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Top 3 Root Causes of Headaches, Neck Pain and Jaw Pain Tense, stiff, achy…. feels like there is a saran wrap constantly stifling my neck, my back or my head. Rest, ice packs, heat, stretching, pain pills, injections and surgery can help remedy symptoms but sooner or later, the symptoms will come back if you do not address the “WHY it hurts”.   Tension, stiffness, achiness… are ways your body is talking to you. It is a language of postural  imbalance wh...

7 COMMON STORIES THAT MIGHT ECHO WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH I am constantly stretching here and there, yet I can’t seem to stay loose enough. I have been to yoga, stretching studios and diligently exercise to try & get rid of this stubborn neck stiffness. I still stretch even if I'm not getting much relief because I don’t really have a better strategy.  I have been living with this headache, I take Advil and try not to abuse it.  There are days when my headache can...

7 COMMON SIGNS YOU HAVE A TMJ PROBLEM You’ve been taking painkillers but pain frequently recurs.  You’ve seen a neurologist who has not found anything wrong with you. You’ve seen a physical therapist to treat your neck but have not felt any significant relief.  You saw a dentist who prescribed a bite plate or mouthguard, but you ended up chewing on it and spitting it out in the middle of the night.  You searched online & know you have all the si...

Aging is inevitable and exciting.  Exciting because you are wiser and smarter than yesterday but along with that comes aches and pains you have not felt before.  We mostly attribute non-traumatic injuries to aging. Is that really true? Your knee hurts after working in the garden for a couple of hours; someone reached out too far and strained the shoulder; he bent over to tie his shoe laces and twisted his back; and your partner woke up one morning with a stiff neck.  Heard of fam...

$1800 for a Night or $1800 for the Future We are all saddled with dilemmas.  Often, we are not shy in shelling out $1800 for a fun night at a high end resort for a family getaway.  Then, one night might not be enough, but another night will definitely make those memories fuller. Paying $1800 for a total of a 4 hour consultation and evaluation of our son’s medical issues to a top high end provider seemed daunting.  It seemed excessive.  I had to get someone else c...