP: INVERSION THERAPY

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

GETTING STARTED

THE GATEKEEPERS: FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE

GETTING STARTED

CHAPTER 6

FOODS FOR RECOVERY

THE KETOGENIC DIET

BENEFITS AND RISKS

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

OILY FISH

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

COCONUT OIL

COCONUT OIL

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

TURMERIC

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

EGGS

BENEFITS AND RISKS

AVAILABILITY AND COST

CHAPTER 7

WHAT TO AVOID

REPEAT TBI

REAL WORLD EXAMPLE: REPEAT TBI IN MMA

SUGAR

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

OBESITY

ALCOHOL

FREQUENCY OF MOOD DISORDERS FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)

RELATIONSHIP OF MOOD AND ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS WITH VOCATIONAL OUTCOME

CHAPTER 8

TBI ASSESSMENT TOOLS

BRAIN IMAGING

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

SPECT IMAGING

SPECT IMAGING

EEG SUPPORTED TESTING

NON-EEG-BASED COMPUTERIZED ASSESSMENTS

ON-FIELD AND AT-HOME PAPER FORM ASSESSMENTS:

MOBILE DEVICE APPS:

SPECIALIZED NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION FOR VISUAL PATHWAYS

NOVEL ASSESSMENT TOOLS

CHAPTER 9

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

TO DO, TAKE & AVOID CHECKLIST IMMEDIATELY AFTER A SUSPECTED TBI OR CONCUSSION

ESTABLISHING SYMPTOM BASELINES

CREATING YOUR TREATMENT PROTOCOL

TOP 10 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

WORKBOOK SECTION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

RESOURCES

GENERAL RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION RESOURCES

CHAPTER 1 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 2 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 3 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 4 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 5 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 6 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 7 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 8 RESOURCES

CHAPTER 9 RESOURCES

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