Inventor of MRI has found possible cause of Multiple Sclerosis
FONAR Upright MRI
We wait with baited breath to see if the inventor of the MRI has caught on to something groundbreaking – a possible cause (and evidence) to the presently unknown cause of Multiple Sclerosis. A noteworthy press release was sent out last fall that talks about the possible etiology of MS, including an eight-subject trial run at a non-invasive treatment.
If you have had a car accident, whiplash injury or head trauma from some other cause, your brain may be leaking. According to the study, head trauma like that seen in whiplash injuries causes obstruction of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) thus increasing the pressure in the ventricles and leaking into the brain. This has become more visible on the new FONAR Upright MRI than the traditional lie-down-in-the-tube MRI.
The obstruction comes as the first few bones in your neck becomes misaligned and causes a backup of CSF. When this misalignment was corrected, the study shows pressure decreases by 28.6%! The flow also becomes uniform again once treatment is given. The idea of the fluid (CSF and blood) collecting in the brain due to the poor draining and improper position of these vertebrae is under review for a cause of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease as well.
You might think that because the CSF and other vessels are deep in the brain that surgery is required. Au contraire says Dr. Scott Rosa. Dr. Rosa preforms an upper cervical chiropractic technique called Atlas Orthogonal that corrects the malposition of the cervical spine without surgery or drugs. Did you hear that?! NO DRUGS! No prescription and no side effects. No cutting, scarring and recovering. This procedure alone is enough to allow CSF and blood flow to normalize and decrease the pressure that will diminish the risk of the person from developing MS. That is as long as draining remains clear.
Everybody knows that neck injuries present with varying degrees of severity. How long after an injury does it take to develop into a condition like MS? On average, the study showed an 11 year lap between the initial injury and the diagnosis of MS. That should change the way we understand and treat vehicle accidents, sport injuries and other injuries to the head and neck. There are growing numbers of studies and theories relating to decrease flow of CSF and venous blood from the brain. If this is an area of interest to you, check out this blog by Dr. Flanagan uprightdoctor.wordpress.com and continue to watch for an official study put out by FONAR and Dr. Rosa.
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Who originally came up with this idea and study? Dr. Flanagan. Kindly explain. Thank you.
Also, what does the leakage have to do with T-cells malfunctioning?
i was in an accident when i was 4, and after then, i had occurance that had mimicked MS all growing up, but was not dxed until i was 16, so yes, it is possable of dr. flannigan’s theory.
Wow that is really interesting. I was in a car accident years ago and suffered whiplash.I was off work for a full year. Now…..I have MS. Just diagnosed in September.
I find this VERY interesting. I had my first car accident in 1991. I was diagnosed with MS in 1997 & I was 23. I am now 39 & have had other accidents. I have been rear-ended a total of 3 times and in 3 car accidents. I also had a student jump up when she hugged me smacking me in the jaw with her head. I ended up with whiplash from that incident and have had whiplash a total of 4 times in my life. Oh, but I forgot whiplash from a ride in an amusement park too, so whiplash 5 times. So…I would believe that there is a connection. The last time I was rear-ended was in 2008 and the MS got worse once again.
Interesting…after reading this and “backtracking” my life, i was involved in a “lucky to be alive” car accident when I was 18 or 19…was never in an accident since and i didn’t play sports where you could be severely damaged…i was diagnosed with MS when I was 40 and am now 56….even though i was diagnosed some 20yrs after the accident, possibly a relation? VERY interested to see how this plays out…
In 1982 I fell down a flight of stairs. I could not move my head & neck for close to a month. After the tightness in my neck loosen, slowly my legs, arms, torso and head became numb.
One doctor said “lose weight” (I was 20 lbs over and a neurologist did a spinal tap confirming MS. humm
Hmm…I fell down a flight of stairs once when I was 9 and again at 15….now I have MS….
http://www.disabled-world.com/health/autoimmunediseases/ms/upright-mri.php
Dr Flanagan and Dr Rosa are both chiropractors.. not neurologists… neither invented the MRI machine… while an interesting theory .. i will wait until more studies are done and they have actual MDs and Neurologists that become involved in the study…
Did you read it.
the study was published here. Physiol. Chem. Phys. & Med. NMR (20 September 2011) 41: 1–17.
Neither Flanagan or Rosa performed the study, Damadian and Chu performed the study.
As long as the study was done correctly it makes no difference whether a MD, DC or a PhD did the study.
http://www.fonar.com/pdf/PCP41_damadian.pdf
what a dumb statement.
I agree
I had a car accident when I was 21 and had whiplash for at least a year. I had my first symptoms of ms at 35. Very interesting,
How embarrassing… such prejudice… “I will wait until…they have ‘actual’ MDs and Neurologists that become involved”. the only reason you would not know how stupid that is- is because anyone who would utter such a stupid comment is showing how they are too stupid to know they are stupid.
