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Military Protocol and Brain Health

Military Protocol and Brain Health

April 22, 20250 min read

Military Protocol and Brain Health 

Military Protocol

Honorable, patriotic young men and women sign up to serve their country  in the 

military.  They accept the risks of their calling: they write their names and blood 

type on their boots and prepare a will.  Injuries occur during deployment.  Physical 

trauma, blast injuries, toxicity from burn pits and super toxic sites are common.  

The longer a military member serves and  with more deployments, the more injury 

accumulates.  What protocols are in place to track these injuries ? 

What is the standard of care ? 

Brain

Functional testing for  brain blast injury and other concussion / TBI injuries 

should be standard before and after deployment:  Cognitive testing with the 

ANAM, RightEyeQ testing for visual information processing, Computer based 

balance testing,  Sleep monitoring and screening for emotional well – being.

  

MRI DTI

A baseline brain MRI – DTI – NQ without contrast to assess brain health should 

be standard before and after deployment.  Billions of dollars are spent preparing 

troops to be warriors, we can spend millions of dollars restoring their health. 

Blood work

Basic blood work should include CBC, CMP, B12, D3, TSH, Testosterone level. 

Troops should be nutrient optimized  for optimal health and healing. Hormone 

replacement should be done as needed.  Screening toxicity tests after deployment 

should  include labs for heavy metal testing, GI testing (including for parasites) 

and urinalysis for environmental toxins associated with burn pits. 

  

Veterans Don’t Just Deserve Healthcare for Life,

Veterans Deserve Quality Healthcare for Life

 

Carol L Henricks MD 

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Dr. Carol Henricks

NorthStar Neurology / Hyperbaric is a practicing neurologist who specializes in the use of HBOT to help heal her patients. Through her dual practice, NorthStar Hyperbaric and NorthStar Neurology, Dr. Henricks creates treatment programs with an ideal combination of therapies – HBOT, traditional and alternative neurological – bringing relief and healing to her patients.

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