We offer free weekly workshops on various chronic health conditions. Workshops start at 6:30pm and last about 1 hour with a brief question and answer period with the doctor after the workshop. Seating is limited and you must reserve a seat by calling, 704-987-3993. Call now to find out what our next workshop will cover and make requests about future workshops. Hope to see you there.

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Location:

Lake Norman Health and Wellness

Dr. Akiba Green
Board Certified Chiropractic Physician
18047-A West Catawba Avenue
Cornelius, NC 28031

Phone:
704.987.3993

Email:

drakibagreen@gmail.com

Office Hours:

Monday and Friday

10am to 12:30pm

3pm to 6:30pm

Tuesday

2pm to 6:30pm

Wednesday

10am to 12:30pm

3pm to 6pm

Directions:
Lake Norman Health and Wellness is located at 18047-A West Catawba Avenue in Cornelius, NC between Birkdale Village and Jetton Rd., right across from the new Robbins Park Development in the Harborview Plaza.

Am I a candidate for Dr. Green’s treatments?

Not all patients will be accepted into our program. Dr. Green will make a determination of treatment acceptance after an initial evaluation.

See our Free Subjective Peripheral Neuropathy Questionnaire.

Why do you use Oxygen Therapy?

Your brain and nervous system need two things to survive: Fuel and Activation. Fuel comes in the form of oxygen and glucose. As we age our ability to use oxygen decreases. Oxygen therapy will help you get better faster!

Are your treatments safe?

Yes, extremely safe and painless.

I go to a chiropractor now, what is the difference?

Dr. Green is a board certified chiropractor who has devoted his practice to the treatment and management of chronic, difficult neurologic and metabolic conditions.

What is the Free Neuropathy Sensory Exam all about?

After filling out the Subjective Peripheral Neuropathy Questionaire, you will meet with Dr. Green to determine if you are a candidate for the Free Screening in his office without any financial risk. It will allow Dr. Green to determine if you meet the criteria for care and if he will accept your case.

If you want to continue with treatment after the FREE screening it is entirely up to you.

Do I need to stop taking my medications?

Please be advised that Dr. Green will never tell you to stop taking your medications. That’s called practicing medicine without a license. As your symptoms improve during the course of care, Dr. Green will recommend that you return to your physician to adjust medication levels.

Will my insurance cover the treatments?

Every insurance policy is different and the staff at Dr. Green’s office will check on your insurance coverage. We will advise you of any coverage or limitations of coverage before any care is initiated.

How much do your treatments costs?

It varies due to individual patient findings. After a thorough review of your case, Dr. Green will determine the course of care for your specific case.

Why Do We Use Enhanced Air (Oxygen) With Our Treatment Programs?

Your brain and nervous system need two things to survive: fuel and activation. Fuel comes in the form of glucose and oxygen. You get the glucose from the food you eat BUT as you age, your ability to utilize oxygen decreases. We are giving you oxygen to help you heal faster. We want to get you better as fast as possible.

PLUS…….The cerebellum is in the back part of your brain and it controls ALL of your spinal musculature as well as your balance and coordinated movement. When the cerebellum is not firing correctly, the muscles will spasm, the vertebra lock up and the disc will lose fluid and degenerate. When we get the cerebellum firing better, the spinal muscles will no longer be in spasm, the vertebra will move better and your disc will re-generate.

Do you remember those tests that we did to check your cerebellum (finger to nose, standing with eyes closed and feet close together, playing piano, touching your finger that is over your head, etc.)? The cerebellum is the most DEPENDENT area of the body when it comes to oxygen. So that is why we are giving you oxygen, to get you better faster by allowing your cerebellum to work better!

Is oxygen essential for brain activity?

The brain demands at least 20% of the body’s oxygen supply, when it doesn’t get this supply it can lead to issues such as sleep apnoea, poor concentration, forgetfulness, mood swings, restlessness, depressive thoughts and low drive.

