How Does the NeuroRescue Program Work?
We design your NeuroRescue Program to be thorough in both testing and therapy. Each program is based on a careful look at the neurological systems and pathways that may be involved in your condition, using computerized neurological testing, a detailed exam and targeted therapies.
Your program begins with your Discovery Day. We start with a detailed history of not only your condition, but your life on a timeline. This helps us understand the factors that may have contributed to where you are now, and identify related conditions that may be making it harder for you to move your recovery forward.
Our exam helps us identify the areas and pathways of your brain that may be affected by your condition. We begin by measuring how your visual, vestibular (inner ear) and proprioceptive (body position) systems are working, through computerized analysis of your eye movements, your inner ear reflexes and your balance under a range of sensory conditions.
Our testing includes videonystagmography (VNG) and saccadometry to measure several types of eye movements, video head impulse testing (vHIT) to measure how your inner ear is working, and computerized dynamic posturography to assess your balance under different sensory conditions.
We also use NeuroSensoryMotor Integration testing to evaluate hand-eye coordination and cognition, and Virtualis testing to assess dynamic eye tracking and your perception of vertical in a virtual reality environment.
We combine all of this with a thorough physical and neurological exam of your sensory, motor, autonomic and cognitive systems. We also review any relevant lab work, imaging and prior neurological testing, and integrate it with our findings.
We use this information to understand which parts of your nervous system are working well, which systems are struggling and how quickly they tire.
We can then design a NeuroRescue Program specifically for your brain. Your program is designed to support the nerve cells and pathways that are struggling and help them work together, with the goal of improving energy, endurance and function in systems that tire easily.
Our therapies are guided by current neuroscience research. Depending on your needs and test results, they may include eye exercises to improve gaze stability or your ability to move your eyes accurately to a target; exercises to retrain reflexes involving your inner ear, your neck or both; exercises to improve your balance under specific conditions; and vision training that combines several types of therapy at the same time. They may also include specific types of electrical stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or exercises performed in a virtual reality environment. At our clinic, TMS is provided by our psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, who will evaluate whether it may be appropriate for you. Combining several types of therapy lets us work on your nervous system from more than one angle at a time.
We use our testing not only to see what needs attention, but also to know when it’s time to stop and let you rest. We work on your neurological function from several angles at once, and when other parts of your health, such as sleep, blood sugar or stress, may be affecting your recovery, we coordinate with your other providers.
While no one can bring back nerve cells that have been lost, your NeuroRescue Program focuses on the pathways that remain, with the goal of improving their efficiency and endurance. By focusing on how your systems work together, our goal is to help them not only work better, but work better together. Our care works alongside your physicians and other providers, never in place of them, and results vary from person to person.
Your Next Step:
Living with a neurological condition can be challenging, and you don’t have to face it alone. To find out if the NeuroRescue Program is right for you, contact one of our patient care coordinators to schedule your Discovery Day.
It’s never too late to take the next step.
