Dr. Jim McCarty, D.C.
A Whole New Way to Treat Occipital Neuralgia Pain
That Works!!!
A Whole New Way to Treat Occipital Neuralgia Pain
That Works!!!
“Are You Desperately Seeking Relief
From a Hatchet Like Pain in the Back of your Head…
And Wanting Your Life Back?”
If So, Then I’ve Got Great News For You!
From a Hatchet Like Pain in the Back of your Head…
And Wanting Your Life Back?”
If So, Then I’ve Got Great News For You!
Occipital Neuralgia is caused by Inflammation that has caused thinning of the blood brain barrier and crossed into the brain. Once inside of the blood brain barrier it affects certain nerves in the brain called "microglial cells". Micro means that they are small. These cells are termed "astrocytes" and "oligodendrocytes." They look like cotton balls and they support the "neurons" which are the regular nerves that send messages from the brain to every organ and muscle in your body.
The inflammation eventually kills the astrocyte and then it begins to affect the astrocyte next to the first one. Each cell that dies creates a little bit of scar tissue. This inflammation slowly works its way around the brain like a small grass fire.
The astrocytes and oligodendrocytes are eventually replaced with new cells which eventually die from the inflammation and create more scar tissue. Over a period of time, the scar tissue dehydrates and contracts pulling on the "dura matter" which is the "fascia" that surrounds the brain and brain stem. This causes the "butterfly shaped bone" called the "sphenoid" bone to bend. The portion of the sphenoid bone where the "wings" attach to the "body" is more cartilaginous and more flexible than we normally think of bones. It is capable of bending and twisting due to the scar tissue pulling on the dura matter.
The dura matter surrounds the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord. It attaches to the inside of the skull, the back of the head, and goes all of the way down to the tailbone. The scar tissue creates tension that creates "torque" in the meningeal membrane from the head to the tailbone. When the torque in the dura reaches full tension and cannot absorb any more stress from the scar tissue pulling; this is when the symptoms of Occipital Neuralgia begin.
Your neck and head pain stems from a twist in the meninges that is creating pressure inside of the back of your head. The meninges is a series of three layers of fascia, kind of like three layers of "Saran Wrap" that runs from your head to your tailbone.
The "dural matter" is one layer of the "meninges." Therefor, doctors who are trained in using natural approaches, instead of drugs or surgery, call this diagnosis "Dural Torque".
You actually do have a mechanical problem causing your pain. The midline of your brain is where the spinal fluid is re-absorbed and this part of your brain controls the muscles on the back half of your neck and between the shoulder blades. It also controls your core muscles. When the power is turned off to your core muscles of your abdomen and lower back; then your neck muscles have to work overtime and the small muscles in your neck are trying to support your head when 80% of the work should be done by your core muscles.
Your neck muscles and upper back muscles are hurting because they are just trying very hard to support your head which has become compressed and twisted (subluxated) causing a shift in the center of balance inside of your head.
The inflammation eventually kills the astrocyte and then it begins to affect the astrocyte next to the first one. Each cell that dies creates a little bit of scar tissue. This inflammation slowly works its way around the brain like a small grass fire.
The astrocytes and oligodendrocytes are eventually replaced with new cells which eventually die from the inflammation and create more scar tissue. Over a period of time, the scar tissue dehydrates and contracts pulling on the "dura matter" which is the "fascia" that surrounds the brain and brain stem. This causes the "butterfly shaped bone" called the "sphenoid" bone to bend. The portion of the sphenoid bone where the "wings" attach to the "body" is more cartilaginous and more flexible than we normally think of bones. It is capable of bending and twisting due to the scar tissue pulling on the dura matter.
The dura matter surrounds the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord. It attaches to the inside of the skull, the back of the head, and goes all of the way down to the tailbone. The scar tissue creates tension that creates "torque" in the meningeal membrane from the head to the tailbone. When the torque in the dura reaches full tension and cannot absorb any more stress from the scar tissue pulling; this is when the symptoms of Occipital Neuralgia begin.
Your neck and head pain stems from a twist in the meninges that is creating pressure inside of the back of your head. The meninges is a series of three layers of fascia, kind of like three layers of "Saran Wrap" that runs from your head to your tailbone.
The "dural matter" is one layer of the "meninges." Therefor, doctors who are trained in using natural approaches, instead of drugs or surgery, call this diagnosis "Dural Torque".