Brain activity – Dr. Andrew Scholey, Division of Psychology, University of Northumbria: “Extra oxygen has been shown to enhance mental performance and memory recall in healthy active adults in several clinical studies”. Ref. Pmid: 10604851 (pubmed – indexed for medline)

Other Benefits:

STAY STRONG.

Fatigue has been reported by several studies as one of the most common symptoms experienced by people worldwide*.

*”Boosting Your Energy” A Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School, Harvard Health Publications, 2006

Every breath you take converts to energy. Human cells use nutrients from food and oxygen to create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy source that fuels cell function. If your cells receive too little oxygen, they produce less energy. If your cells need more energy, they use more oxygen. That’s why your breathing rate increases when you exercise.

STAY ALERT.

Unlike muscles, your brain cannot store energy. It needs a steady flow of nutrients and oxygen to function normally. Oxygen deficiency can decrease your alertness, memory and judgment. Conditions that can reduce blood oxygen levels include:

•air pollution

•traveling to a higher elevation

•breathing stale air that has less than the normal 20-21% oxygen.

“Insufficient oxygen means insufficient biological energy that can result in anything from mild fatigue to life threatening disease. The link between insufficient oxygen and disease has now been firmly established.” Dr. W. Spencer Way, journal of the American association of physicians

What are the main benefits of using oxygen?

Studies have shown that oxygen helps:

•Stimulate brain activity

•Increase memory capacity

•Boost concentration

•Develop stronger alertness

•Raise energy levels

•Improve strength

•Build endurance

•Detox your blood

•Reduce stress

•Calm anxiety

•Alleviate tension headaches

•Remedy irregular sleeping patterns

•Help with cardiovascular activity

•Prevent lactic acid build up

•Strengthen the immune system

Medical Thoughts on Oxygen

“Extra oxygen enables you to recover more quickly from exertion. It allows someone to train and then exercise again.” – Dr. John Brewer, head of sports science at Lilleshall Human Performance Centre: Health and Fitness 1999.

“Oxygen can clear your head, help eliminate toxins, and give you a mind high” – Andy Davison exercise physiologist Cosmopolitan 2000.

“If you use oxygen for 20 minutes, muscles become loosened; headaches and stress seem to disappear. There is a renewed energy and a feeling of relaxation. I am confident oxygen works.” – Dr. Richard de Andrea Sunday Herald.

“Increases alertness, improves the body’s ability to burn fat and enhances physical performance.” – Howard Robbins D.P.M, for The Journal.

“Dr. Parris Kidd stated that ‘oxygen plays a pivotal role in the proper functioning of the immune system; i.e. Resistance to disease, bacteria and viruses.’ Dr. Stephen Levine stated that ‘we can look at oxygen deficiency as the single greatest cause of disease.’ thus the development of a shortage of oxygen in the blood could very well be the starting point for the loss of the immune system and the beginning of feared health problems such as Cancer, Leukemia, AIDS, Candida, seizures, and nerve deterioration.” B. Goulet – The Magic of Aerobic Oxygen – Focus on Nutrition.

“In all serious disease states we find a concomitant low oxygen state…low oxygen in the body tissues is a sure indicator for disease… Hypoxia, or lack of oxygen in the tissues, is the fundamental cause for all degenerative disease.” Dr. Stephen Levine, renowned molecular biologist author, Oxygen Deficiency: A concomitant to all degenerative illness.

“I have ME and Fabro-Myalgia and have suffered with this debilitating condition for more than twelve years. I saw an oxygen bar at a health event and needed to sit down and by chance tried the oxygen. After this for four days I felt so active, had no pain, no fatigue, and no exhaustion and even managed to clean my house out. I made frequent trips in my car to the tip and charity shop of which I am normally unable do. I even went out for a meal and went shopping which I’ve never been able to do.” Carol Mason from Patmoor, Staffordshire.

