Upper Cervical Chiropractic News

You may not think about your temporomandibular joints (TMJ) much, but you use them a lot. The joints connect your jawbone to your skull. Your TMJ springs into action each time you talk, chew, and swallow. TMJ disorders occur when something goes wrong with your jaw joints and jaw muscles. Oftentimes, this happens because of a jaw injury, inflammation such as with arthritis, or overuse. TMJ disorders may cause mild to debilitating symptoms, such as: pain while chewing pain in the ear, face, jaw, and neck clicking, grating, or popping sounds in the jaw when you open or close your mouth locking of the jaw joint headaches Tmj Pain Relief In some cases, the symptoms of TMJ disorders may go away without treatment. If your symptoms persist, your doctor may recommend a variety of treatment options, often more than one to be done at the same time. Medications Along with other nonsurgical treatments, these medication options may help relieve the pain associated with TMJ disorders: Pain relievers ...

It's probably safe to say that most of us at some point in time have woken up with neck pain or can recall an event or injury that resulted in neck pain. In fact, at any given time, 13% of American adults (women more than men) suffer from neck pain. Neck pain usually arises from muscles, tendons, and ligaments — commonly referred to as the soft tissues — in and around the cervical spine (the neck). Muscle strain and resulting muscle spasm is often caused by an underlying neck problem, such as spinal stenosis, arthritis, or disc degeneration and can be triggered from trauma but frequently occurs insidiously, or for no obvious or identifiable reason. Whether your neck pain is from a chronic condition or if you've just woken up with a stiff neck, the following tips should help you prevent neck pain . Prevention Most neck pain is associated with poor posture combined with age-related wear and tear. To help prevent neck pain, keep your head centered over your spine. Some simple chan...

Neck pain is a common complaint. Neck muscles can be strained from poor posture — whether it's leaning over your computer or hunching over your workbench. Osteoarthritis also is a common cause of neck pain. Rarely, neck pain can be a symptom of a more serious problem. Seek medical care if your neck pain is accompanied by numbness or loss of strength in your arms or hands or if you have shooting pain into your shoulder or down your arm. Causes of neck pain Neck pain or stiffness can happen for a variety of reasons. Muscle tension and strain. This is usually due to activities and behaviors such as: poor posture working at a desk for too long without changing position sleeping with your neck in a bad position jerking your neck during exercise Injury The neck is particularly vulnerable to injury, especially in falls, car accidents, and sports, where the muscles and ligaments of the neck are forced to move outside of their normal range. If the neck bones (cervical vertebrae) are fractu...

Throbbing pain. Eye and neck pain. Blurred vision. Nausea. Aura. If you’re one of the more than 37 million people in the United States who suffers from migraine headaches, you’ve likely tried many treatments for the debilitating pain. It is likely that you have tried pain pill after pain pill in an attempt to relieve your symptoms. But, if you have not tried it yet, you may be glad to know that chiropractic therapy for migraines is a promising approach to managing the condition. The first step to any effective migraine treatment is an appropriate diagnosis, but chiropractic treatment is effective for treating many different types of headaches, including migraines. chiropractic treatmentA chiropractor is a health care professional specializing in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. Chiropractors primarily work by hands-on manipulation of the spine. Irregularities or misalignments in parts of the spine can lead to muscle tension and irritate nerves controlling blood flow to the he...

Migraine is a common, burdensome, and disabling disorder that increases throughout childhood and early adult life until approximately the age of 40 years, after which it declines.1 In 2005, The American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention center calculated that as much as 35 million of the US population had migraine.1 Previous studies show that 6% of men and 18% of all women experience migraine.1,2 Migraine has a higher prevalence in Europe and Central / South America, with North America having the highest prevalence and Africa and Asia showing the lowest prevalence Being able to think clearly and calmly allows us to make decisions, process emotions, and carry on with our day-to-day lives. That clarity can be easily destroyed with a strong headache. Many people have occasional headaches, but frequent headaches that affect your ability to sleep or get on with your day can be disabling. Different types of headaches Common types of headaches are tension, migraine, and cervicogenic headache...

It’s not easy to spot fibromyalgia. This is one disease that doesn’t have many visible signs. Most symptoms of fibromyalgia including pain, muscle tenderness, and fatigue are hard to see. It can be difficult to get an accurate diagnosis and find the treatment you need because fibromyalgia symptoms are similar to those of other diseases. Although fibromyalgia isn’t fatal, it can have serious, lifelong effects. There are 18 tender points throughout the body, each about the size of a penny. Fibromyalgia trigger points are located in clusters around the neck, chest, shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees. They’re located on both sides of the body, both above and below the waist. For a point to be considered tender, the spot should produce localized pain when your doctor presses on it with their finger. The doctor will push with enough pressure that their fingernail turns white. A point that tests positive for tenderness will be painful only on the exact spot the doctor presses. One of the def...