Dr. Clifford Brickman
Medical Writing

Functional Medicine
CNCN & Clinic, 2000

  • Metabolic Profiling
  • Blood Typology
  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Eye-roll Kinesiology

    • Cervical Radiculopathy
    Orthopedics/Neurology, CNCN, 1999

  • Radiculopathy symptoms, Examination, Testing, Treatment
  • Cervical Spine Fractures
  • Xray, CT, MRI, Myelogram, Discography, Electrodiagnostics

    • Lumbar Strain
    Sports Medicine, CNCN, 1999

  • Mechanism of Injury, Clinical Examination, Treatment

    • Rehabilitation Plan: Soma & Psyche
    Principles of Rehabilitation, CNCN, 1999

  • Thoracic and Lumbar Back Pain, Psychological issues
  • McKenzie charts: Postural, Functional, Derangement; Computerized Mental Health Screening
  • Patient Education: Stress and Spasm, Body & Mind; Professional issues re. Patient Communication

    • Stress, Mental Illness and Nutritionals
    Clinical Nutrition, CNCN, 1998
    Intro: Orthopedics and Psychological Assessment; FSC Mental Health Screening
    Assessment: Mental Health Screening; Metabolic Profiling
    Psychiatric Disorders & Nutritionals

  • Aggressive Behavior, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder, Dementia, Depression, Eating Disorders, Fatigue, Insomnia, Learning Disabilities
  • Organic Mental Disorders, Premenstrual Syndrome, Schizophrenia, Tardive Dyskinesia

    • Stress and the Immune System
    Pathology, CNCN, 1998
    Main Review, "Acute Stress Enhances while Chronic Stress Suppresses Cell-Mediated Immunity
    in Vivo: A Potential Role for Leucocyte Trafficking," Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 11, 286-306, 1997

    Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition
    Science of Diet and Nutrition, CNCN, 1998

  • Intro: Blood Types and Personality, Split between Mind and Body, Nutritional Split...Pritikin versus Atkins
  • Mental: Dx of DSM-IV, Continuum of Mental Processes, 3 Types...apollonian - odesian - dionesian.
  • Physical: Nutrition, Continuum of Physio Processes, 3 Profiles...sympathetic - mixed - parasympathetic.
  • Linking Mind-Body Typology & Profiles

    Three Patients with Fatigue
    Therapeutic Exercise, CNCN, 1998
    Individualizing Therapeutics.

  • Patient One: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, "How to not exercise."
  • Patient Two: Chronic Sleep Apnea, "The primal exercise - breathe!"
  • Patient Three: General Fatigue, "Exorcising the body - exercising the mind."

    Psychophysiology of Fatigue
    Biomechanics ~ Exercise Physiology, CNCN, 1997
    Individual Profiling.

  • Physiological: Fatigue, Symptom or Syndrome; Physiological Profiling; Glycobiology, Glyconutrition
  • Psychological/Emotional: Psychiatric Disorders; Body Psychotherapy, mother-child circuits
  • Consciousness: Eye-roll measurement; Cluster Profiling

    Individualizing the Patient
    Kinesiology, CNCN, 1997
    The Shoulder and Skiing.

  • Physical: Shoulder joint, Physics of Skiing, Ski Injuries, Patient’s Injury...Xrays, Dx, Rx
  • Psychological/Emotional: Kinesiology of Consciousness...character clusters
  • Human needs, Intervention styles, Training and Treatment

    Ergonomic Work Site Evaluation
    Applied Biomechanics, CNCN, 1996
    Neck Pain & Computer/Video Display Terminal.

  • Case History, Assessment, Physics, Intervention and Prevention