You actually do have a mechanical problem causing your pain. The midline of your brain is where the spinal fluid is re-absorbed and this part of your brain controls the muscles on the back half of your neck and between the shoulder blades. It also controls your core muscles. When the power is turned off to your core muscles of your abdomen and lower back; then your neck muscles have to work overtime and the small muscles in your neck are trying to support your head when 80% of the work should be done by your core muscles.
Your neck muscles and upper back muscles are hurting because they are just trying very hard to support your head which has become compressed and twisted (subluxated) causing a shift in the center of balance inside of your head.
I am finding the dry nerves in your brain and I am working to restore the flow of the spinal fluid so that the brain can rehydrate. The inflammation is like a fire. How do we put out a fire? We put water on it. I am releasing the spinal fluid to flow properly so that the inflammation is reduced and the nerves become wet so that they can carry the nerve impulses.
The Vagus Nerve is called Cranial Nerve #10 and it is VERY IMPORTANT because it has two branches. One branch goes to the heart and the other branch goes to the stomach. When the scar tissue pulls on the "dura matter", the "butterfly shaped bone called the sphenoid" begins to bend slightly under the pressure. The brain gets squeezed and each of the lobes of the brain loses some of its water. The Vagus Nerve becomes dry; then the heart will begin to race and digestion problems begin. Many people with Occipital Neuralgia also develop rapid heart rate or get A-Fib and at the same time begin to develop sticky blood and blood clots.
I currently have 420 hours of post graduate studies from the Carrick Institute of Neurology. You only need 300 hours in order to be able to sit for the big test. I am "board eligible" but I have not yet taken the big test.
The Vagus Nerve is called Cranial Nerve #10 and it is VERY IMPORTANT because it has two branches. One branch goes to the heart and the other branch goes to the stomach. When the scar tissue pulls on the "dura matter", the "butterfly shaped bone called the sphenoid" begins to bend slightly under the pressure. The brain gets squeezed and each of the lobes of the brain loses some of its water. The Vagus Nerve becomes dry; then the heart will begin to race and digestion problems begin. Many people with Occipital Neuralgia also develop rapid heart rate or get A-Fib and at the same time begin to develop sticky blood and blood clots.
I currently have 420 hours of post graduate studies from the Carrick Institute of Neurology. You only need 300 hours in order to be able to sit for the big test. I am "board eligible" but I have not yet taken the big test.
Discover Everything They Don’t Want You To Know About Occipital Neuralgia!
How does Occipital Neuralgia Begin and how is it connected to the dural tube?
Today, we are focusing on “the mechanical system” associated with Occipital Neuralgia which is not working properly and needs to be fixed.
OK, There is a “mechanical system” that goes from your head to your tailbone that plays a very important role in your Occipital Neuralgia problems.
Surrounding every muscle is something that we call “fascia”. It is like Saran Wrap or Shrink Wrap. It covers every muscle fiber and every group of muscle fibers. This fascia interconnects with each other on multiple muscles.
This same type of fascia covers the brain and spinal cord. It is called the “Meninges”. This is where the term “meningitis” comes from. That just means inflammation of the meninges.
The meninges has three layers. They are called the “dura matter”, “arachnoid matter”, and the “pia matter”. Dura comes from the Latin word durable meaning “tough”. The arachnoid matter comes from the word arachnoid meaning dealing with spiders or cobwebs. The arachnoid matter looks like a cobweb or like Swiss cheese. The pia matter is the third layer and it is not as tough as the dura.
The Dura Matter is stuck like Elmer’s Glue to the inside of your head and it connects to the back portion of your skull called the occiput. It goes all of the way down to your tailbone where it wraps around it like shrink wrap. It is also called the “dural tube”. There is a fluid in the brain called “spinal fluid” or “cerebro-spinal fluid”. CSF for short. CSF flows between the dura, arachnoid, and pia matter.
As I mentioned, the dura is stuck like glue to the inside of the skull bone. It is also stuck to the back of the head on the bone called the “occiput”. Then it wraps around every “nerve root” as they exit out of the spinal cord. It wraps around the nerve root like a short sleeve shirt. Finally, it wraps around the tailbone, the coccyx.
Most of the “dural tube” does not have pain fibers just like the brain itself does not feel pain. However; at the back of the head, on the occiput, is where the dura connects. This is next to and part of the area at the top of the neck called the “brain stem”. It is at the brain stem area, where the dura attaches to the occiput, that there are many pain fibers embedded in this area. A “kink” in the dural tube in the brain stem area causes pain and it interferes with the flow of blood into and out of the brain as well as interfering with the flow of the CSF into and out of the brain.
