Michael Lovich

The Neurochemistry Behind Post-Concussion Syndrome with Dr. Lovich

If you’re living with post-concussion syndrome and wondering about what’s actually going on in your brain that is making you experience the world differently than you did before your concussion, this episode is for you! Today’s guest is Dr. Michael Lovich, a concussion survivor who has dedicated his career to improving the lives of those …

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Is depression caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters or just correlated with the imbalance?

Dr. Michael Lovich Answered May 7, 2020 No, neurotransmitter quantity have little to do with most clinical presentations. Levels of neurotransmitters in any urinary neurotransmitter test holds little to no value at all, please don’t waste your money on these. Depression happens with trans-neuronal degeneration (TND) in areas of the brain as subsequent anaerobic respiration following …

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Podcast Interview: Dr. Crifasi with Faces of TBI

My practice is designed to use post doctoral clinical neuroscience rehabilitative procedures to care for patients with dizziness, post-concussion syndrome, balance disorders and some neurodegenerative conditions. Programs are designed by the doctor in office or possibly through tele-health and applied by the a patient for an at home program. The functional medicine division has emphasis …

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Podcast Interview: Dr. Lovich with Faces of TBI

Michael Lovich DC DACNB DACBSP is a Board Certified Chiropractic Functional Neurologist, and Board Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. He holds a MS in sports medicine with additional training in brain based functional medicine, and functional movement based rehabilitation. He has served as a medical director and on medical staff for various organizations and events in …

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How soon can the symptoms of a concussion appear, and how long can they be delayed?

Dr. Michael Lovich Answered February 27, 2020 Concussion symptoms occur from the dysfunction in the neural circuits within the brain, brainstem, and cerebellum, and with their connections to the body. The primary insult to the brain during concussion and the physiological changes occur during the time of impact (if a traumatic brain injury). However, symptoms, which …

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Podcast Interview: Dr. Lovich with Living With Lyme

Join us for an exciting and challenging discussion with Dr. Michael Lovich and nurse practitioner Cindy Kennedy on the basis of Functional Neurology. Having a background in sports medicine, Dr. Lovich learned that the care of the brain and rehabilitation after insult or injury was often overlooked. This lead to an integration of healing both …

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What does it mean to down-regulate? Why does the brain down-regulate dopamine?

Dr. Michael Lovich Answered January 26, 2019 Think of receptors as a button on the outside of a cell that a signal molecule touches to initiate a system of messengers within the cell to accomplish various functions. The human body is a receptor based organism. This means that each time a receptor is activated, a subsequent …

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If you were wearing a football helmet and someone threw a football as hard as they could and it hit your head, could you get a concussion?

Dr. Michael Lovich Answered December 12, 2017 It’s a common misconception that football helmets prevent concussion. The protective shell prevents cranial injuries, like skull fracture. Concussion happens when there is stretching and shear stress in the axons of nerves, typically in central structures like the midbrain, coupled with an inflammatory response from the brain’s microglial cells. …

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