Helping the World Think Better
You measure your blood pressure, heart rate and cholesterol levels, but what about your brain function?
The WAVi measures brain function in REAL TIME in less than one hour!
WAVi is a multifaceted brain performance assessment tool designed to measure brain health and track its changes over time. WAVi tests provide objective measures of brain response, physical response and cognitive function to provide a panoramic assessment of brain function. WAVi makes it possible to assess the imbalances in brain function associated with traumatic injuries including concussions, ADD/ADHD, anxiety, depression, memory loss, cardiac conditions along with other challenges.
WAVi helps healthcare providers measure the effectiveness of rehabilitative neurological care with pre and post brain scans.
Northern Lights Chiropractic is the first clinic in Northern Michigan with WAVi brain scanning technology!
WAVi P300 EEG brain scans help with safe return to play decisions.
A 20 year old NCAA football player had a concussive event in training camp confirmed by medical staff; removed from play and returned when symptoms, SCAT and ImPact normalized. He went on to have a successful NCAA and NFL football. career.
Research on WAVi
WAVi is an FDA cleared 20 lead electroencephalogram EEG) device developed by Dr. David Oakley.
A four year study utilizing WAVi was conducted at the University of Colorado, Boulder, with 364 student athletes (aged 17-23). The WAVi brain scans were used to measure and understand changes in brain reaction time after a sports-related concussion. The study utilized WAVi’s P300 ERP assessment to objectively measure brain voltage changes from baseline to post concussive function and to determine if these changes persist at return to play when other standard measures have normalized.
The results of the study showed that concussed players experienced a significant decrease P300 measurements of brain reaction time and brain voltage in the when compared to healthy baseline measurements. P300 changes persisted in 38% of players after other standard measures had normalized. Many players slow to normalize were part of the sub-concussive symptom group and/or appeared more prone to repeat concussions.
Dr. Oakley’s exciting research paper can be found here:
In-Clinic Event Related Potentials After Sports Concussion: A 4-Year Study
