Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome & Dysautonomia: Understanding the Overlap – A Sydney Neuro & Integrative Health Perspective on Complex Chronic Multisystem Conditions

At Sydney Neuro & Integrative Health, we commonly see patients who have spent years searching for answers to symptoms that appear disconnected, confusing and difficult to explain through conventional models alone. Many of these individuals present with combinations of: In many cases, patients have seen multiple practitioners across different specialties, with each symptom often viewed […]

Dysautonomia, POTS & the Central Autonomic Network

“The central autonomic network is composed of interconnected brain regions that integrate visceral sensory input with cognitive, emotional, and motor information in order to generate appropriately timed autonomic responses. Dysfunction of this network results not from weakness of autonomic output, but from impaired coordination, integration, and modulation of autonomic activity.”
— Benarroch, E. E., Mayo Clinic Proceedings

When the Brain Changes the Back: How Cortical Reorganisation Shapes Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic low back pain isn’t just a structural problem – it’s also a neurological one. Emerging research shows that chronic back pain can change how the brain controls spinal muscles, leading to poor timing, guarding and ongoing discomfort. This article explores how cortical reorganisation contributes to chronic low back pain and why evidence-based chiropractic care in Maroubra and Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs focuses on retraining both the brain and the back.