The Link Between the Neck and the Jaw
The TMJ connects the jaw to the rest of your head. It’s purpose is to help guide the jaw, so that the bottom teeth are in alignment with the top teeth resulting in an even bite. When the misalignment of the TMJ occurs, the jaw muscles preform differently which causes the the muscles of the […]
Concussions and Helmets
I can’t say enough how much my life has changed under Dr. Chung’s care. After 10 years of chronic pain and being dismissed by my neurologist, I came to Dr. C. He was caring, and really listened. After only 2 visits, I have already had a tremendous reduction in my pain! I feel like a […]
Vertigo is NOT a Diagnosis…
Meniere’s Disease Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Infection Multiple sclerosis Migraine Cervicogenic vertigo Head trauma Atlas Displacement and Vertigo In many cases, a Structural Shift in the head and neck known as Atlas Displacement Complex can be a major contributor to vertigo symptoms. Neurologically speaking, the neck provides important information about where the body is in […]
Why Do I Get Injured So Easily? Ehler-Danlos A Missed Cause of Chronic Pain
It’s no secret that my practice caters to a lot of people that have chronic pain syndromes. Chronic pain is a complex problem because it’s usually an invisible illness. For these patients, MRIs are usually negative, standard blood panels are normal, and just looking at the person, there’s no obvious signs that the patient is […]
This Supplement May Help Protect the Brain in a Concussion
That means that a high school football player’s brain can look like a concussed brain even without ever having a clinical concussion diagnosis. DHA – The Brain Builder Docosahexaenoic acid or DHA is the name of a specific type of omega-3 fatty acid. When we think Omega-3, we often think about fish oil, flaxseed oil, […]
How I Recovered from a Shoulder Injury and Still Got Stronger
Why Rest May Not Be the Answer Most of the shoulder injuries that happen in the gym or work place are a result of inflammation or strains in tendons or muscles of the shoulder joint. I work with a lot of gym rats in my practice. One of the most frustrating things a gym rat […]
The 3 Best Nutrients for Brain Health
Nutrients with evidence of improved brain performance and disease resistance. We talk a lot about brain health here on the blog, specifically when it comes to the effects that trauma, atlas displacement, and circulation play in the development of neurological disease. However, we can’t ignore the role that nutrition plays in maintaining a high performing […]
Research: Pain Management Drugs Make You More Sensitive to Pain Over Time
Read time: <7-8 min > Outline: New research showing why people will develop more pain from taking an opiod The science of a pain pill Morphine and the immune system Giving people drug-less options Beyond pain and into function Reference Article: Why Taking morphine, oxycodone can sometimes make pain worse Pain pills and pain mills […]
Homocysteine and Migraines – What Does It Mean?
What is Special About Cerebrospinal Fluid CSF also acts an a cushion and protector of the nervous system. It should flow normally through out the system without being stagnant. In recent years, CSF has been identified as a fluid that helps to remove waste products from the brain’s normal metabolism, and that failure in CSF […]
Why is Cranio-facial pain worse than everything else?
Pain is weird Chronic head and face pain and suicidality Why head and face pain feels worse The neuroscience of suffering Pain is complicated. It’s even more complicated as a doctor because the expectation from years and years of conditioning is that when you have pain, then something about that painful body part must be […]
