Episode 5: Healing the Brain After Concussion with Dr. David Musnick, MD, IFMCP

David Musnick is a board-certified medical doctor who offers Functional Medicine, Sports Medicine, Functional Immunology, and Primary Care for adults and teenagers. He specializes in sports medicine, internal medicine, frequency specific microcurrent (FSM), scars, homeopathy, prolotherapy, and low-level laser treatments. Dr. Musnick has more than 24 years of experience in Functional Medicine and achieved a very high level of both experience and expertise with many health conditions. He is also the author of the book, Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness, and helped in writing textbook chapters on arthritis and concussions. In this episode Dr. David Musnick, MD discusses the following topics: When and why did you develop an Integrative Pathophysiology approach to healing the brain? Can your approach help people that have had a head injury more than 8 weeks from the time that they see you? Can you help people that have had more than one head injury? What is a Concussion and how is it different than a bruise to the head? How has your average patient gotten a Concussion? Does everyone that has had a Concussion know that they have had one? What is Post Concussion Syndrome? How is Post Concussion Syndrome different than Mild TBI How are Concussions and mild TBI usually treated in the US and Canada and other countries? What does Pathophysiology mean in regard to Concussion? What pathophysiology issues are most important to treat early vs later on? What cells and structures are in the brain that are important in regards to brain function? What are Trophic factors and why are they important? What can happen to Microglial cells that are supposed to be support cells? What is the blood brain barrier and can it get injured? Have you been able to heal the blood brain barrier? What is Frequency Specific Microcurrent and can you help to heal the brain with it? Do people have problems with sleep after a head injury and why is that an issue in healing the brain? Does exercise help brain healing? Do you have a special diet for brain healing? Can you do anything about vision problems after a head injury? What kind of mood problems do people develop after a Concussion? Why are Synaptic connections important? Can your program help restore Synaptic connections between Neurons? Can your program help restore Neurons from Nerve Stem cell centers in the brain? Can any of your methods help people that have Mild Cognitive Impairment even if they have not had a head injury?