Services

Neurological conditions and diseases our physicians treat:

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Chronic pain
• Back pain
• Bell’s palsy
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Giant cell arteritis
• Guillain-Barre syndrome
• Headaches and migraines
• Movement disorders
• Myalgia / myositis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Myopathies
• Neuropathy (and polyneuropathy)
• Radiculopathy
• Parkinson’s disease
• Seizures (epilepsy)
• Vertigo
• Stroke
• Tumors (of the nervous system)
• Essential tremors
• Fibromyalgia
• Dementia
• Treating Sleep Apnea

Common symptoms of neurological conditions include:

• Back, neck, arm, or leg pain
• Seizures
• Tremors
• Tinnitus
• Syncope – fainting
• Headache
• Difficulty walking or pain while walking
• Numbness in hands, feet, arms, or legs
• Urge to move legs while resting
• Stiffness
• Difficulty getting up from sited position
• Falls
• Memory loss
• Poor concentration
• Disorientation or confusion
• Getting lost in familiar places
• Not recognizing family members
• Agitation
• Loss of consciousness
• Abnormal limbs movement
• Unusual sensation
• Head trauma
• Dizziness
• Vertigo
• Imbalance
• Ringing/noise in the ears
• Hearing loss
• Popping sensation in the ears

Treatments for neurological conditions:

We provide multimodality care including medications; counseling; different aspects of physical therapy such as vestibular rehabilitation and acupuncture; botulinum toxin for chronic neck pain, headaches, excessive sweating, and cosmetic purposes. In addition, we offer the following for treating headaches and chronic pain conditions:

• For headaches, we offer magnesium infusion (natural mineral which prevents headaches) once a month, with no side effects
• B complex infusion for fatigue and daytime sleepiness
• B complex and magnesium injections for fibromyalgia, chronic pain syndrome
• Botox for headaches, stiffness in the arms (spasticity after stroke), and excessive sweating
• Trigger point muscle injections for neck pain (steroids with lidocaine)

Diagnostic studies we perform in the office include:

• Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies
• Office-based / Routine EEG
• Ambulatory Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Evoked Potential Tests (BAER/VER)
• Electronystagmography (ENG) (Vestibular Testing)
• Transcranial Doppler and Carotid Doppler