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As a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist, I take a different approach to
treatment and prevention of attention deficit disorder. After a thorough neurological examination, I determine which part of
nervous system is not functioning properly.
To stimulate brain function, pathways must have neurological activation. Left-sided structural adjustments will stimulate pathways that fire to
right brain. Other effective modalities can also be utilized to stimulate brain function. One example is visual stimulation (watching black and red or blue and green checkerboards) in
left or right vision field. Auditory stimulation in one ear can also be utilized at different intensities and frequencies, based on
patient need. Metronome clicks, gentle ocean sounds, rain showers, or Mozart are a few examples of auditory stimulation. Continually monitoring
patient's blood pressure, respiration rate, pulse, pupillary reflex and V/A ratio are mandatory to avoid over-stimulating
brain.
To truly understand ADD/ADHD, we must address attention as a global process, not just an issue of being able to focus on and sustain attention to a task. Attention is required in both cognitive and behavioral processes. How
information is utilized by
individual's brain is critical to correct diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist with over twenty years of experience in private practice, over 850 hours of neurological studies, and 3800 hours of postgraduate education. His best-selling book "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work? - A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions" is available wherever books are sold. © 2005 M. L. Johnson