The fascia and the spinal fluid are both very important parts of the “cranio-sacral pump” that MUST work properly for you to be pain free. They also play a very important role with your head and neck pain.
The spinal fluid begins as blood which is mostly saltwater with proteins, minerals, red blood cells and white blood cells. The red blood cells carry oxygen and nutrition to the cells of your body and your muscles. The white blood cells are your immune system.
There are a special group of cells in the brain and also in the stomach that act as filters. They are called “parietal cells” and they act like a reverse osmosis filter.
Blood goes through the Blood Brain Barrier and becomes Cerebro-Spinal Fluid.
As the blood goes through the blood brain barrier, all of the red blood cells and white blood cells stay inside of the blood stream and are unable to pass through the blood brain barrier. Only the salt water makes it through the blood brain barrier along with extra proteins and extra magnesium. This CSF then gets moved or pumped through the brain and down to the lower back by your breathing.
Every time that you breathe in, your sinuses fill with air and expand slightly. As you exhale, your sinuses contract, ever so slightly. This breathing creates small changes in head pressure that acts to pump the spinal fluid in one direction. When we are doing aerobic exercise, the fluid moves faster. When we are sedentary, and breathing shallow; then the CSF moves slower. On the average, this fluid is replaced 3 times per day, about once every 8 hours. The cerebro-spinal fluid is a watery like fluid that is in an enclosed space and it is under pressure. That means that it acts like “hydraulic fluid”.
Hydraulic fluid is very powerful. Hydraulic jacks are used to lift cars at the mechanic shop and to lift houses. They are much more powerful than a regular “lever jack” like people used to use to change a flat tire on a car.
Muscle spasms act like the lever jack to PULL on vertebrae in your back. The Cerebro-Spinal Fluid acts like the hydraulic jack to PUSH the bones from the inside toward the outside. In a tug of war like this; the hydraulic jack will always win {when it is working properly}.
The Cerebro-spinal fluid acts to protect the brain from injuries and it also keeps the brain wet. Injuries and inflammation cause the brain to dry up and begin to shrink. It is the dehydrating and shrinkage of the brain that causes it to slow down and lose function.
Head injuries cause inflammation which leads to dehydration, shrinkage of the brain, loss of memory, loss of focus, loss of brain speed, loss of motivation, dementia, etc.
Inflammation in the blood stream causes the red blood cells to stick together. Inflammation inside of the brain causes the three layers of the meninges to get sticky and stick together like fly paper. When the layers of the meninges begin to stick together, we call them adhesions. Another word for adhesions is scar tissue.
Over a period of time, the scar tissue continues to dehydrate causing PULLING inside of the meninges and dural tube. This dural tube acts like a strong surgical rubber band going from the head to the tailbone on the left side and another one going from the head to the tailbone on the right side.
This scar tissue has a pulling and twisting effect on the spine and the dural tube. It is as if someone were twisting a bath towel to get rid of the water. When you twist it hard enough; then it develops knots in the towel. Another example would be turning the propeller on a toy airplane until the rubber band is so tight that it has knots in it and it cannot unwind on its own.
This kink in the dural tube is responsible for Occipital Neuralgia and poor posture.. It is the stress from this twist in the dura that migrates its way up into the skull and causes shifting of the “butterfly shaped sphenoid bone”.
This affects blood flow patterns into the head and brain. Blood flow to the midline of the brain becomes less and the “pituitary gland” does not produce a normal amount of hormones. The sluggish pituitary then adversely affects your Thyroid, Hormones, Adrenals, Kidneys, Blood Pressure, and Immune System.
So now we have covered the BASICS.
Next, my job is to find and fix all mechanical problems that are detectable in the skull plates that relate to compression and twisting of the sutures.
Testimonials:
About a year ago, I started having problems with dizziness. I was diagnosed with viral vertigo and sent home. The symptoms never went away, and I did everything in my power to find out what was wrong. I saw numerous doctors, and had many MRI's, and CT scans done. I was forced to quit my job and drop out of college.
Along with the dizziness, came headaches and TMJ pain. I spent a few days at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and they, like everybody else found nothing. I was put on numerous different medications, and nothing really seemed to help.