Exercise with Oxygen Therapy

Basically, the body’s ability to transfer oxygen from the lungs to the cells is perhaps the most significant factor in whether you live a healthy life or not. This transfer mechanism becomes damaged with age, and then susceptibility to illness increases. However, EWOT aids the body in repairing this vital mechanism.

The scientific aspect of EWOT is a little complex, but here is a basic explanation. Oxygen comprises 20% of the atmosphere. Atmospheric pressure is 760 mm and thus the partial pressure of oxygen entering the body’s lungs is about 150 mm. However, oxygen in the lungs is diluted considerably with carbon dioxide. As the environment becomes increasingly polluted, the oxygen we intake is more and more diluted by carbon dioxide leaving the body and in the atmosphere. After oxygen is diluted, its pressure is reduced to 100-110 mm. This pressure drives the oxygen from the lungs into the blood and via the arteries to the capillaries in the extremities of the body. The capillaries then release some of the oxygen to support individual cells.

Ideally, the pressure of the oxygen in the arteries will almost equal the pressure in the lungs. However, aging causes the arterial pressure to decrease to approximately 70 mm as opposed to 95 mm.

In order for the oxygen to reach the cells from the capillaries, it must dissolve into the water of the body. Unlike carbon dioxide, though, oxygen does not dissolve easily into liquid. The significance is this: Oxygen’s solubility is heavily dependent on the pressure driving it.

Dr. Rowen of Second Opinion explains Oxygen is extracted in the capillaries and when the blood comes out the venous end of he capillary, the average pressure of oxygen in the veins is about 40 mm early in life and drops to 35 mm by age 70. The difference in the pressure of oxygen between the arterial and venous sides reflects how well the oxygen is delivered and consumed.

In your 30s, the amount of oxygen released to the cells is significantly higher than in your 70s: a 30 year-old will release 55 mm (95-40) while a 70 year-old will release 35 mm (70-35). That’s a huge drop in the amount of pressure of oxygen your cells receive.

The problem is that when you age, the oxygen pressure falls. Thus, while the volume of oxygen may stay the same and it may appear you are getting enough, your may be oxygen deficient because there isn’t enough pressure to make use of the volume of oxygen.

The breakthrough of EWOT is that it raises the arterial pressure to youthful levels; it only involves breathing high levels of oxygen while exercising. Exercise increases the circulation, creating a greater pressure to drive oxygen into the capillaries. The increase in pressure facilitates the repair of the transfer mechanism. EWOT is effective for every conceivable condition because it improves the delivery of the most essential substance in tissue life and repair.

See Hundreds of Testimonials at

www.lifechangingcare.com

HOW TO FINALLY END YOUR PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY NIGHTMARE!

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER DOCTOR THAT YOU HAVE SEEN?

We treat you metabolically and neurologically!

You are on this website because you or someone you love is suffering from Peripheral Neuropathy.

I am here to tell you that……

NO STONE IS LEFT UNTURNED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM!

I WILL GUARANTEE YOU THAT NO ONE HAS TOLD YOU WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU…….

I am going to address:

#1: What makes my program unique?

#2: How I successfully treat peripheral neuropathy.

HOW DO I SUCCESSFULLY TREAT PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY?

By using metabolic and neurological protocols.

SPECIFIC METABOLIC TESTING AND TREATMENTS:

I: Sensitivity Testing: to determine if you have a sensitivity to gluten (wheat, rye, oats, and barley), milk, eggs, yeast, and soy.  If you are sensitive to ANY of these food groups, it could be making your peripheral neuropathy worse as it will increase inflammation in your brain and throughout your body!

Here are some of the symptoms of these sensitivities:

Chronic pain or fatigue

Frequent indigestion

Bloated after eating

Frequent loose bowel movements

Constipation

Mouth ulcers or sores

Vomit often

The only way to find out if you are suffering from any of these sensitivities is to run the test.

II. Complete Blood Panels

By using specific blood tests such as:

#1: A thyroid panel

#2: A complete metabolic panel (CMP)

#3: A lipid panel

#4: A CBC (complete blood chemistry with auto differential)

We can assess your thyroid, adrenal glands, liver, kidneys, red/white blood cells and gut function with the above lab tests.

