Neuromuscular Dentistry treats Migraines, Tension-Type Headaches, Chronic Daily Headaches and Sinus Pain related to Trigeminal Nerve and TMJ Disorders

Chronic pain is frequently multifactorial in nature. Neuromuscular dentistry has been very successful in treating TMD, Migrines, Tension Type headaches and other disorders. Frequently it is not a total cure but 50-80% reduction in pain is usually attained within several visits. There are many disorders and symptoms associated with TMD including:Ear Aches or OtalgiaSinus PainTM Joint Clicking

MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS ARE EXPLAINED: TMJ disorders discussed at 2010 American Equilibration Society Meeting: New Hope for Headache Sufferers

I just attended the 2010 American EquilibrationSociety meetng in Chicago titled "TREATING THE TMD PATIENT: Putting the Puzzle pieces together". Great news for patients with migraines, tension headaches and Temporomandibular disorders.The meeting opened with an excellent letter by Henry Gremillion, who was recently named Dean of the Louisiana School of Dentistry. He spoke on "MYOGENOUS

Thyroid problems,sleep disordrs, headache and Neuromuscular Dentistry

Patients with thyroid problems frequently also have headaches, TMJ disorders and sleep disorders. The treatment of pain disorders frequently is aided by normalization of thyroid hormone. Free T3 is the activ e form of thyroid hormone and appears to be the most important thyroid hormone when dealing with chronic pain problems.In the midwest theree is low naturally occuring iodine in the water.

Neuromuscular Dentistry, Central Sensitization and Trigeminal Neuralgia: Is Neuromuscular Dentistry an ideal method to prevent central sensitization?

A new article in Medical Hypothesis (see Pub Med abstract below) on Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia discusses the pathogenisis of Central Sensitization in patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia. A percentage of patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia will have pressure on the trigeminal nerve either from blood vessels or tumors usually in the area of the foramen ovale.Many patients who have trigeminal

Calcitonin gene-related peptide involved in migraine from trigeminovascular system

A recent article points to the use of CRCP (Calcitonin gene-related peptide) antagonists to treat migraines. Levels of CGRP rise during migraine and experimentally injecting IV CRCP can provoke migraine. Two CGRP antagonists are being tested inthe study from Acta Neurol Belg. 2009 Dec;109(4):252-61.CGRP is produced by the trigeminovascular system. Many patients who undergo treatment with a

Throat Pain: Frequently can be hard to diagnose and misdiagnosis is common.

An article (PubMed abstract below) in Janury "CRANIO journal" by Dr Wes Shankland dicusses patients with anterior throat pain. These patients have frequently seen numerous physicians and had multiple digagnostic tests and frequently ineffective treatment. There are five syndromes that frequently cause this type of problems. The five disorders are, Ernest syndrome, Eagle's syndrome, carotid

FACIAL PAIN AND NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY

The diagnosis of facial pain is frequently not called headache pain and often receives a wrong diagnosis. Possible causes of facial pain are TMJ disordrs, trigeinal neuralgia, parotid gland disorders, masticatory muscle pain or pain referred from the cervical an shoulder reasons. Facial pain may resolve easily with neuromuscular dental treatment but it is important to rule out pain of organic

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Sleep and Headaches linked in article in Current Treatment Options in Neurology

An article by Jeanetta C. Rains1 and J. Steven Poceta gives an opinion paper on the relation of sleep to headache. They feel that headache is linked to a wide variety of sleep disorders that may impact treatment results and headache management.They believe that after standard diagnosis of headache a sleep history should be collected according to headache problems. Initally they state that you

Sleep and Headaches linked in article in Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Jeanetta C. Rains1 and J. Steven Poceta2Current Treatment Options in Neurology(1) Center for Sleep Evaluation, Elliot Hospital, One Elliot Way, Manchester, NH 03103, USA (2) Scripps Clinic Sleep Center and Division of Nematology, 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA Published online: 14 February 2010 Opinion statement Headache has been linked to a wide range of sleep

