ADHD Brain Neuro Care in Melbourne

In Greensborough Melbourne, a neurological assessment is available for children and other ADHD or ADD sufferers. A Chiropractic Neurology Consultant may assist in identifying specific areas of the brain which are underactive or overactive in persons with attention deficit syndromes such as ADD and ADHD. In addition the Chiropractic Neurology Consultant is able to prescribe individually highly specific adjustments and exercise to target specific areas of the brain and facilitate improvement in function in ADHD sufferers. The Chiropractic Neurology Consultant is a specifically trained professional with a thorough knowledge of the brain and nervous system, the study over 2.5 years includes several 100’s of hours of post graduate study specifically on brain function. The Chiropractic Neurology Consultant is skilled in determining which areas of the brain may be functionally underperforming or indeed even overactive in some ADHD kids. As every case is unique, the areas that need to be worked on will vary from patient to patient depending on the results of their examination. The Chiropractic Neurology Consultant is able to put together highly specific exercises designed to target the specific brain area/areas that need stimulation and also to provide the appropriate level of stimulations depending on the individuals’ sensitivity and their brain plasticity. It is important that the exercises are correct for the individual and the level of stimulation is appropriate. Just doing all available brain exercises may be detrimental as the wrong combination or inappropriately targeted exercises can stimulate or overexcite an area that perhaps should not be stimulated in that particular individual.

The most recent models suggest that several areas of the brain may be affected in the brains of people with Attention Deficit Disorders like ADD and ADHD. The areas of the brain that may be impacted in individuals with attention deficit disorders include:

• the frontal lobes – which help us pay attention to tasks, focus, plan ahead, make good decisions, remember what we’ve learned and behave appropriately for the given situation.

• the inhibitory mechanisms of the cortex – which keep us from getting mad unnecessarily, saying things out of turn and being hyperactive.

• the limbic system – the base of our emotions and vigilant lookout post, if over activated the result may be temper outbursts and mood swings, over aroused, hyper-vigilant, touching everything, constantly startled.

• the reticular activating system (RAS)– is the centre of balance for the systems involved in learning, self control, inhibition etc. If the RAS is over excited then we see hyperactivity, excessive startle responses, hyper-vigilance, touching everything, talking too much and restlessness. On the other hand if the RAS is not exciting the cortex to the appropriate level then we see difficulty learning, poor memory and little self-control. So for the rest of the brain to function as it should the Reticular Activating System must be activated to normal levels. The Reticular Activating System is a very complex collection of neurons that serve as a point of convergence for signals from the external world and from the interior environment.
  

The Brain and Reticular Activating System