Why Does Balance Break With Parkinson’s?
Balance and postural control are some of the most challenging areas to deal with in Parkinson’s Disease. Dopaminergic treatments that are typically given for PD have not shown much benefit for the stooped posture and unsteady feeling that PD patients commonly experience. This suggests that other parts of the brain may be causing these balance […]
What Happens in Vagus: Chronic Pain and Dysautonomia
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about the vagus nerve and the autonomic nervous system. We’ve been super fortunate to work with a handful of patients with POTS in the past 6 months with some really great and surprising results from taking a cervical and vestibular approach to care, and it’s driven me […]
The Link Between the Neck and the Jaw
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) is a difficult condition to deal with. It is the most common non-dental cause of orofacial pain. It is characterized by a change to the joint of the jaw bone, which effects the chewing muscles involved and the person’s bite. TMD is a condition that causes a number of problems such as headache, […]
Parkinson’s Disease, the Gut-Brain Axis, and the Craniocervical Junction
Parkinson’s Disease is a devastating and complicated neurodegenerative disorder. Many people have become familiar with Parkinson’s Disease due in part to advocacy and awareness campaigns from watching the progression of celebrities like Mohammed Ali and Michael J. Fox. As a whole, people have come to know that Parkinson’s Disease is tied to the masked face […]
Ringing in the Ears is a Pain in the Neck
Tinnitus is a problem where patients perceive sounds in the absence of sound stimuli. It afflicts between 10-15% of adults, but can be a severe hindrance in about 2% of the population. While tinnitus is classically thought of as a ringing sensation in the ears, there’s a wide variance to what patients perceive. Some describe […]
Plasticity: How It Can Ruin or Restore Your Health
Healthcare often goes through phases where certain buzzwords will take a dominant place in the minds of marketers and consumers looking for the next big thing to change someone’s life. That’s how the ideas behind terms like ‘wellness’, ‘detox’, ‘gluten-free’, and ‘keto’ get taken and raised like a banner that will change the face […]
Homocysteine and Migraines – What Does It Mean?
Headaches are very common and almost everyone has experienced one at one point in their life. They can be painful and disabling, which cuts into your focus, productivity, and quality of life. Headaches come in different types such as tension, cluster, and migraine. The migraine type headaches are the third most common disease in […]
