Epilepsy, childhood migraine, practitioner self care, CNS nutrition
Covers Epilepsy v childhood migraine, communicating to parents when they have medical confidence melting and giving them alternatives to hang on to in a chiropractic domain, philosophy and competition challenges in the office, specifics on lifting sphenoid and gag reflex threshold. How to explain threshold to parents and clients. Communication • Give homework to give families back control. Management then tells them to call back and get checked. Calling back to get checked is part of the homework. • Changing diagnoses (example: epilepsy → migraine). Some clients hold onto one diagnosis and forget there is hope. • “I get adjusted myself. I want you to have the same.” Patients advice- small goes a long way • Cranial work improves CSF and blood flow to the brain. • Small advice goes a long way: TMJ issues in bald patients — cold stresses the system. Keep warmth in the body (beanie). • Avoid overtightening suboccipitals and TMJ strain. • Point-dog hold Hold 10 seconds to reset posture and nervous system awareness. Teach patients to “snap to attention.” Nervous System Nutrition • Nutrition = basics of feeding the nervous system. • GABA • Building block of brain scaffolding • Stress depletes it • Research shows it can reduce tics and seizures • Improves clarity, focus, and response to adjustment • Poor suture texture (“wood-like”) + low CSF = need amino acids to build tissue strength. • Omegas improve fat conduction and tissue strength. • Ornithine supports CSF production. • If patients don’t have good nutritional input, adjustments happen on “squishy tissue” and won’t be as effective. Practitioner Self-Care • Self-care = life-giving back into your tank (Mother Nature). • Low suboccipital tone + looking down + fast impulse = mini whiplash, being the bench higher. • The energy exchange is real — protect your own system. • Switch off when you leave practice. • Separate work and home (uniform mindset). Create a transition ritual. • Write down unfinished thoughts at the end of the day so you start fresh tomorrow.