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Clicking and Popping of the Jaw

Posted in Head Disorders

Date: Sep 14, 2020

Thousands of Americans suffer from crepitus (clocking or popping) of the jaw. For some, it's an annoyance. For others, it's accompanied by excruciating pain. It is estimated that 10 million Americans suffer from TMD also known as TMJ. (1) The clicking and popping of the jaw is nothing more than a biomechanical malalignment that has ...

TMD Jaw and Neck Pain Natural Relief in Bakersfield

Posted in Neck Disorders

Date: Aug 25, 2020

TMD Jaw and Neck Pain Natural Relief in Bakersfield

One of the most common symptoms that results from upper cervical spine injury is TMD. The ear, neck, and jaw are intimately connected by a complex set of muscles and nerve pathways. Many who have neck pain also suffer from TMD. The muscles that perform chewing, known as the muscles of mastication, are controlled ...

Upper Cervical Treatment for Post-Concussion Syndrome

Posted in Head Disorders Neck Disorders

Date: Jun 12, 2020

Upper Cervical Treatment for Post-Concussion Syndrome

We have written extensively about what we feel is the missing link in the post-concussion syndrome discussion and recovery. Any trauma that is severe enough to cause shearing damage to the brain simultaneously damages the soft tissue at the skull neck junction (craniocervical junction). Because the craniocervical junction(CCJ) is a "choke point" for neurology, cerebrospinal fluid ...

Hyperacusis, Concussion, and Neck Injury - is there a Connection?

Posted in Neck Disorders

Date: May 25, 2020

Hyperacusis, Concussion, and Neck Injury - is there a Connection?

Over the past 18 years, we have been practicing the Blair upper cervical technique in Waco, California. Over those 18 years, we have seen hundreds of concussion cases. Hyperacusis, or sensitivity to sound, is a common symptom experienced by post-concussion syndrome patients. However, post-concussion syndrome patients are not the only ones who have hyperacusis. We ...

Shoulder pain can underlay PCS

Posted in Thoracic and Ribs

Date: May 9, 2020

There are a plethora of symptoms that can be associated with post-concussion syndrome including shoulder pain and other musculoskeletal complaints that take a back seat to the cognitive and emotional issues. Shoulder pain is one of the least acute symptoms associated with post-concussion syndrome but if severe enough it can add insult to injury. Over the ...

Ear Pain Can Be Masked by Neck Pain

Posted in Head Disorders Neck Disorders

Date: Apr 22, 2020

It has been our experience in our Wasco-based upper cervical health care office that ear pain and neck pain can be intimately connected. Sometimes patients have neck pain and ear pain and determining which is the root cause can be difficult. With that said in an upper cervical office, the goal always is to remove ...