WoW! DO you even know the kind of schooling a chiropractor goes through? You need to educate yourself. They actually go through more schooling than an MD. Maybe you are one of those people who like to be sick and will use every excuse you can as to why you can’t get better. Get a clue!
I thought they got whatever qualification they have from a Corn Flakes box, what is it again, “Bone Crunching 101″ or “How to pretend you’re a Doctor 101″?
No, a chiropractor does not go through as much school as an MD and they do not do a residency, only ten client cases. I personally know a few.
I have waited since February 26,2000 for a scientist to find answers of the cause the cause of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
would head banging count cuz i’ve never been in a car accident
never had car accident, whiplash or any head trauma dx in 2005
Same here Kathy and I was dx 2 years ago, also neither has my mother and her Parkinson’s was dx the year before. So not convinced tbh
what does this do for the people who have had MS for several yrs. Will the realignment help them or is it something that has to be done at time of accident
I had no accidents, whiplash etc, before the first signs of MS 39 years ago. Still, it’s an interesting theory
where can we go to have this done. I would love to see if it works I will volunteer to be a ginni pig
I was in a car accident in 97, about 6-8 weeks later symptoms started was told I had MS but neuro said no it was a stroke, been treated for a stroke till 2010 when I was DX’d and neuro looked at 97 MRI and said I’ve had since 97 and would have had another 10 good years had I even started 2 years earlier when I went from 3-5-8 to 40 lesions and from 8-40 in just 2 years now I’m SPMS due to the incompetent neuros and just had another MRI and numerous other ones now, but no problems till my accident, thanks to a drunk driver, now 51 and on SSDI, what a bunch of BS
Almost nothing. The T cell hypothesis is centered around the ‘autoimmune concept’ of MS requiring DMDs.
Dr. Damadian’s research will put paid to this!
How dues this theory explain PPMS, where there can be very few to no lesions in the brain, but they’re all along the spine?
I also was in a car accident and suffered a head injury when I was 16 and had whiplash when I was about 33. now I have MS. I was diagnosed at age 40. This is very interesting and maybe finally there may be some answers.
The only car accident I have ever been in was after my dx of MS. There is no other head trauma or whiplash in my past.
Spinal fluid flow for me is due to disk degeneration and stenosis which pinches the flow to the brain leaving it impeded compared to a ‘normal’ flow. Thus, I know of no ‘leakage’ of spinal fluid which is ‘toxic’ to the body, however, find the MRI type interesting to see if C1, C2, C3 could be adjusted to correct proper flow. I must admit too that I was in two wrecks where head/neck were impacted. I have MS as well and find this article extremely interesting. I would like a nerologist opinion though regarding “Re-alignment” prior to any attempt. Too much at steak!
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I had to ask!
I have a google blog… I think it’s blogspot… hah thinking of it, it was more difficult to set up than I thought it would be (as my first post was a description of my blog rather than the blog itself).
Good luck!
This article makes it seem as if Atlas Orthogonal is the only chiropractic that adjusts the cervical spine. If the above items turn out to be valid, any and all chiropractic could be beneficial, not just AO.
For those of you mentioning a lack of trauma in your past, please realize the average 5 year-old has fallen down 2,000 times. Whiplash is most frequently associated with motor vehicle accidents, but is most common from other sources.
Many people also don’t realize is that birth is the first trauma anyone experience in life. So those that may never have had any car accidents with whiplash injuries, or head traumas, the birth process may also be a culprit here. Whether birth was from c-section, forceps, vacuum, pulled out, or even natural unmedicated birth.
Very true… I’ve had too many bodily injuries (playing as the enforcer in hockey for years) and lots of head cracking slips. Birth would definitely be the first trauma to the body (unless something happens in utero). Hopefully we find out FOR SURE what the cause of MS is, and hopefully a cure for our next generation.
Dr. Arpad Denagy, a neurolgoist from the Rockefeller Institute states that spinal stress tragedy may take sixty years to develop. He recommends stabilizing biomechanical care should begin as soon after birth as possible. There have been smaller studies done that showed when under chiropractic care M.S. lesions improved or at least stopped progressing. Chiropractic is going to be safer than any medication you may be taking for M.S. While you are waiting for research your condition may get worse. Also, a neurologist isn’t likely to accurately weigh in on this, they are trained in drugs and surgery, it’s just not their area of expertise. There are gentle, low force techniques like Sacro Occipital Technique or Activator Method if you are nervous about being adjusted. I would think that the benefit of chiropractic care would heavily out weigh the risk of an adverse event. But do some more research and make the decision for yourself. Unfortunately when it comes to the body there is never one black and white answer or guaranteed fix.