All can be affected with chronic health conditions. By addressing any problems with your thyroid, adrenal glands, blood chemistry, or gut function, we can help you to heal faster. The CMP also allows us to check your blood glucose levels since glucose and oxygen are needed by the brain to function properly.

Glucose values (12 hour fasting):

Normal: 85-99

Hypoglycemic: 84 or less

Insulin resistance/pre-diabetes: 100-126

Diabetes: 127 or higher

The 4 priorites are:

1) Anemia

2) Blood sugar/ASI

3) GI/liver

4) Fatty acid metabolism

The patient with insulin resistence or pre-diabetes has as much chance at developing neuropathy as the diabetic patient.

III: Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) :

You can test the adrenal glands with a test called an Adrenal Stress Index. This is a salivary test much like DNA testing.  The adrenal glands sit right above the kidneys and they are your “stress” organs meaning that they react to stress. If the patient has been or are currently under stress, this test is a must!

IF THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM INSOMNIA AND/OR DIABETES, THIS TEST IS A MUST! IT WILL MEASURE THEIR CORTISOL LEVELS.

IV. Immune Panels—EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!:

Your peripheral neuropathy could be caused by an auto immune condition. Your immune system could be attacking your nervous system. This is why the immune panels are so important.

There are two parts to the immune system, TH1 and TH2.

IL- 2 and TNF-alpha = TH1

TH1 is T-cells. T-cells are the army that attacks and cleans up afterword. (Helper T-cells, Suppressor T-cells, NKC, regulatory

T-cells, and macrophages.

IL-4 and IL-10 = TH2

TH2 is B-cells. B-cells make anti-bodies. They tell T-cells what to kill. If the testing comes back with a high B-cell count, the patient is TH2 dominant.

T and B Lymphocyte & Natural Killer Cell Panel

IL-2 ,TNF-alpha, IL-4, IL-10

Natural Killer Cell Activity

You will want to determine if there is an active antigen or dysregulation.

Active antigens are parasites, bacteria, virus, mold, yeast, fungi, protozoan, foods, chemicals, and heavy metals.

The best indicator for an active antigen as the cause of the patient’s abnormal dominance is the “Helper/Suppresor” ratio on the T & B cell panel. (also called “CD4:CD8” ratio).

The closer to 2.5 the ratio is (or if above that), the more likely it is that you’re dealing with an antigen.

If the ratio is below 1.2, then you are most likely dealing with a dysregulation problem.

V. Intestinal Permeability: This test is used to determine if the patient suffers from leaky gut syndrome (LGS).

LGS or Leaky gut syndrome describes a condition of altered or damaged bowel lining, caused by antibiotics, toxins, poor diet, parasites or infection can lead to increased permeability of the gut wall to toxins, microbes, undigested food, waste or larger than normal macromolecules. It has been proposed that these substances affect the body directly, while others postulate an immune reaction to these substances.

VI. HORMONE PANELS: We can check hormone panels to determine if the patient suffers from low testosterone in males or low estrogen/progesterone levels in females. Symptoms related to decreased hormone levels may include depression, fatigue, mental fogginess, mood swings, hot flashes, sweating attacks, weight gain, and decreased physical stamina.

SPECIFIC NEUROLOGICAL TESTING AND TREATMENTS:

#1: Oxygen therapy: Oxygen is fuel for your brain and nervous system. Your brain and nervous system need two things to survive…..fuel and activation. Fuel comes in the form of OXYGEN AND GLUCOSE. By using oxygen, we will help you heal faster. By using exercise with oxygen therapy (EWOT), we can increase firing to brain. By increasing firing of brain, we help MANY chronic conditions.

#2: Brain-Based Therapy (BBT): We use specific brain-based therapy such as:

Vibration Therapy: Vibration fires the back part of the brain called the cerebellum. One of the functions of the cerebellum is control of the spinal muscle.

