Event Abstract Back to Event FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGY TREATMENT OF A 70-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH IMBALANCE AND APALLASTHESIA SUBSEQUENT TO MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Brian Sass1 and Susan Esposito2* 1 Plasticity Brain Centers, United States 2 Life University, United States BACKGROUND: A 70-year-old female patient presented to a university clinic for evaluation and treatment of persistent complaints of cervicalgia, low back pain, balance problems, and sensory dysfunction (vibration loss and abnormal sensations) of her lower extremities. The patient’s symptoms originally began in 2011 following a concussion sustained subsequent to a motor vehicle accident. The patient reported that both feet had a constant cold, slimy, and wet sensation, as if in “Vaseline” all day. She also experienced heart arrhythmia, gait problems, and transient dysarthria. METHODS: The patient only showed 5 seconds of stability before having to open her eyes and step forward to prevent a fall during Romberg’s balance testing. The patient had no perception of vibration below the knee on the right side and the entire left foot. Heart arrhythmia was evidenced every 3-4 beats. Chiropractic adjustments, gaze stability exercises, multi-planar movements of the right lower and upper extremity, whole body vibration therapy, right yaw stimulation in a rotational chair, breathing exercises, and various eye movement exercises in a brain-based paradigm were utilized. RESULTS: After 10 treatment sessions, the patient regained normal vibratory sensation on both feet. All other abnormal sensations approximated normal levels. Stability time was increased to 30 seconds on Romberg testing. CONCLUSION: The rapid improvement of sensory disturbances and balance control that resulted from a mild traumatic brain injury indicate that specific, brain-based neurological treatment may be an effective approach to the management and treatment of persistent post-concussive neurological symptoms. More research in this area is warranted. Keywords: Functional Neurology, TBI outcome, Imbalance, Apallasthesia, Chiropractic Conference: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration, Orlando, Florida, United States, 10 Dec - 14 Dec, 2015. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Case Reports for Poster Presentation Citation: Sass B and Esposito S (2015). FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGY TREATMENT OF A 70-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH IMBALANCE AND APALLASTHESIA SUBSEQUENT TO MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2015.58.00056 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 30 Oct 2015; Published Online: 02 Nov 2015. * Correspondence: Dr. Susan Esposito, Life University, Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States, susan.esposito@life.edu Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Brian Sass Susan Esposito Google Brian Sass Susan Esposito Google Scholar Brian Sass Susan Esposito PubMed Brian Sass Susan Esposito Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.