Advanced Chiropractic - John Flaherty, DC

Chronic pain cases often stall out despite adjustments, exercise, or medication.

Neurofeedback gives you a way to address pain from the brain side.

By retraining dysfunctional pain pathways, it can reduce pain intensity and improve function for patients who haven’t fully responded to physical treatments.

In practice, it’s easy to implement – for example, a trained chiropractic assistant can run 30-minute neurofeedback sessions while you continue other patient care.

Research shows neurofeedback is highly effective at reducing various types of pain (from migraines to neuropathic pain).

Many integrative clinics use it to help chronic pain sufferers get better faster when traditional care alone isn’t enough.

Autoimmune diseases (like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus) often flare due to stress and nervous system imbalances.

Neurofeedback can help by calming the brain’s overactive stress and pain circuits.

By stabilizing dysfunctional brainwave patterns, it may dial down the “fight or flight” signals that fuel inflammation.

For example, you could add weekly neurofeedback sessions for an autoimmune patient alongside their dietary and supplement regimen – addressing mind and body together.

The process is easy on workflow: sessions are non-invasive and technician-run. Patients often report fewer flare-ups and less brain fog after neurofeedback.

Emerging research suggests brain training can reduce pain and neuroinflammation markers in conditions like fibromyalgia.

Chronic stress and anxiety are common among both chiropractic and functional medicine patients.

Neurofeedback offers a way to downshift the nervous system into calmer brain states.It's straightforward to implement – patients sit comfortably watching real-time feedback while a technician monitors the session.

Over several sessions, they learn to self-regulate their stress response, becoming more relaxed and resilient.

Many clinics use neurofeedback to reduce reliance on anxiety medications or to enhance therapy outcomes.Studies show it can lead to significant reductions in anxiety symptoms.

By integrating neurofeedback, you empower patients with a lasting ability to manage stress and anxiety.

Hormonal imbalances – from adrenal fatigue to thyroid issues – are often aggravated by stress.

Neurofeedback addresses the neural side of the problem: by training the brain into a calmer state, it may reduce chronic stress signals (like cortisol surges) that disrupt endocrine balance.

It fits naturally into a holistic hormone protocol: while patients adjust diet or take supplements, they also do regular neurofeedback sessions to normalize their stress response.

Sessions are run by staff and target stress-related brain patterns.Early evidence shows neurofeedback can lower cortisol levels in high-stress individuals, suggesting it helps reset the body’s hormonal equilibrium from the top down.

When patients complain of "brain fog" – poor memory, focus, or mental energy – neurofeedback can be a game-changer.

It helps train the brain for sharper cognitive function, which in turn can reduce that hazy, sluggish feeling.

For example, you might schedule two neurofeedback sessions per week for a patient struggling with post-concussion cognitive fatigue or long COVID brain fog.

During sessions, your staff monitors as the patient’s brain activity is guided toward healthier patterns associated with focus.

It’s a gentle, non-pharmaceutical approach.

One study in cancer survivors showed neurofeedback led to significantly decreased perceived cognitive deficits and fatigue, highlighting its promise in restoring mental clarity.

When clients feel stuck in a fog of depression, neurofeedback helps lift that cloud by rebalancing brain activity for a better mood.

Implementing neurofeedback is simple: for example, two 20-minute sessions a week can be scheduled between talk therapy appointments without straining staff.

A 2024 meta‑analysis of 22 studies confirms neurofeedback significantly improves depressive symptoms.