We may also use sensory stimulation, corrective traction and massage stimulation to increase firing of your brain.

Light Therapy: We use the Healthlight Pulsed Infrared Light Therapy in our office which is the most effective light therapy unit on the market. Light therapy helps heal tissues, including nerve tissue.

ATM2 Active Therapeutic Movements: Active Therapeutic Movements, or ATMs help stabilize muscles into a totally pain free movement and then allows the brain to retrain the muscles to stay in these healthy pain free positions, allowing the patient to see very fast and effective relief of pain in just minutes.

Non-surgical Spinal Decompression: NSSD creates a negative disc pressure and helps to remove pressure off of the nerve. It also provides a slow stretch of the muscles which fires up the spinal cord to increase firing of brain.

Once we have run the necessary tests to determine your specific condition, we can successfully treat you via proper neurological and all natural nutritional protocols.

Ask yourself the following questions:

#1: How has your peripheral neuropathy affected your relationships, finances, family, or other activities?

#2: What has it cost you in time, money, happiness, sleep?

#3: Where do you picture yourself in the next one to five years if this problem is not taken care of soon?

#4: What is it worth to you if we could improve your condition?

Finally, share this information with a family member or friend.

Interested in your FREE neuropathy screening? Call Now! 704-987-3993

From The Desk of Dr. Akiba Green:

Dear Neuropathy Sufferer,

My name is Dr. Akiba Green and I am a board certified chiropractic physician and board eligible Clinical Nutritionist.  I have been in private practice in Cornelius, NC since 2003. I consult with over 1000 doctors (www.lifechangingcare.com) around the country.  I have personally trained with Dr. Michael L. Johnson the author of the alternative medicine bestseller, “What Do You Do When the Medications Don’t Work?—A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Conditions”, Dr. Joseph Di’Duro, the president and founder of the Neuropathy Treatment Centers of America and a Fellow of the Peripheral Nerve Society and Dr. Datis Kharrazian, one of the foremost thyroid experts in the world and the author of the bestselling thyroid book, “Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When All My Lab Tests are Normal?”  I have taken over 680 hours of post graduate courses in functional diagnostic medicine, functional neurology and advanced neuropathy treatments, including Autoimmune Physiology, Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis, Brain and Neurotransmitters, Functional Endocrinology, Diabetes Case management, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Metabolic Syndrome Treatment, Autoimmune Thyroid and Advanced Thyroid Principles and Case Studies.

• Are you tired of running from doctor to doctor only to play “Russian Roulette” with different medications for your condition? “Here try this drug, that didn’t work? Try this one!”
• Are you tired of taking drugs that don’t fix the problem?
• Do you continue to struggle with burning, tingling, numbness, coldness and pain in your feet and/or arms?

I am here to tell you that there is NEW HOPE!

Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) is the term used to describe disorders of the peripheral nerves.  Even though over 20 million people in the US suffer with PN, information is hard to come by.  Approximately 50% of diabetics will develop the condition.  Many people using statin pills: ‘cholesterol drugs’ will be affected by this mysterious and under-recognized malady.

Neuropathy means “disease or abnormality of the nervous system” which is not a very helpful definition.  We need to think of neuropathy as any DAMAGE to the nervous system.  Carpal Tunnel syndrome, Herniated Discs and Strokes are all insults to different areas of the nervous system,  all with different symptoms.  Diabetes is a systemic disease that affects all nerves of the body from the brain, eyes and  small nerves of the heart and digestive system, to the nerves in the hands, feet, and legs.

The peripheral nervous system is made up of the nerves that branch out of the spinal cord to all parts of the body.

Peripheral nerve cells have three main parts: Cell body, axons, and dendrites (nerve/muscle junction).  And part of the nerve can be affected, but damage to axons is most common.  The axon transmits signals from nerve cell or nerve cell to muscle.  Most axons are surrounded by a substance call myelin, which facilitates signal transmission.

