Pioneering Research Underpinning Our Therapeutic Approaches
Research
At the forefront of neuroscience and medical innovation, our Neurorestoration program offers a groundbreaking approach to neurological health. By harnessing cutting-edge techniques and the latest scientific discoveries, we target the root causes of your symptoms, not just their surface manifestations.
Pioneering Research Underpinning Our Therapeutic Approaches
Neuro Vision Therapy
- Visual problems associated with traumatic brain injury.
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Address Visual and Visual-Perceptual Impairments to Improve Occupational Performance in Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.
- Vision impairment after traumatic brain injury: present knowledge and future directions.
- Vision therapy for oculomotor dysfunctions in acquired brain injury: a retrospective analysis.
Gaze Stabilization
- Gaze stabilization test: a new clinical test of unilateral vestibular dysfunction.
- Vestibular rehabilitation outcomes in chronic vertiginous patients through computerized dynamic visual acuity and Gaze stabilization test.
- Gaze Stabilization Test Asymmetry Score as an Indicator of Previous Concussion in a Cohort of Collegiate Football Players.
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Saccades
- Inaccurate Saccades and Enhanced Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Suppression during Combined Eye-Head Movements in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: Possible Implications for Cervical Vertigo.
- Deficits in saccades and smooth-pursuit eye movements in adults with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Saccadic impairment in chronic traumatic brain injury: examining the influence of cognitive load and injury severity.
- Decreased Number of Self-Paced Saccades in Post-Concussion Syndrome Associated with Higher Symptom Burden and Reduced White Matter Integrity.
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Vestibular Therapy
- Traumatic brain injury and vestibulo-ocular function: current challenges and future prospects.
- Vestibular Impairment in Dementia.
- Vestibulo-ocular function in anxiety disorders.
- Vestibulo-ocular reflex abnormality in Parkinson’s disease detected by video head impulse test.
- Cervico-ocular function in patients with spasmodic torticollis.
- The relationship between vestibular function and topographical memory in older adults.
- Vestibulo-ocular reflex function in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.
- Visual-vestibular processing deficits in mild traumatic brain injury.
- Review of Vestibular and Oculomotor Screening and Concussion Rehabilitation.
- The effect of virtual reality on visual vertigo symptoms in patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction: a pilot study.
Neurorestoration Integration Therapy
Neurosensorimotor Integrator
- Vision training methods for sports concussion mitigation and management.
- Neurorehabilitation applied to specific learning disability: Study of a single case.
- Development of visual perception and attention, assessed by backward masking and application in children with epilepsy.
- Sensorimotor integration of vision and proprioception for obstacle crossing in ambulatory spinal cord injury patients.
Laser and PhotoBioModulation Therapy
- Photobiomodulation using low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for patients with chronic traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial study protocol.
- Transcranial near-infrared laser therapy in improving cognitive recovery of function following traumatic brain injury
- Multi-Watt Near-Infrared Phototherapy for the Treatment of Comorbid Depression: An Open-Label Single-Arm Study.
- Photobiomodulation for traumatic brain injury and stroke.
- Photobiomodulation and the brain: a new paradigm.
- Low-level laser therapy rescues dendrite atrophy via upregulating BDNF expression: implications for Alzheimer’s disease.
- Treating cognitive impairment with transcranial low-level laser therapy.
NeuroRestoration for Athletic Performance
- Training Attentional Control Improves Cognitive and Motor Task Performance.
- The athletes’ visuomotor system – Cortical processes contribute to faster visuomotor reactions.
- Effects of postural control manipulation on visuomotor training performance: comparative data in healthy athletes.
- Balance performance with a cognitive task: continuing the dual-task testing paradigm.
Vibration therapy
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- Effects of Stochastic Resonance Whole-Body Vibration in Individuals with Unilateral Brain Lesion: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial: Whole-Body Vibration and Neuromuscular Function.
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis.
- Effects of adding whole-body vibration to routine day activity program on physical functioning in elderly with mild or moderate dementia: a randomized controlled trial.
- Short-Term Effects of Rhythmic Sensory Stimulation in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Exploratory Pilot Study.
- The effects of proprioceptive stimulation on cognitive processes in patients after traumatic brain injury.
- Mastoid vibration affects dynamic postural control during gait in healthy older adults.
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Targeted SSEP Stimulus
- Cranial Nerve Noninvasive Neuromodulation: New Approach to Neurorehabilitation
- A novel neuromodulation technique for rehabilitating balance and gait: A case study.
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials and Central Motor Conduction Times in children with dystonia and their correlation with outcomes from Deep Brain Stimulation of the Globus pallidus internus.
- Cranial nerve non-invasive neuromodulation improves gait and balance in stroke survivors: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
- Abnormal cortical asymmetry as a target for neuromodulation in neuropsychiatric disorders: A narrative review and concept proposal.
- External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Migraine: Open-label trial on Safety and Efficacy.
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Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Evidence of activation of vagal afferents by non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation: An electrophysiological study in healthy volunteers.
- Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation acutely improves spontaneous cardiac baroreflex sensitivity in healthy young men: A randomized placebo-controlled trial.
- Hemicrania Continua: Beneficial Effect of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation in a Patient With a Contraindication for Indomethacin.
- Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation modulates amygdala functional connectivity in patients with depression.
Soft Tissue Therapies
Active Myofascial Release
- The Effects of Myofascial Trigger Point Release on the Power and Force Production in the Lower Limb Kinetic Chain.
- A comparison of the effect of the active release and muscle energy techniques on the latent trigger points of the upper trapezius.
- Effectiveness of myofascial release: systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
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Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Evidence of activation of vagal afferents by non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation: An electrophysiological study in healthy volunteers.
- Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation acutely improves spontaneous cardiac baroreflex sensitivity in healthy young men: A randomized placebo-controlled trial.
- Hemicrania Continua: Beneficial Effect of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation in a Patient With a Contraindication for Indomethacin.
- Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation modulates amygdala functional connectivity in patients with depression.
NeuroRestoration for Athletic Performance
- Training Attentional Control Improves Cognitive and Motor Task Performance.
- The athletes’ visuomotor system – Cortical processes contribute to faster visuomotor reactions.
- Effects of postural control manipulation on visuomotor training performance: comparative data in healthy athletes.
- Balance performance with a cognitive task: continuing the dual-task testing paradigm.
Articular Manipulation Therapies
- Impact of Spinal Manipulation on Cortical Drive to Upper and Lower Limb Muscles.
- Changes in H-reflex and V-waves following spinal manipulation.
- Measureable changes in the neuro-endocrinal mechanism following spinal manipulation.
- Manipulation of Dysfunctional Spinal Joints Affects Sensorimotor Integration in the Prefrontal Cortex: A Brain Source Localization Study
Neurofeedback
- Neurofeedback-Effectivenessin Rehabilitation of Patients Suffering fromTraumatic Brain Injury
- The Effects of QEEG-Guided Neurofeedback on Postconcussion Syndrome
- Neurofeedback as a Treatment Intervention in ADHD: Current Evidence and Practice
- Neurofeedback Training for Depression and Anxiety
- Neurofeedback for Anxiety and Affective Disorders
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Can Improve Post Concussion Syndrome Years After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Induces Late Neuroplasticity in Post Stroke Patients
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment In Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Suppressive Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygenation on Immune Responses
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Reduces Inflammation, Oxygenates Injured Muscle, and Regenerates Skeletal Muscle
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