Dr. Rachman Chung: Skateboarding Concussions | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast

Dr. Rachman Chung, board-certified chiropractic neurologist and founder of NeuroAxis Health, joins Jay Gunkelman and Pete Jansons on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast. They dive into the role of functional neurology in brain recovery, how skateboarding impacts concussion risk, the importance of baseline EEGs for young athletes, and how AI and neurofeedback are shaping brain health today. They also explore adrenaline-seeking athletes, chronic pain treatment, and remote neurotherapy.

🧠 What is a Functional Neurologist?
🧠 Skateboarding concussions and brain recovery strategies
🧠 Why young athletes should get a baseline EEG
🧠 Tony Hawk’s potential brainwave patterns
🧠 Cerebellum EEG signals — real or myth?
🧠 How Artificial Intelligence is affecting neurofeedback
🧠 Launching remote neurotherapy to make care more accessible and affordable
🧠 Differences between adrenaline junkie athletes vs. traditional team athletes

📎 Learn more about Dr. Rachman Chung and NeuroAxis Health:
Website: https://sfchiro.com/
Phone: 415-776-7040
Email: hello@neuroaxishealth.com

Key Moments:
0:00 — https://sfchiro.com/
3:31 — Neurofeedback Q/A Live Stream https://youtube.com/live/BYITkdqsMD8?... (Sleep was a big topic)
4:10 — Direwolves
6:27 — Dr. Rachman Chung arrives
9:52 — What is a Functional Neurologist?
11:55 — Concussions https://sfchiro.com/concussion-treatm...
12:25 — Dr. Chung was a skateboarder
13:14 — What would Tony Hawk’s EEG look like?
14:38 — What age should young athletes get a baseline EEG?
16:21 — Two tracks for baseline testing EEG
18:15 — What has changed in the neurofeedback field (Artificial Intelligence)
23:20 — Red Bull athlete adrenaline junkies vs. football or basketball athletes' EEGs
26:52 — Mu waves and athletes focusing/blocking things out
29:42 — Simone Biles and athletes needing medication to perform
34:38 — Top-down and bottom-up system
36:18 — Parkinson’s and neuro strategies
37:03 — Is technology improving to pick up cerebellum signals?
45:35 — Adding neurofeedback to a chiropractic practice
46:48 — Chronic pain and cortical dysrhythmia

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