Facial Pain and Headache: Incidence of Facial Pain

A recent article in the Journal Pain looked at incidence of facial pain in the Netherlands. The authors wanted to " The aim was therefore to estimate the incidence rate (IR) of trigeminal neuralgia (TGN), postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), cluster headache (CH), occipital neuralgia (ON), local neuralgia (LoN), atypical facial pain (AFP), glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) and paroxysmal hemicrania (PH)

Temporal Arteritis misdiagnosed as migraine leading to tragic conditions for patient

Drug herapy always carries some risks. The following abstract details how a patient was treated for migraines with ergotamine. The patient was suffering from tiredness and weight loss and fever after a single dose of ergotamine. A second dose led to tongue necrosis (necrosis means death of the tissue) The authors felt that the necrosis of the tongue could have been the result of undiagnosed

Article in Journal of American Osteopathic Association on role of trigeminal nerve in migraines. Why Osteopathy, Chiropractic, A/O and NUCCA work.

Osteopathic manipulation and Chiropractic manipulation both treat headaches by changing input into the trigeminal nerve much like neuromuscular dentistry does. The article states: " Pathologic findings in the neck constitute an accepted etiology or precipitant for headache. Osteopathic manipulative treatment may reduce pain input into the trigeminal nucleus caudalis, favorably altering

NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY FINDING A NEUROMUSCULAR DENTIST DIRECTORY TIRED OF HEADAXCHES? WE WILL HELP YOU LOCATE A NEUROMUSCULAR DENTIST

I have had an enormous respones from visitors to this website looking for a neuromuscular dentist and not finding one listed in their area. If you need help find a neuromuscular dentist we try our best to connect you with one. I do ask for feedback on doctors because I do not know all of them personally. I am most happy when I can refer to an excellent clincian that I trust.While I believe

Pain is worse after arthrocentesis.

Brenda comments : I HAVE HAD AN ANTERIOR DISC DISCPLACEMENT A YEAR AGO AND HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT PAIN EVER SINCE. NOW BOTH SIDES HURT AND I AM VERY DISCOURAGED. HAD AN ARTHROCENTESIS THAT DID NOT WORK, I AM ACTUALLY WORSE. IS THERE ANY HOPE? I WEAR A BITE GUARD AT NIGHT AND SLEEP ON MY BACK. JUST STARTED TAKING LYRICA WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME. THIS HAS CONSUMED MY LIFE

Neuromuscular dentistry at Delany Dental Care in Gurnee, Il

Check out my dental website for additional information on Neuromuscular Dentistryhttp://www.delanydentalcare.com/neuromuscular.html

neuromuscualr dentistry and headache elimination

The following is a reprint of my article I was asked to write for the American Equilibation society. There are a couple of pictures that are not included in the text but can be found on the Sleep and Health Journal Site @ http://www.sleepandhealth.com/neuromuscular-dentistryThis article was written to explain Neuromuscular Dentistry to TMJ dentists who are not familiar with the field. I firmly

Temporal Tendinitis: A Migraine Mimic Temporal Tendinitis is a very common disorder frequently misdiagnosed and/or mistaken for migraine.

There was an excellent article in Practical Pain Management by Edwin A Ernst III DMD on Temporal Tendinitis. Common pain reference sites (according to the article) for this condition include: Painful TM Joints (Temporomandibular joint or TMJ), Ear Pain and/or stuffiness in the ear, retro-orbital pain sometimes radiating to occiput and /or shoulder, upper and lower aching teeth, pain in or around

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks are an easy for patients to use to prevent migraine and relieve tension-type headaches

The Sphenopalatine ganglion block can be used to prevent and/or relieve headaches and Migraines. I have used it for many years in my office as an adjunct for treating headaches and migraines in patients. While it is not effective for all patients there is a subgroup that remarkable relief from pain and a second group that can stop a migraine before it becomes full blown. The real beauty of SPG

