PTSD/Developmental Trauma
PTSD was initially limited to those that served in the military, armed forces, navy, etc. When a service person would attempt to return to civilian life, many things in their environment would remind them of things they encountered while serving in the military.
Today we know that PTSD can happen to anyone. Children or adults suffer unimaginable experiences that leave a devasting scar of pain, fear, loss, shame, and disconnect that makes it incredibly difficult to move forward. Many adults have experienced childhood trauma and those memories never fade away.
Many situations require significant support as brave individuals work to take their lives back. Many support systems can work in tandem with each other with one goal; the patient, the person, and the individual who has experienced trauma and is ready to move forward.
Experiencing PTSD:
There are many triggers for PTSD, meaning that the person is re-experiencing the feelings that were attached to the original experience. However, the brain constantly structures and restructures itself based on our life experiences. Our experiences are tangled with the earlier events that we have gone through. Reliving these past experiences, and attempting to work through them or put them behind you can often feel exhausting.
Breaking Habitual Patterns:
Habits are routine practices and thoughts that become automatic. Your sensory nervous system monitors your thoughts and behaviors which will supply a blast of dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is part of our reward system which regulates reward or punishment. The information is recognized as a pattern between action and satisfaction, and it is filed in the basal ganglion of the brain. This is the same area we file emotions and memories; however, we are not making these decisions consciously because that involves the prefrontal cortex or also known as your executive function. To break patterns of reward learning deficits brought on by traumatic events, you must initiate rebuilding the exhausted system.
Energy Insufficiency:
The chronic state of stress leads to PTSD, exhaustion, system shutdown, and lack of movement. All physiological systems slow down – digestion, elimination, and lymphatic system – everything slows down to conserve energy. Movement is halted in response to overwhelming life events and repetitive patterns of anxiousness; changing our ability to maintain homeostasis but rather maintaining an unsustainable reaction.
Change the Architect:
Changing the architect includes movement, stimulating your body to regain homeostasis or balance. PTSD locks you into the past and hinders you from moving forward. Literally, the practice of moving forward through exercise sends a feedback message to your brain that reminds you how to move forward.
Take control of your brain through intensive brain training exercises. You can learn to redirect your brain’s interpretation of trauma that is deeply stored in your brain and nervous system. The interpretation of the whole-body experience, your heart, your breath, remembers. Break the pattern by creating the true person you are intended to be. This can be accomplished while continuing with existing care plans.
Pulse Electromagnetic Therapy:
There is a magnetic field that drives movement. Pulse Electromagnetic Therapy (PEMF) brings the body back into balance. Physical trauma is easy to understand and it takes time to heal. After an injury, your body must rebuild its energy systems. Even a body that is already in balance will have to rebuild its reservoir. However, the body that has been traumatized repeatedly either by one event or reliving an event must work hard to move back to balance. PEMF helps restore the energy that is lost by supplying an electrical charge and increasing the resources available in the body. PEMF will generate motion, balance, tone of the neurotransmitters, and create a state of calm by removing the stress that is in your body.
Take control of your brain through intensive brain training exercises. You can learn to redirect your brain’s interpretation of trauma that is deeply stored in your brain and nervous system. The interpretation of the whole-body experience, your heart, your breath, remembers. Break the pattern by creating the true person you are intended to be. This can be accomplished while continuing with existing care plans.
The CMB Difference:
At CMB, we have a 3-tier approach to evaluate your unique story.
- Brain – A comprehensive approach through QEEG will identify how your brain is wired from the top down
- Chemistry – Evaluate your internal biology through functional labs;
- Mechanical – Educate you on the power of movement in helping you redirect your brain
We begin with a brain map. A brain map is a road map that identifies how your brain is wired. We use QEEG (Quantitative electroencephalography) which allows us to see how the brain is organized and if a brain wave is under- or over-aroused.
QEEG has found that in PTSD altered circuitry in movement and an area that is referred to as “fear circuitry”. The main structures involved are the Basal Ganglia and the Prefrontal Cortex. The Basal Ganglia handles complex processes that affect the whole body. It is known for regulating body movement and supporting learning and emotional processing. The Prefrontal Cortex is responsible for decision-making. It is responsible for rational thinking. During trauma or fear, the “fear circuitry” takes over the Prefrontal Cortex and it becomes less effective.
To change patterns of dysregulation, you must practice a new pattern. The practice is supported through a therapy called Neurofeedback. Neurofeedback is used to promote organization, self-regulation, and awareness so the individual can learn to balance their brain, reduce anxiety, and move forward.
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