I found Dr. McCarty on-line, and decided he was my only option left. I wish that it had been my first option because TMJ Restoration was the only thing that gave me relief. I am now back in college and back to my regular life. I can't thank him enough for giving me my life back. My dizziness, and headaches are finally over!
J. Erickson Minnesota
After having suffered from sleep apnea and TMJ, I can say that after one TMJ Restoration series, I can breathe through my nose at night which has stopped my snoring problem. As for my TMJ, my right side has stopped popping and clicking completely, and I'm optimistic that in the coming weeks the left side will loosen up as well. I'm so glad I came to Dr. McCarty, first, rather than spend time and money on other "less effective" treatments.
P. Kuhnen Provo, Utah
Video Testimonial:
After having his wisdom teeth removed; Shane developed Subluxation Complexes in his head and neck which caused him to have TMJ Pain, neck pain, trouble breathing, vertigo, and hallucinations. After seeing more than 15 different doctors; he began NAET allergy treatment and then found Dr. McCarty. After the first day of CNSR treatment, he slept all night for the first time in 2 years and woke up with his brain more alert and focused.
How does Occipital Neuralgia Begin and how is it connected to the dural tube?
Today, we are focusing on “the mechanical system” associated with Occipital Neuralgia which is not working properly and needs to be fixed.
OK, There is a “mechanical system” that goes from your head to your tailbone that plays a very important role in your Occipital Neuralgia problems.
Surrounding every muscle is something that we call “fascia”. It is like Saran Wrap or Shrink Wrap. It covers every muscle fiber and every group of muscle fibers. This fascia interconnects with each other on multiple muscles.
This same type of fascia covers the brain and spinal cord. It is called the “Meninges”. This is where the term “meningitis” comes from. That just means inflammation of the meninges.
The meninges has three layers. They are called the “dura matter”, “arachnoid matter”, and the “pia matter”. Dura comes from the Latin word durable meaning “tough”. The arachnoid matter comes from the word arachnoid meaning dealing with spiders or cobwebs. The arachnoid matter looks like a cobweb or like Swiss cheese. The pia matter is the third layer and it is not as tough as the dura.
The Dura Matter is stuck like Elmer’s Glue to the inside of your head and it connects to the back portion of your skull called the occiput. It goes all of the way down to your tailbone where it wraps around it like shrink wrap. It is also called the “dural tube”. There is a fluid in the brain called “spinal fluid” or “cerebro-spinal fluid”. CSF for short. CSF flows between the dura, arachnoid, and pia matter.
As I mentioned, the dura is stuck like glue to the inside of the skull bone. It is also stuck to the back of the head on the bone called the “occiput”. Then it wraps around every “nerve root” as they exit out of the spinal cord. It wraps around the nerve root like a short sleeve shirt. Finally, it wraps around the tailbone, the coccyx.
Most of the “dural tube” does not have pain fibers just like the brain itself does not feel pain. However; at the back of the head, on the occiput, is where the dura connects. This is next to and part of the area at the top of the neck called the “brain stem”. It is at the brain stem area, where the dura attaches to the occiput, that there are many pain fibers embedded in this area. A “kink” in the dural tube in the brain stem area causes pain and it interferes with the flow of blood into and out of the brain as well as interfering with the flow of the CSF into and out of the brain.
The fascia and the spinal fluid are both very important parts of the “cranio-sacral pump” that MUST work properly for you to be pain free. They also play a very important role with your head and neck pain.
The spinal fluid begins as blood which is mostly saltwater with proteins, minerals, red blood cells and white blood cells. The red blood cells carry oxygen and nutrition to the cells of your body and your muscles. The white blood cells are your immune system.
There are a special group of cells in the brain and also in the stomach that act as filters. They are called “parietal cells” and they act like a reverse osmosis filter.
Blood goes through the Blood Brain Barrier and becomes Cerebro-Spinal Fluid.
As the blood goes through the blood brain barrier, all of the red blood cells and white blood cells stay inside of the blood stream and are unable to pass through the blood brain barrier. Only the salt water makes it through the blood brain barrier along with extra proteins and extra magnesium. This CSF then gets moved or pumped through the brain and down to the lower back by your breathing.
Every time that you breathe in, your sinuses fill with air and expand slightly. As you exhale, your sinuses contract, ever so slightly. This breathing creates small changes in head pressure that acts to pump the spinal fluid in one direction. When we are doing aerobic exercise, the fluid moves faster. When we are sedentary, and breathing shallow; then the CSF moves slower. On the average, this fluid is replaced 3 times per day, about once every 8 hours. The cerebro-spinal fluid is a watery like fluid that is in an enclosed space and it is under pressure. That means that it acts like “hydraulic fluid”.