There are two types of symptoms with PN; negative and positive.  Negative signs, which come first, are when damage to the nervous system, obviously,brings about a LOSS of a particular function.  For example; loss of reflexes, loss of strength, loss of sensation like numbness.  But these are rarely detectable to the patient, because the brain makes up the different in the losses.  Only after some time do the sick and damaged nerves develop the positive signs of neuropathy; tingling , burning, biting, stabbing, shooting pains.  This too is a reaction of the brain and the nervous system, unfortunately this over reaction tears apart the fiber of the patients’ lives.

Each patient will describe their pain in their own individual language of  ‘pain’.  This can easily confuse a doctor not trained in the recognition and treatment of these patients.  So the patient usually continues at suffer, going from doctor to doctor, to stronger and stronger doses of pills until they are either completely drugged up and ‘out of it’, or lost in their own world of suffering.

Some neuropathies come on suddenly, others over many years.  Some people  are affected only by a weakness in the arms and legs which legs  which leads to difficulty standing, walking, or getting out of a chair.  The loss of sensation from the feet, ankles and toes contributes to patients not having a ‘good sense’ of where there feet are in space, touching the ground, and this causes them to fall very easily.  These under-recognized sensory losses CAN ONLY  be detected with proper clinical exam.  This office has the necessary tools to uncover the underlying cause of this ‘silent’ nerve damage.

Some patients will eventually become unable to walk at all.  Others start with a tingling, pin pricking feeling that turns into deep sharp stabbing pains and burning electric shocks.  These debilitating problems can also be at their worst at night while trying to get to sleep,  because the PAIN never goes away.  In fact, once started IT ONLY GETS WORSE!!

Currently, ordinary medicine has NO cure for PN.  The extremely powerful drugs dispensed to patients do NOT TREAT the NERVE DAMAGE!  They numb the brain to numb the pain. Most patients can not tolerate a drugged existence but feel the have NO OTHER OPTION against this horrifying pain.

If you would like to have more information or to set up a consultation and see how we can help you (or someone you know), give us a call at 704-987-3993 to schedule an appointment to see if you are a candidate for these breakthrough procedures.

PATIENT TESTIMONIALS: To view testimonials from Dr. Green and other doctors in our program, go to www.lifechangingcare.com or visit our website at www.lakenormanspine.com.

Chronic Pain and Metabolic Conditions

Dr. Akiba Green is a chiropractic physician who concentrates his practice to the treatment of chronic neurological and metabolic conditions. He has partnered with one of the nation’s leading Chiropractic Neurologists, and author of the best selling book, “What do you do when the medications doesn’t work”, Dr. Michael L. Johnson. He has also trained and studied with world renowned specialist, Dr. Datis Kharrazian, author of the book “Why do I still thyroid symptoms, when my lab tests are normal?” He is widely recognized as a leader in the non-drug treatment of peripheral neuropathy, thyroid conditions, dizziness, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, and other chronic pain and chronic metabolic conditions. He has successfully treated thousands of patients suffering from these conditions.

Dr. Green is a practicing chiropractic physician who has been in private practice in Cornelius, NC since 2003. He received his Bachelors’s degree from the University of Florida in Health Science Education in 1995 and his Doctorate degree in 2003 from Sherman College of Chiropractic. His clinic, Lake Norman Health and Wellness, is the only health clinic in the Charlotte region that provides Chiropractic care, Laser and Light Therapy, Spinal Decompression Therapy, Oxygen Therapy, Metabolic Testing and Nutritional Management for Chronic Conditions and Brain Based Neurological Therapy (BBT) under one roof. He is also an instructor for the Neuropathy Treatment Centers of America in the proper treatment and diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy and other neurological disorders. His clinics has always been on the cutting edge of the health care industry. Currently, he devotes his practice to treating chronic pain and metabolic disorders. Dr. Green lives with his lovely wife Alissa and their daughter Addison in Huntersville, NC. He is active in the community and involved with motor sports as team chiropractor to many race teams.