NeuroTalk Support Groups - Nuero Optometry& Chiropractic Nuerology

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My chiropractic neurologist and developmental optometrist worked together well. They collaborated as doctors. Probably the only doctors I saw that actually spoke on the phone with each other without my asking. I also found the treatments worked together quite well. My

tinted glasses made all the difference for me. The chiro neuro advised me to get them but the developmental optometrist was able to prescribe them. But all doctors are different so, as you say, you probably would be best off asking the doctors when you see them. Congrats on the insurance coverage!

Jamie~
I started there at the end of January. I fell down the stairs in August and then was in a minor car accident 3 weeks later. I wish I had started seeing them right away..Hopefully I will see you there! They are great! I feel like I have my life back.

@ Mark- not sure how everything is covered by insurance but it is! I never looked to see how it was coded. I have had the vestibular CAPS. (The VNG and CAPS were not but it was 140.00 the first time and then when I retest it is 100.00.)

For me my symptoms have had a lot to do with how my eyes are tracking. I still have some light sensitivity but dizziness and off balance feeling is SO much better. Sleep is back to almost normal and thankfully almost no anxiety anymore.

Awesome- Thank you so much for the advice! I scheduled an appt. this morning. It's been about 2 years for me, but hopefully this will be of help.

-Jamie

Jamie- great to hear! Follow them on facebook too. I think they post a lot of good stuff. Let me know how it goes!

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I'm from Chicago and have gone to both dr. Zelinsky and brain carrick center. My advice, go to Dr. Zelinsky and cancel carrick appointment. The tinted glasses I got from her saved my life. It gave me relief of my really bad headaches and allowed me to stare at a computer screen for more than 20 min. I have been wearing them for almost 3 years now.

I went to brain carrick center a few months ago and wished I would have saved my 8k. It's basically just doing vision therapy 3 times a day and they do a bunch of stuff that is shady(quack alert). I left there feeling way worse than I came and after a week was back to how I was before I came. Basically I don't think the vision therapy is meant to be done 3* a day and it overloads the brain. Better off paying for vision therapy at 1/4 the cost and can do a lot of exercises at home. PM me if you want further info.

GL!

Visit to Zelinsky?

Hello! I came across your post as I am trying to decide if I should go see Dr. Zelinsky for PCS problems. I was wondering if you could please tell me how it went for you? Did you get treated by her? Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by JDMC (Post 1145118)

Hello,

In late June, I have an Appt. In Chicago (I'm in Maine) to go see Dr. Deborah Zelinsky- a highly skilled Nuero Optometrist who seems to be on the cutting edge of the field.
I also am considering trying Chiropratic Nuerology (the Ted Carrick approach) as there is a very well established office here in Portland, which is affiliated with the Carrick Center. My question is whether anyone sees an issue with doing both of those treatments at the same time?
My understanding is that much of what the chiro would do, among other things, is give me a serious of eye excersizes, while the optomotrist is likely to treat me with a type of prism glasses. Personally, I see these two treatments as potentially working together quite well, and am considering doing them both, assuming insurance covers it.
Can anyone who has had experience, or has extensive knowledge of one or both of the treatments weigh in? I will likely be asking this question to the Dr's, but would like to here what anyone here has to say.

many thanks,

Jamie

Therapies that helped me the most

Found comments interesting re overlapping therapies, for mine were often concurrent.
I found the behavioural optometrist to be most beneficial, my comment being, "She returned my world to me." Second chiro I visited made a big difference and acupuncture too has paid big dividends. Three years post accident I continue with these therapies as and when needed, the BO a yearly appointment.

Whilst everyone is different these 3 modalities have been of the most benefit to me as opposed to Occupational Therapy, physio, neurologist etc etc.
Here it is again a podcast I have just listened to in response to an earlier post.

Understanding How the Eyes Are Affected After a Brain Injury w/ Dr. Zelinsky 2/16 by Faces of TBI | Health Podcasts