A chiropractor found the cure. The cure is to see a chiropractor. Rather convenient.
don’t forget there’s a difference between causation and correlation and looking back on our lives with confirmation bias spectacles may be entertaining to us but not especially useful
I’ve benefitted greatly from the AO adjustments Dr. Rosa has recommended. I was unable to recall a specific injury and had never been in an accident, but my neck showed serious effects of whiplash. My son also showed signs of neck injury and it was discovered that his CSF was altered. He may have gone on to develop MS without treatment. We both feel so much better! Pain, fatigue, numbness, dizziness, etc. are all improved!
What does this have to do with the immune system malfunctioning and causing the lesions?
As one of the few males on this site, and with the same name.. I wonder the same! What about the damn lesions?! From my MRI back in 2006 to last year’s, I gained about 10 lesions. I can understand that if the body isn’t working correctly… specifically with flow problems, that when things are blocked up, they will scar… lesions are weird though… when active it signifies a relapse, but when they “heal” by becoming dormant basically what is that all about?! There needs to be the correct flow to get everything you need everywhere in the body, and lack of the correct flow may cause lesions (as they aren’t getting all that they need).
Best of luck! If you get any insight to the lesions, lemme know
Well I personally like this theory than the current theory (still not proof) that MS is auto immune, I have been treated for CCSVI, I refuse ALL medication and have treatment from a Shiatsu massage with healing. I fell down a hill when I was about 9 and have landed on my head a few times from my motorcycle. I believe we need our bodies to be aligned to work properly so this does make sense to me!
The article is dated January 15, 2012 but the comments are all recent and in 2013. Is this a typo or was there a reason or holding the article for a year? Otherwise, very intereting article. If I had a dollar for everytime I hit my head, I’d be rich
While I DID roll down a flight of strairs when I was well under 10, I actually knocked myself out when in my teens and the year I was DXd with MS in 2000, I had already given myself 4 concussions due to my height (6’8″ ) but, does that fit?
CSF is an irritant that would cause inflammatory response and tissue damage wherever it leaks…also please realize cervical disc problems are prevalent in the general population–whether it was initially an injury or from degenerative changes. This research is interesting but needs repeated with a larger, more controlled sample group in order to be truly significant.
I am sorry to say that I have had AO adjustments for 3 months. The chiro showed me that my head was correctly placed on my spine, but I never felt better & have continued to lose function afer 35 years with MS. I also had 2 CCSVI treatments, the 1st one being the BEST, but it didn’t last. Maybe Stem cell therapy will help me…
I’m glad that you’re feeling better after so long with MS and the continued loss of function. Unfortunately the CCSVI treatments are in most people very temporary. Here in Canada we can’t even get them done. My friend (met him at an MS program through the MS society) was going to get it done in the US, but the doc here told him there’s no way to follow up with him on the procedure because in Canada the CCSVI is not a warranted or proven procedure. It would be nice to get SOME relief anyways. Myself, I have a crushed spinal disk as well as MS… chronic pain for over 7 years will definitely kick your ass (mine anyways). I was living in Edmonton and came home for a week in December 2006 and went to my chiropractor and unfortunately with the lack of info and only knowing that lesions in my spine existed, she denied me the good ole cracking service and used the “applicator” instead. Maybe now she would give me a good cracking
I can’t really afford it, but if it will help, then it’s all good.
Best wishes!!
The important inforamtion here is that it is a possible causal factor in MS. Several “real” doctors have agreed that whatever causes MS, it is a multifeceted condition and requires multifaceted treatment.
Have had MS symptoms as far back as birth, with many traumas to head, neck, back,shoulders – my entire body.throughout the years. Dx at 42 thanks to MRI. Unable to take any drugs. Always told Drs that pain and other symptoms eased when I wore my neck brace but couldn’t use the brace too much because the darn thing was too hot and so made the MS worse too. You know what it was like – talking to a wall. Hooray to the chiropractor who figured this part out even if it is a beginning part of the puzzle.. I’ll be printing this and taking it to all my Dr appointments and phoning my physiotherapist very soon.. Researching traumatic brain injury aftermath may answer some of your questions about autoimmune etc. After all getting bashed physically damages all the systems like dominoes, one system affects another.and the inflammation grows Unfortunately because the years have gone by and the MS progressed – so osteoporosis set in and have been advised not to have chiropractic done. Too late for people my age to recover from permanent damage to bone structure. The message being:: think of the long term problems that may be a thing of the past if this chiropractic procedure works out. You may be able to avoid total disability…have a relationship…keep working…driving. Keep sending this around and thanks to the Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological Disease for sending it to me.. We’ve been ignored and forgotten for thousands of years – get the history of MS – it hasn’t just appeared during the last few generations like HIV/aids. Revisit the movie Lorenzo’s Oil to see how to make a big stink and get results, I’m just too tired. You understand.
