Autonomic Dysfunction After Brain Injury - An Interview with Dr. John McClaren - Part 2 | E12

Dr. Ayla Wolf: 00:01 Welcome back to the Life After Impact podcast. This is part two of my conversation with Dr John McLaren, an expert in traumatic brain injuries, concussion, recovery and autonomic nervous system dysfunction, practicing near Omaha, Nebraska in this episode, after geeking out about jump ropes. We continue to explore his Functional Neurology approach to treating autonomic dysfunction and concussions. We discuss the use of pulsed electromagnetic frequency devices to improve vasomotor activity and the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, where he takes it one step further and shares how specific examination findings such as the pupillary light reflex and a five minute sustained hand grip test further help him to differentiate who truly is a good candidate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We discuss heat intolerance as a manifestation of autonomic dysfunction due to a loss of normal sweat response the use of compression gear and the importance of therapist guided gradual return to activity and exercise as it's appropriate for the individual and we touch upon head eye vestibular motion, a functional therapy that utilizes eye movements, head movements and vestibular activati…