Sleep Apnea Appliances Can Help Resolve TMJ Clicking and Improve Headache Symptoms

Patients with morning headaches usually have either TMJ disorders or Sleep Apnea. Sleep Apnea can be treated with CPAP or an Oral Appliance. Patients who have TM Joint clicking and are undergoing treatment for headaches or TMD can benefit in several ways from having a night-time apnea appliance and a daytime neuromuscular orthotic. A problem that is sometimes encountered with oral appliances

Glasses and Headache Treatment: How your Optician can help relieve your Occipital and Neck Pain

An Optician can be a vital team member when it comes to treating headache pain. An Optometrist is a specialist in prescribing contanct lenses and glasses which can frequently help headaches coming from eye strain. An Opthamologist is a MD who specializes in diseases of the eyes and will do surgical interventions when necessary. Opthamologists can prescribe medications and prescribe contacts

Chicaqgo: Headache Treatment and Neuromuscular Dentistry

I have received several e-mails from patients who tell me that there are no dentists listed in their area. We will help you find a Neuromuscular Dentist in your area. I practice in Gurnee, Illinois and see patients primarily from Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. I can do some procedures and initial consults on TMJ disorders at the offices of Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine

Neuromuscular Dentistry (NMD) and the PPM Mouthguard help the New Orleans Saints win the Superbowl: Headache Treatment is where NMD really shines.

The same Neuromuscular Dentistry that was used to create Pure Power Mouthguards(PPM) to help the New Orleans Saints is what is put into neuromuscular orthotics to treat chronic pain, migraines and tension type headaches. There is a continuous spectrum from total health and ideal function to poor health and function. The PPM mouthguard is trying to improve highly functional athletes with

Trigger point injections and Greater Occipital Nerve block treating transofrmed migraine. The Role of Neuromuscular Dentistry in Long Term Relief

Transformed Migraine (common Migraine) usually has a history of beginning as episodic migraine attacks which increse in frequency. This occurs over aperiod of months to years and the Transformed Migraine (TM) occur frequently, often daily and are a combination of vascular and Tension-type Headaches. The TM can very from mild to moderate severity with epsodes of increased severity. These

Long term success with TM Joint pain and headaches

I just saw a patient today that I treated a few years ago. Shae had had over 25 years of severe TM Joint pain and Headaches. She was referred to me by an Oral Surgeon in Texas. This patient had worn an oral appliance continuously for years with only partial pain relief.A diagnostic neuromuscular orthotic and trigger point injections had led to complete pain relierf and she opted for a cosmetic

New Technique to Treat TM Joint Dislocation

A new study in Anaesthesia Progress reported on a new method to treat dislocation of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ or TM Joint). The technique is to do a deep temporal nerve block with lidocaine to reduce muscle spasm The entire study "Use of Masserteric and Deep Temporoal Nerve Blocks for Reduction of Mandibular Dislocation" is available at www.anaesthesiaprogress.org.An alternative method

NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION NEWS ITEM REPORTS LESS THAN 50% OF PATIENTS USE CPAP ON A REGULAR BASIS

THE FOLLOWING WAS COPIED FROM THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATIONS WEBSITE:"Treating Sleep Apnea: What's New for CPAP Masks?For the 18 million people living with sleep apnea, under 50% regularly use their CPAP mask while sleeping at night. Common patient complaints are that the masks, which opens the upper airway with pressurized air through a tube, are uncomfortable, awkward, and claustrophobic. Rates

Years of Headache Pain, TM Joint Pain and Clicking and Wisdom Tooth Removal

My daughter has suffered several years with severe headaches many of which we have not been able to help her with. She has clicking in her jaw and winces in pain often. Her wisdom teeth were growing in wrong so we had them removed and that has not helped. Her cousin has TMJ but we live in upstate NY above Albany and there are not that many places for us to get help. If you have any suggestions we