Treatment of DDS
The aim of the treatment is to afferentate(stimulate) the areas of brain that are under functioning and thereby bring them up to speed so that they can perform neurophysiologically as they were intended to.
We use different sensory pathways into the nervous system to cause changes in the areas of brain that are not working too well or have not matured at a time that would have been appropriate.
Neurons need to be activated in order to keep them healthy, in just the same way that you exercise your muscles to stay fit. Exercising the brain keeps it in good shape.
With neurons (nerve cell) every time they receive an impulse from another neuron, be it a positive or negative message (it makes no difference), they make more protein. More protein makes for healthier neurons with not only better internal structures but more neurotransmitters to pass on messages to the next neurons in the chain. Hence if one area of the brain is under functioning, then the areas it should talk to on a regular basis suffer as well as their protein production slows as a consequence.
To afferentate the area or areas of brain found to be under functioning we use:
- Computer generated programs which can be specifically modified
- Simple yet specific exercise
- A type of flashing light
- Music
- Smell
- Chiropractic adjustment as they stimulate joint-mechanoreceptors, golgi tendon organs and intrafusal muscle fibers
- Diet/Nutritional therapy
Clearly as no two individuals will present with exactly the same problem the treatment has to be tailor-made for each and every person.
It is the understanding of the underlying functional neurology that provides the diagnosis.
How this neurophysiology can be changed then provides the logic to the treatment regime.
This is what sets this treatment apart from any other treatment available.
The basis of the treatment is discussed in the best selling book: ‘Is that my child?’ by Dr Robin Pauc. See www.tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk
