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June 30th, 2016
Resiliency Building Skills to Practice for Trauma Recovery
Heidi HansonCurriculums:
Much of trauma healing is helping the nervous system become more “resilient.” Rather than spend a few hours or even days drowning in a state of terror, tension and nervousness after getting triggered, doing one or more of these exercises can help the nervous system shift into a different state sooner. This article has activities and exercises that will help the nervous system to be more flexible and rebound from activation sooner.
June 10th, 2016
What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?
ROBERT F. WORTHCurriculums:
A new study supports what a small group of military researchers has suspected for decades: that modern warfare destroys the brain. The scarring from a blast is different from concussion
June 9th, 2016
Characterisation of interface astroglial scarring in the human brain after blast exposure: a post-mortem case series
Sharon Baughman Shively, MD, Robert V Jones, MD James P Kelly, MD Regina C Armstrong, PhD Daniel P Perl, MDCurriculums:
In this post-mortem case series, we investigated several features of traumatic brain injuries, using clinical histopathology techniques and markers, in brain specimens from male military service members with chronic blast exposures and from those who had died shortly after severe blast exposures. We then compared these results with those from brain specimens from male civilian (ie, non-military) cases with no history of blast exposure, including cases with and without chronic impact traumatic brain injuries and cases with chronic exposure to opiates, and analysed the limited associated clinical histories of all cases. Brain specimens had been archived in tissue banks in the USA.
June 7th, 2016
Swapping sick for healthy brain cells slows Huntington's disease
University of Rochester Medical CenterCurriculums:
Researchers have successfully reduced the symptoms and slowed the progression of Huntington's disease in mice using healthy human brain cells. The findings could ultimately point to a new method to treat the disease
June 6th, 2016
The use of CranioSacral therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Benefits from the viewpoints of parents, clients, and therapists
Susan Vaughan Kratz, OTR, CST, Jane Kerr, MSc, Bsc, MSCP, HCP, Lorraine Porter, BScCurriculums:
The objectives of this preliminary study were to explore: the use of CranioSacral Therapy for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the demographics of participants, and the retrospective interpretation of reported changes related to the intervention. Participants included therapists, parents, and clients.
June 1st, 2016
CPD: Autism and the visceral connection – An overview of recently published research
Dr Ioná Bramati-Castellarin PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med DCurriculums:
In this article, the author discussed the research behind
the effectiveness of osteopathic visceral treatment of gastrointestinal (GI)
signs and symptoms as well as behavior patterns in autistic children via
manipulation of the ‘gut-brain axis’, and may represent a significant
contribution to the evidence base for osteopathic treatment.
June 1st, 2016
Talking sense: What sensory processing disorder says about Autism
SARAH DEWEERDTCurriculums:
Some children are highly sensitive to sound, sight or touch, whereas others seem almost numb. This article explores the differences and may offer insights into autism.
June 1st, 2016
Clearing the Fog: Craniosacral Therapy Aims to Ease Dementia
Susan Heitler Ph.D.Curriculums:
An interview with Michael Morgan about applying CranioSacral techniques to the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.