What Makes a UFC Champion? VISION…and it comes from the heart, the soul, the body and the mind. Your eyes are a window of opportunity to train and affect them all. Watch the video below to see Olympic Gold Medalist and UFC Champion Henry Cejudo testing at Dr. Burdorf’s Scottsdale office. Does maintaining good brain […]
Brain Health Seminar in Scottsdale
Interested in brain health? Have you or someone you know suffered a traumatic brain injury? Do you have unexplainable pain or nerve issues? Join us on Tuesday, May 7 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Natural Grocers (Scottsdale Rd and Thunderbird Rd) for a very informative and interactive session where Dr. Burdorf explains and shows […]
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Ultrasound Wellness Screening on Monday, April 22. The Benjamin Franklin axiom that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is as true today as it was when Franklin made the quote, even though he was addressing fire safety and burning buildings. Franklin wrote this (courtesy of ushistory.org) under an assumed name. So, […]
How Fast Do Muscles Weaken When You Stop Exercising?
Your Body’s Muscles Need Continuous Exercise The half life of a muscle is 2 weeks, which means that when you stop doing your exercises and weeks turn into months, you lose your strength. When you stop doing your exercises, you weaken rather quickly. This includes all of the muscles in your body, even the smallest. […]
Want Some Tricks for Remembering Names?
There really are tricks for remembering names and saving you the embarrassment of forgetting! Sean O’Neal, the Memory Guy is coming back! Save the Date: Tuesday, March 5 at 6:00 PM. We will be bringing Sean O’Neil back to our office for a one-hour intro session to his Memory Dynamics course. Sean has some multi-sensory […]
Take The RightEye 5 Day Challenge
Why Take a RightEye Challenge? Why Does Eye Movement Behavior Matter? Did you realize that you can feel your eye muscles move in the neck? Hold your fingers on the back of your neck. Move your eyes back and forth. Do you feel the muscles moving back there? If not, move your fingers around and […]
Simple Balance Test
Try This Simple Balance Test Maybe you don’t think my treatment is for you, but try this balance test. If you were to kick a ball, put the leg you would kick with in a tandem stance in front of your other leg with an inch of separation between your feet. Close your eyes. You should be able […]
Type 2 Diabetes Increases the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Type 2 Diabetes Increases the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to an investigation published in Neurology. The magnitude of risk is greater in younger patients and in patients with complications from diabetes. Analyzing a Nationwide Hospital Database, the […]
Mild TBI May Increase Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Among Military Veterans
Mild TBI May Increase Risk of Parkinson’s Among military veterans, mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with a 56% increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease over 12 years of follow-up, according to data published in Neurology Reviews. Every year, mild TBI affects an estimated 42 million people worldwide. It is especially common among athletes […]
What Do Caffeine and Parkinson’s Disease Have To Do With Each Other?
Caffeine has been found to have Neuroprotective Effects in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Study findings published in Neurology suggest that absolute lower levels of caffeine and caffeine metabolite profiles are promising diagnostic biomarkers for early Parkinson’s Disease. This is consistent with the neuroprotective effect of caffeine previously revealed by epidemiologic and experimental studies. A study […]