Functional Neurology
A Brain-Based Approach to Healing
Functional neurology is a cutting-edge, brain-centered approach that focuses on how well your nervous system is functioning—not just what’s “broken.” Dr. Ceciley Maxa blends this neuroscience-based perspective with chiropractic care to help restore the vital connection between your brain and body.
By assessing how your brain processes movement, balance, posture, and even gut signals, we identify where communication is disrupted and provide targeted care to support healing. Chiropractic adjustments offer powerful feedback to the nervous system, while functional neurology guides us in activating neuroplasticity—your brain’s natural ability to adapt and heal.
This approach is especially helpful for those facing symptoms from concussions, migraines, dizziness, balance issues, chronic pain, gut-brain dysfunction, and nervous system dysregulation. Rather than chasing symptoms, we work to correct the root causes and help your brain and body work better together—so you can feel better, for good.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Restoring Harmony to Your Nervous System
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is a gentle, patented technique that focuses on the upper cervical spine, helping to gradually restore the optimal function of the vagus nerve. This treatment plays a vital role in our approach, soothing the central nervous system and bringing balance to the autonomic nervous system.
The Healing Influence of the Vagus Nerve
The Vagus Nerve is one of the twelve cranial nerves, and it is unique in that it connects the brain directly to the body, bypassing the spinal cord. As the tenth cranial nerve, it is the primary nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the body’s “rest and digest” system. The vagus nerve has numerous branches that extend from the brainstem and cerebellum, reaching down to the abdomen and linking to vital organs like the heart, lungs, and digestive system.
Because of its widespread influence, the vagus nerve regulates many critical functions in the body, including:
- Heart rate
- Digestion
- Sweating
- Speech and coughing
- Fainting and vomiting reflexes
- Sleep patterns
By stimulating the vagus nerve, we help enhance its ability to manage these essential processes, supporting overall health and helping you feel more balanced and in control.
BrainTap: Training Your Brain to Relax and Reset
Your brain is incredibly powerful, but it gets tired too. Between stress, screens, and survival mode, it’s easy to end up feeling foggy, anxious, or exhausted. BrainTap helps interrupt that pattern.
What Is BrainTap?
BrainTap is a science-based brain training system that uses light, sound, guided meditation, and auriculotherapy to support deep healing. Each session is designed to gently move your nervous system out of fight-or-flight and into a calm, restorative state. Most sessions take about 20 to 30 minutes.
What It Can Help With
- Stress and anxiety
- Sleep challenges and brain fog
- PTSD, chronic pain, and burnout
- Focus, energy, and emotional balance
- Support for healthy weight loss
How It Works
- Binaural beats guide your brain into relaxed frequencies
- Light therapy supports healthy brainwave activity
- Auriculotherapy uses ear-point stimulation to calm your system
- Guided visualization and rhythmic music help rewire mindset and mood
There are over 1,800 session options, including morning energizers, mid-day focus boosters, and evening sleep support.
BrainTap is like a reset button for your brain. You don’t have to try hard—you just press play and let it work.
NeuralChek: Making the Invisible Visible
You can’t heal what you can’t see. That’s where NeuralChek becomes a total game-changer.
What It Is:
NeuralChek is a fast, noninvasive scan that uses Heart Rate Variability (HRV) to give us a real-time snapshot of your nervous system—how it’s handling stress, energy, recovery, and internal regulation.
The Scan:
In just five minutes, a comfortable wrist sensor tracks beat-to-beat changes in your heart rate. These subtle shifts — known as HRV — tell us how adaptable your system is and whether it’s stuck in “survival mode” or able to rest, heal, and thrive.
What It Reveals:
- Sympathetic (fight-or-flight) vs. Parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) balance
- Stress load and adaptive reserve
- Biological vs. stress age (how fast your nervous system is aging)
- Metabolic energy output and recovery capacity
With easy-to-read visuals and data, NeuralChek turns complex physiology into clear insight. It’s how we make the invisible visible — empowering you with the understanding and tools you need to heal.
“Your nervous system holds the truth of what’s going on. NeuralChek helps us see it — so we can support it, track it, and celebrate the wins together.”
Microcurrent Therapy
Microcurrent therapy utilizes a gentle electrical current applied to the body through a patented device. By selecting specific frequencies tailored to the tissues being treated, this therapy stimulates the body’s natural healing abilities and helps reduce pain. It is a non-invasive and effective way to support tissue repair, improve circulation, and promote overall recovery.
ARPwave Neuromuscular Therapy
ARPwave Neuromuscular Therapy is a drug-free, non-invasive treatment that helps you recover faster and move better. Using gentle electrical stimulation, ARPwave targets the nervous system to retrain the brain-body connection, reducing pain, improving strength, and restoring function.
If you’re dealing with chronic pain, recovering from an injury, or just feeling held back by discomfort in your day-to-day activities, ARPwave can help. By applying a mild DC current to the source of the pain, it boosts blood flow, reduces inflammation, and improves your range of motion—so you can get back to doing what you love, sooner.
What I love about ARPwave is how it works with your body’s natural ability to heal. The personalized protocols are simple to follow and designed to give you immediate results. Whether you’re looking to ease pain or improve performance, ARPwave is a powerful and effective solution to help you feel and move your best.
Rezzimax Therapy
Rezzimax® is a vibrational therapy tool designed to balance the nervous system and relieve pain. By using specific frequencies, it stimulates key nerves, including the vagus nerve, to reset nerve communication, reduce inflammation, and promote healing.
Effective for chronic pain, headaches, jaw pain, and even stress-related conditions, Rezzimax® helps restore balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. It’s a non-invasive, holistic approach to improving physical and emotional health by enhancing the body’s natural healing processes.
Personalized sessions ensure you get the most out of this therapy, helping you ‘tune out’ pain and ‘tune into’ better well-being.
Red Light Therapy
Red Light Therapy works by using specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light to penetrate the skin and reach deep tissues. This light stimulates the mitochondria in your cells, boosting energy production and enhancing cellular repair. By promoting increased blood flow and reducing inflammation, Red Light Therapy helps to alleviate pain, relax muscles, and accelerate the healing process in injured or painful areas. It’s a natural, non-invasive way to reduce chronic pain and discomfort.
Learn More About Our Services
At Watkins Family Chiropractic, located on border of Prior Lake and Savage, we offer a range of services to help you improve your wellness and get results. Not sure what you need? Schedule a free consultation, so we can help you choose the best path for your needs.
