Clinical Neurophysiology
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor, Dr. Alexander Jimenez discusses clinical neurophysiology. Dr. Jimenez will explore the clinical significance and functional activities of peripheral nerve fibers, the spinal cord, brainstem, and brain in the context of visceral and musculoskeletal disorders. Patients will gain an advanced understanding of the anatomy, genetics, biochemistry, and physiology of pain in relation to various clinical syndromes. Nutritional biochemistry related to nociception and pain will be incorporated. And the implementation of this information into therapy programs will be emphasized.
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The Role of Biomarkers for Depression
Depression is one of the most common mental health issues in the United States. Current research suggests that depression results from a combination of genetic, biological, ecological, and psychological aspects. Depression is a major psychiatric disorder worldwide...
Facetogenic Pain, Headaches, Neuropathic Pain And Osteoarthritis
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alexander Jimenez takes a look at various conditions that can cause chronic pain. These include: Osteoarthritis Facetogenic pain Neuropathic pain Headaches Abstract Arthritis pain is a complex phenomenon involving intricate...
Biomarkers And Pain Assessment Tools
Doctors define chronic pain, as any pain that lasts for 3 to 6 months or more. The pain effects an individual’s mental health and day to day life. Pain comes from a series of messages that run through the nervous system. Depression seems to follow pain. It...
Safety and Side Effects of Cannabidiol
Cannabidiol is a compound in the Cannabis sativa plant, also known as marijuana. More than 80 chemicals, called cannabinoids, have been identified in the Cannabis sativa plant. Even though delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the major active ingredient,...
Mechanisms of Acute Pain vs Chronic Pain
Pain is a very important function of the human body, including the involvement of nociceptors and the central nervous system, or CNS, to transmit messages from noxious stimulation to the brain. Nociceptors are adrenal glands which are responsible for detecting...
Brain Changes Associated with Chronic Pain
Pain is the human body’s natural response to injury or illness, and it is often a warning that something is wrong. Once the problem is healed, we generally stop experiencing this painful symptoms, however, what happens when the pain continues long after the...
The Connection Between Anxiety and Inflammation
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States, impacting more than 40 million adults. Though some instances can be moderate and short-lived, others may be painfully debilitating, lasting for years, or becoming a chronic problem. While almost...
The Connection Between Inflammation and Depression
One standard hypothesis of depression is that individuals who are depressed have a lack in monoamine receptors within the body, which in turn leads to reduced levels of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and norephinephrine, in the brain. But growing evidence...
How the Nervous System Processes Chronic Pain
How does your brain know when you are experiencing pain? How does it know the difference between the soft touch of a feather and a needle prick? And, how does that information get to your body in time to respond? How can acute pain become chronic pain? These...
Depression and Anxiety in Chronic Pain
Everyone will experience some type of pain throughout their lifetime, however, for those people who have anxiety or depression, pain can become especially intense and it can be challenging to treat. Individuals experiencing depression, for instance, often experience...
Biochemistry Of Pain
Biochemistry of Pain: All pain syndromes have an inflammation profile. An inflammatory profile can vary from person to person and can also vary in one person at different times. The treatment of pain syndromes is to understand this inflammation profile. Pain syndromes...
The Psychology of Chronic Pain
The perception of pain involves a lot more complex processes than mere feeling. As a matter of fact, the affective and evaluative elements of pain tend to be as significant as the creation and transmission of the pain signal itself. These emotional as well as...
The Role of Neurogenic Inflammation
Neurogenic inflammation, or NI, is the physiological process where mediators are discharged directly from the cutaneous nerves to commence an inflammatory response. This results in the creation of local inflammatory reactions including, erythema, swelling, temperature...
Overview of the Pathophysiology of Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain condition that is generally accompanied by soft tissue injury. Neuropathic pain is common in clinical practice and also poses a challenge to patients and clinicians alike. With neuropathic pain, the nerve fibers themselves...
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