Thursday, February 10, 2011

British Study Show That Botox Offers 'little help' for migraines.

The BBC news reproted that experts say there is "limited evidence" for using botox to treat migraine.Botox has been licensed in the UK and US as a preventative treatment for chronic cases.The BBC reprted that "But a review of evidence by the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin said it could not "see a place" for giving botox to migraine sufferers."

Saturday, February 5, 2011

New Article ties Joint hypermobility syndrome to migraines. This has long been known to be a factor in TMJ disorders and associated headaches.

Studies have shown that hypermobility syndrome is associated with chronic headache disorders. This new study shows that 75% of study group with the syndrome had migraines compared to only 43% of controls.Patients with Chronic Daily Headaches, Migraines, Tension-type headaches, myofascial pain and associated headaches, atypical migaine, classic migraine almost always are headaches related to the

Severe Headaches in Temples and Throbbing pain in teeth and joints after dental work.

Ruby: Headache in right temple. Throbbing in teeth and tm joint. Neck pain. Had a splint put in 10 days ago. Went for Pt, massage, chiro and today pain management dr who I didn't like much and jumped to wanting to do a nerve block. Just trying to find the right person to treat me. Chronic grinder, had crowns put on all uppers and didn't make night guard fast enough. Tmj dentist only does splints

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Can Treatment of Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Pain with Amitryptilne increase Sleep Apnea (AHI)

Amitryptilne is frequently prescribed for treating chronic pain including tension-type headaches, TMJ disorders and fibromyalgia. It is also used to treat mild insomnia and mild sleep apnea. The drug is classified as a tri-cyclic antidepressant but is frequently used off label in low dose therapy.The authors concluded that Amytriptiline increasesAHI or apnea /hypopnea index. This is an

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Why you want to find the most experienced Neuromuscular Dentist to Treat TMJ, TMD, Headaches and Migraines.

Neuromuscular Dentistry can give incredible relief of headaches, TMJ symptoms migraines and numerous other chronic pain disorders. It is important to chose your Neuromuscular Dentist wisely. The International College of CranioMandibular Disorders is dedicated to the field of Neuromuscular Dentistry. It was founded by Dr Barney Jankelson the father of Neuromuscular Dentistry and all the great

NEW ARTICLE IN JOURNAL PAIN LINKS TEMPLE HEADACHES TO TMJ DISORDERS

TENSION-TYPE Headaches in the temples are positively correlated to TMD dysfunction. This correlation extends to all of the various TMJ symptoms.It has long been known that headaches are almost a universal symptom of TMJ disorders. Treatment of TMJ disorders usually leads to significant reduction in headache pain. Neuromuscular Dentistry should always be considered diagnostic work-up of