I do understand! I may not be as old, but believe me I know pain. It really sucks that you’ve had to go through all that. I guess you understand the lack of relationship, and many losses in between such as driving and working. In Canada MS has finally been classed as a brain injury. We have indeed been ignored by overshadowing from other “causes” for years and years. Last weekend was the annual MS walk for my city, and I was surprised, there was almost 1000 people there. We all raised almost 250 000 dollars. You’re too right talking about the domino effect. One system affects another, and the body tries to compensate by using another to make up for the lack of one, but in the end they all get used up. Hopefully things take an up turn for you!
P.S. I’ve seen Lorenzo’s Oil, but it was more when it came out so I don’t remember too much about it. I remember there being blood at one point ( i think the kid coughs up blood.. I actually had been coughing up blood for 3 weeks in 2005). I’m gonna download it and watch it again.
Best of luck!
I’ve had many a head/neck injuries when I was young… I was 15 when I asked my family doctor if there was something wrong with me as I was experiencing tremors and she told me I was too young to have anything wrong…. Now I’m 29, diagnosed with MS 2 weeks after my daughter was born in late 2011. I don’t think there are going to be any “you’re too young to be diseased” type talk from most doctors these days as we’re seeing more and more cases of either cancer or neuro diseases in children. My cervical vertebrae also pokes out the back of my head as well… it wasn’t always like that… I donno… I know that stress is a terrible factor and I’ve got lots of that with my custody/access case with my ex… she left because I was on disability and she’s a money hungry bitch (putting it lightly).
Anyways, good luck all!
The fact that it says it can be cured with no drugs, should be a sign that this will never come to be. The pharmaceutical companies won’t allow it.
I was quite excited…until I saw the word Chiropractor, now I know it has absolutely no scientific basis, oh well, another day another scam, such is life when you have Multiple Sclerosis!
When I was in my twenties (about 1975), I was hit from behind whilst stationary by another car doing about 50mph. My car was shortened by about 3ft. and the impact from the rear made the engine (via the drive shaft) go through the radiator. My seat which wasn’t a fold down one (eg. welded) got folded flat with my weight, and I ended up lying flat, with my HEAD ON THE BACK SEAT.
Whiplash injuries were almost unheard of in those days.
I was diagnosed with SPMS in 2003. Hmmm?
I have never had brain injury or neck trauma, however, my doctor does think that I may have arthritis in my neck. Is this the same?
Very interesting study. I had a severe fall down the stairs when I was 5 years old and had my first MS symptoms at 18. There definitely could be a relation.
Sidenote: People like Cathy who like to “poo poo” every little study that presents a possible easy solution and explaination that does not require drugs are extremely counter productive. It’s my belief that people like her actually like being sick. There’s no other explaination for why they would show negativity toward ANY research for MS. Because any research is a positive step if you as me. So Cathy? Kindly go eff yourself. If you don’t like this study? Then wallow in your negativity and die sooner from this disease because you bring the stress and negativity on yourself. Your choice.
Sounds interesting. I didnt have neck or brain trauma nor did my mother. We were both DX’d around the age of 28. My mother kept her MS secret until I was DX’d. Also, about 10 years ago during a routine MRI they found my spinal fluid was blocked from a disc that slipped in my neck. While in surgery my Surgeon found I had a build up of calcium on my vertebras. The calcium was scraped off. Its years later, now the MRI shows a MS lesion in that spot.
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I see some correlation between neck injury and MS, but I don’t think it will explain all the cases. I have often wondered if my problems were due to my spinal problems with my neck and back. My lesions were always in my cervical spine, and my thoracic spine. In my thoracic spine it was my C3 & C4 where my lesions were, and that is also where my degenerative disc and joint disease started. I have also had a few accidents in my lifetime where I may have had whiplash. I have also ridden many roller coasters in my lifetime as well. However, that being said, it doesn’t explain why I started developing what we believe to be optic neuritis when I was seven years old and the fact that it started two years after I got the mumps. Which is one of the theories as to why we develop MS to begin with, that it is activated by a virus or environmental factors. I do however find this interesting. It will deco be something to talk to Dr. Rice about. I do however see one problem with this though! I’d this is in fact a spinal issue, it’s something that is going to be a problem keeping my spine in alignment. My spine is so loose that I can literally give myself an adjustment every day, and it keeps going out of alignment.. I actually have to pop my back several times a day!
If you live in a medical marijuana state you need to get some Rick Simpson oil. I have a friend with MS & he keeps it at bay using cannabis in food, the oil & smoking it at night to sleep well.