Hydraulic fluid is very powerful. Hydraulic jacks are used to lift cars at the mechanic shop and to lift houses. They are much more powerful than a regular “lever jack” like people used to use to change a flat tire on a car.
Muscle spasms act like the lever jack to PULL on vertebrae in your back. The Cerebro-Spinal Fluid acts like the hydraulic jack to PUSH the bones from the inside toward the outside. In a tug of war like this; the hydraulic jack will always win {when it is working properly}.
The Cerebro-spinal fluid acts to protect the brain from injuries and it also keeps the brain wet. Injuries and inflammation cause the brain to dry up and begin to shrink. It is the dehydrating and shrinkage of the brain that causes it to slow down and lose function.
Head injuries cause inflammation which leads to dehydration, shrinkage of the brain, loss of memory, loss of focus, loss of brain speed, loss of motivation, dementia, etc.
Inflammation in the blood stream causes the red blood cells to stick together. Inflammation inside of the brain causes the three layers of the meninges to get sticky and stick together like fly paper. When the layers of the meninges begin to stick together, we call them adhesions. Another word for adhesions is scar tissue.
Over a period of time, the scar tissue continues to dehydrate causing PULLING inside of the meninges and dural tube. This dural tube acts like a strong surgical rubber band going from the head to the tailbone on the left side and another one going from the head to the tailbone on the right side.
This scar tissue has a pulling and twisting effect on the spine and the dural tube. It is as if someone were twisting a bath towel to get rid of the water. When you twist it hard enough; then it develops knots in the towel. Another example would be turning the propeller on a toy airplane until the rubber band is so tight that it has knots in it and it cannot unwind on its own.
This kink in the dural tube is responsible for Occipital Neuralgia and poor posture.. It is the stress from this twist in the dura that migrates its way up into the skull and causes shifting of the “butterfly shaped sphenoid bone”.
This affects blood flow patterns into the head and brain. Blood flow to the midline of the brain becomes less and the “pituitary gland” does not produce a normal amount of hormones. The sluggish pituitary then adversely affects your Thyroid, Hormones, Adrenals, Kidneys, Blood Pressure, and Immune System.
So now we have covered the BASICS.
Next, my job is to find and fix all mechanical problems that are detectable in the skull plates that relate to compression and twisting of the sutures.
Testimonials:
About a year ago, I started having problems with dizziness. I was diagnosed with viral vertigo and sent home. The symptoms never went away, and I did everything in my power to find out what was wrong. I saw numerous doctors, and had many MRI's, and CT scans done. I was forced to quit my job and drop out of college.
Along with the dizziness, came headaches and TMJ pain. I spent a few days at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and they, like everybody else found nothing. I was put on numerous different medications, and nothing really seemed to help.
I found Dr. McCarty on-line, and decided he was my only option left. I wish that it had been my first option because TMJ Restoration was the only thing that gave me relief. I am now back in college and back to my regular life. I can't thank him enough for giving me my life back. My dizziness, and headaches are finally over!
J. Erickson Minnesota
After having suffered from sleep apnea and TMJ, I can say that after one TMJ Restoration series, I can breathe through my nose at night which has stopped my snoring problem. As for my TMJ, my right side has stopped popping and clicking completely, and I'm optimistic that in the coming weeks the left side will loosen up as well. I'm so glad I came to Dr. McCarty, first, rather than spend time and money on other "less effective" treatments.
P. Kuhnen Provo, Utah
Video Testimonial:
After having his wisdom teeth removed; Shane developed Subluxation Complexes in his head and neck which caused him to have TMJ Pain, neck pain, trouble breathing, vertigo, and hallucinations. After seeing more than 15 different doctors; he began NAET allergy treatment and then found Dr. McCarty. After the first day of CNSR treatment, he slept all night for the first time in 2 years and woke up with his brain more alert and focused.
My intention is to help heal as many Occipital Neuralgia patients as I can. Although I have had remarkable success using “Central Nervous System Restoration®” to treat very difficult cases, I am not allowed to make guarantees. Each patient is unique and each situation is different. If you continue to treat Occipital Neuralgia with the traditional approach; then you will get traditional high failure rates. My approach is quite different and effective.