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Pre and Post-Concussion - Nutrition and the Role of Infection & Stress with Dr. Cindy Howard
Credit Opportunities: 2 Clinical General
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- Topic Areas:
- Nutrition
- Categories:
- CE
- Faculty:
- Dr. Cindy Howard, DC, DABCI, DACBN, FIAMA, FICC.
- Duration:
- 2 CEs
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Title: Pre and Post-Concussion - Nutrition and the Role of Infection & Stress
Speaker: Dr. Cindy Howard
CEs: 2 CEs
Outline
First half: Intro of Case Study of Concussed athlete and associated infection Pre and Post-concussion nutrition
- Hydration for prevention or reduction of TBI symptoms Supplementation to reduce inflammation
- Consequences of Blood brain barrier breakdown and the incidence of infection
Second half: Relationship of gut, brain, mouth and infection Incidence of infection in athletes
- Types of common infections in athletes Case study of ring worm in wrestlers Testing for infections in athletes
- Work up and treatment of Concussed athlete with associated infection
Learning Objectives
The doctor will know how to implement appropriate supplementation/nutrition to reduce inflammation associated with Concussion/TBI
The doctor will learn how to do appropriate testing related to symptoms and conditions commonly seen in athletes
The doctor will learn how to look for and treat associated infections that athletes are more prone to.
The doctor will understand the gut, brain, mouth connection to preventing and treating infections in the athlete.
This course is a part of our 2026 ACS Convention.
Faculty
Dr. Cindy Howard, DC, DABCI, DACBN, FIAMA, FICC. Related Seminars and Products
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Dr. Cindy M. Howard is a Board Certified Chiropractic Internist and Nutritionist in private practice and the owner of Innovative Health & Wellness Center in Orland Park, Illinois and also holds a license in the state of Florida. She speaks nationally, presenting on topics including pre and post-concussion, nutrition, neuroadrenal dysfunction and infection in sports, male and female pelvic disorders, pediatrics, immunology, GI disorders, endocrinology, nutritional blood analysis interpretation and genetics.
Dr. Howard is also the owner of DC consulting; assisting private practices improve their communication skills and improving patient adherence while building a better functional medicine and nutritional practice. She is the co-founder of Advanced Education; an entity that runs CE programs for the Internal medicine diplomate.
For the last 8 years, she has served as the Illinois delegate for the American Chiropractic Association and as the alternate for 6 years prior to that. She has served on the membership, professional development, clinical guidelines , bylaws, and grievance committees. She was the recipient of the Flynn/Lynch award in 2015 for outstanding service.
She is a past president of the ACA Council on Diagnosis and Internal Disorders and currently serves as the Vice President of the College of Pharmacology and Toxicology. She also serves on the medical advisory board for the Functional Medicine University, serves as a board member for Before the Hit and Djor Intelligence Guards. Dr. Howard is an associate editor of The Original Internist and a regular contributor for the Illinois Chiropractic Society online newsletter. In 2020, Dr. Howard was awarded the Chiropractor of the Year honor from the Illinois Chiropractic Society.
Locally, Dr. Howard serves as a board member for the Frankfort Falcons Youth football organization, the concussion oversight team for the local school district and is the team chiropractor for the Natural Wrestling Club.