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May 18th, 2016
The empty brain
Robert EpsteinCurriculums:
An interesting essay by a psychologist Robert Epstein. Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer Epstein tackles the miseries that afflict any effort to understand the brain and its function when we think and speak in terms of the metaphor of the brain as some sort of computer.
May 16th, 2016
DETOXING FOR BRAIN HEALTH – NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS: CranioSacral Therapy Improves Glymphatic Cleansing of Brain Tissue
Carolyn SimonCurriculums:
This article talks about how craniosacral therapy improves glymphatic cleansing of the brain tissue and effectively promotes brain health by invigorating this active fluid cleansing system.
May 12th, 2016
Cells carry 'memory' of injury, which could reveal why chronic pain persists
Medicine & HealthCurriculums: Upledger's CranioSacral TestimonialCategory / SomatoEmotional Release, Barral's Visceral Manipulation / Neural Manipulation / New Manual Articular Approach / Manual Approach to the Brain,
A new study from King's College London offers clues as to why chronic pain can persist, even when the injury that caused it has gone. Although still in its infancy, this research could explain how small and seemingly innocuous injuries leave molecular 'footprints' which add up to more lasting damage, and ultimately chronic pain.
May 11th, 2016
Your Brain Has A "Delete" Button—Here's How To Use It
JUDAH POLLACK AND OLIVIA FOX CABANECurriculums:
This article talks about the fascinating way that your brain makes space to build new and stronger connections so you can learn more.
May 10th, 2016
East Side therapy clinic opens door to inmates
Patty MachelorCurriculums:
This article talks about how an Arizona PT clinic helps inmates in need of treatment. They specialize in helping people with orthopedic, geriatric and neurological conditions. Therapy is offered by way of both traditional and alternative techniques, including massage, myofascial release, CranioSacral therapy and reiki.
May 2nd, 2016
INSPIRE: Barbara Huntress Tresness
Lorna OppedisanoCurriculums:
Baraba Huntress shares her journey with her son. “And the only thing I’d done differently was the dolphin therapy with Upledger. So I knew then that there was something really magical about this,” she said. She continued on her journey with Graham, becoming a licensed massage therapist and learning craniosacral therapy.
May 2nd, 2016
The 5 Non-Negotiable Disciplines of a High Achiever
Patrick AllmondCurriculums:
Daily interruptions are inevitable. Acting on a fear of missing out, we allow the beeps, dings and vibrations to interject, to assure us that we’re connected, and subconsciously we tell ourselves that that constant connection has no impact on the amount of work we can accomplish. But, in reality, we’re so bombarded with outside noise, it becomes almost impossible to avoid—and our productivity suffers because of it.
April 27th, 2016
The Gift of Presence, the Perils of Advice
Parker J. PalmeCurriculums:
Palmer talks about his personal experience about giving advice. Don’t give advice, unless someone insists. Instead, be fully present, listen deeply, and ask the kind of questions that give the other a chance to express more ...
April 25th, 2016
Change in the brain: Astrocytes finally getting the recognition they deserve
RIKENCurriculums:
Astrocytes help control the strength of connections between neurons, new research shows. The study used cultured cells and brain slices to show that astrocytes in the hippocampus regulate changes in the brain brought on by neural activity.
April 23rd, 2016
Time to Change from a Symptom-based Concussion Assessment to a Structured Physical Examination
Willer BS, Leddy JJCurriculums:
This editorial on concussion assessment for this issue of Academic Emergency Medicine. The research is focused on physiological aspects of concussion and mTBI1