Dr. Daniel Demian
145 Front Street East Suite G2 M5A 1E3 Toronto, ON, Canada

It is common to hear that the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa, but in reality, it is much more complicated than that ...! While some of the brains output projects to the contralateral side for the voluntary control of movement, through anatomical observation we see that the large majority of fibers that pass through the internal capsule travel ipsilaterally, or on the same side. These ipsilateral projections affect the things we have no control over output to our organs, regulation of our autonomics, pain modulation, involuntary movements and muscle tone, etc. Additionally, the reticulospinal tracts from the PMRF project to BOTH sides of the body to influence tone. Therefore, tonal changes could be due to the function of either PMRF, and the clinician may use other measures that are more specific when determining the side of PMRF involvement. So when we use therapies to bias activation of a particular area of the brain, it is important to remember that the therapy may have a widespread effect. It is the responsibility of the clinician to understand the pathways and projections that are being influenced in order to provide the best care possible. #brainfacts #brainfact #carricktrained #carrickinstitute #neuroscience #doctor #docsofinsta #movement #brainhealth #coffeeandneurology

On Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will appear before a government of Canada parliamentary subcommittee on concussions. Will he continue to deny CTE link while 100% of NHL players tested thus far have been positive? Ken Dryden lays out the questions:

Cool story from one of my favourite athletes growing up. I remember the hit so clearly, one of the things that pushed me into my field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1l31TA0MLA

The age of the 'Dark Room' are coming to an end - 'The Dark Ages'?. Good study, done right here in Toronto. We work to rehabilitate people so they are able to safely exercise ASAP.

This 'newfound' organ has been thought to play a big part in the manual treatment modalities like acupuncture, laser, myofascial release, electric stimulation.... etc the list goes on. Exciting days to come as it continues to be quantified and provide explanations about why many 'placebo' healing modalities continue to have success. As technology continues to advance I expect to be saying this often.

Potential benefits of Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT)! Still learning about this exciting tool - in general increases function of the cell. https://selfhacked.com/blog/my-review-of-lllt/

How the brain handles glucose is a critical new component in understanding #Alzheimers disease

"Let's make our goal to be Alzheimer's free, not Down's syndrome free"

The hips transfer load from your legs to your pelvis and spine. Proper hip movement is essential for ankle, knee and low back health! I am a person with poor flexibility and genetically poor hip mobility. I love to push my body make sure my hips don't end up stopping me. Here is one of my daily hip mobility drills. https://www.onnit.com/academy/increase-hip-mobility/

Brain plasticity and vision. New frontier for athletes? https://www.nytimes.com//training-your-brain-so-that-you-d

NEVER STOP MOVING at any age! Movement is fuel to the brain, lubrication for the joints and muscles, ignition for hormones and neurotransmitters, engine to the heart and blood vessels.... I could go on for a long time. "Activity levels at the end of adolescence were alarmingly low, and by age 19, they were comparable to 60-year-olds," says the study's senior author, Vadim Zipunnikov, assistant professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Biostatistics. "For school-age ch...ildren, the primary window for activity was the afternoon between two and six P.M. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas/2017//170615142701.htm

What you take internally effects what you perceive externally. "A new study by researcher Jacob Jolij and student Maaike Meurs of the Psychology Department of the University of Groningen shows that music has an even more dramatic effect on perception: even if there is nothing to see, people sometimes still see happy faces when they are listening to happy music and sad faces when they are listening to sad music." https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas/2011//110427101606.htm

Issues in Cerebellum and Pons brain networks being studied as underlying contribution to comorbid mental illnesses. "This work suggests that the p-factor (multiple mental illnesses) may very well be tapping into inadequacies or deficiencies in simply our ability to monitor information including our own thoughts and emotions and make sure they jive with our intentions, our expectations and the responses that we get from the world outside, Hariri said. When that goes awry, and the extent to which that goes awry, may result in either milder forms of mental illness or more and more severe forms of mental illness. http://neurosciencenews.com/mental-illness-cerebellum-6384/

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I experiment with all of these; can testify to many of them!

Here is something you may not know --- Walking helps your brain? Most of us now know that a good walking program is one of the easiest ways to stay physically f...it, but new research is showing real benefits to the brain as well. "Researchers at New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) found that the foot's impact during walking sends pressure waves through the arteries that significantly modify and can increase the supply of blood to the brain." Here is the rest of the article at Science Daily. http://bit.ly/2pWGhae Please feel free to share our posts! How much walking do you do?

Concussion - move safely, move early, move often. At P3 Health, we are creating graded, monitored, subthreshold exercise protocols for our post concussive patients.

#BREAKING: A win for alternative medicine.

'In matched sports, girls were 12.1 percent more likely to sustain a concussion than boys, according to the report, which tracked concussions in a sport relative to total number of injuries...' If your a female athlete, research says you maybe more likely to suffer a concussion than males. Make sure that you are able to identify it quickly with baseline testing and rehab is being monitored by a qualified professional. 'https://www.washingtonpost.com//girls-soccer-has-highest/

Ghajar and a team of neuroscientists refined eye-tracking technology which measures attention focus and recognizes unique signals indicating concussion. Stanford athletes who think they may have a concussion immediately take the eye-tracking test, in which they watch a small circle move on a screen while the device monitors their eye movement. The device can also pick up on sleep deprivation and attention-deficit disorder. To my knowledge, the only places in the world right ...now that are using eye-tracking to detect concussions are Stanford University and the military, Anderson said..... **P3 Health now has eye tracking technology to aid in diagnosis and rehabilitation of concussions. http://www.stanforddaily.com//concussion-center-pioneers-/

Copy, paste explanation of last post....

New things in concussion testing. The brain and nervous system's control of the eyes are a HUGE piece of the puzzle because they are reflexive reflections of brain activity, meaning you can't choose the speed of there movement, accuracy, time to initiation. They are the most sensitive tools to test the brain that I use. Typically they will reflect dysfunction of the brain long before you see it elsewhere.

Great interview into all things that factor into top performance and the delicate line that is. Plus a shout out to one of our own. P3Health http://www.omegawave.com//balance-control-two-time-olympi/

Decreased fuel to your brain = 'Hangry'. If someone is making a decision about you, have them make it after a meal.

Adjusting the spine increases strength in the limbs due to its effect on the brain. Stable trunk strong limbs. http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/1/2

http://universityhealthnews.com//the-best-probiotics-for-/

People who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have sleep problems a year and a half after being injured https://knowridge.com//silent-epidemic-head-injury-may-be/

Great animation illustrating a head injury. http://www.nytimes.com//what-happened-within-this-players-

Want to generate more power in running or jumping - look to strengthen ankles, especially addressing old injuries. http://www.theglobeandmail.com//how-weak-/article33458151/

Feel faint when changing from laying to sitting to standing, this may apply to you. We see this frequently with other conditions including concussion. https://www.thestar.com//pots-syndrome-a-medical-condition

Are There Any Proven Benefits to Fasting....Protection for the brain? Reduced risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's? Improved memory? - Short article on fasting effects on the body and how to do it.

http://www.sportsnet.ca//keith-primeau-nhl-concussions-la/