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Chicago Eye Pain: Pain Behind The Eye is Usually Associated with TMJ (TMD) and MPD
Eye Pain can be related to medical issues. If you are experiencing Eye Pain, Behind the Eye pain or flashing lights in your eye your first stop should be at an ophthalmologist to rule out both eye issues and intracranial issues in the brain. The good new is that most...
TMJ Alphabet Soup: TMJ, TMD, TMJD,CMD, CMCD, CFP, OFP, MPD, CCPS, CRPS, TN, NMD, CR, CO, EMG, MKG, CMS, TENS, ULF-TENS, SPG, AES, ICCMO, NUCCA, A/O, AAOP, CBT, SPG
The number of abbreviations in medicine and dentistry is amazing. In this short post I am going to give only a small number of definitions routinely utilized in literature and culture concerning TMJ disorders, often called "the Geat Imposter" This will be an open...
Chicago Sinus Pain Relief: A Diagnostic Neuromuscular Orthotic, Trigger Point Deactivation and SPG Blocks can Eliminate Sinus Pain
Eliminating Sinus Pain is possible because most sinus pain is referred pain rather than primary pain. It has been estimated that 80-90 percent of patients treated for sinus pain actually have referred pain from Myofascial Triggers. Myofascial Triggers can often be...
Patient Travels to Chicago from Germany to see Dr Shapira for TMJ Treatment
Peter Mueller, a 60 year old patient who came in from Germany to Chicago for his TMJ appointment. He discusses how Dr Shapira helped him to recover from a very long time of ever increasing pain levels. When he first saw Dr Shapira in 2008 he had suffered severe TMJ...
TMJ and Migraines: New article supports concept of migraine developing from Musculoskeletal causes
A recent article in Cephalgia (PubMed abstract below) clearly explains how there is a reciprical (two way) relationship between TMJ disorders, Musculoskeetal Disorders and Migraine. In the conclusions the article states: "These dysfunctions support a reciprocal...
Do You Think Your Headaches & Migraines Are Just From Stress?
Do You Think Your Headaches & Migraines Are Just From Stress? Think Again! Do you experience chronic pain, especially headaches and migraines? You may think, like most people, that the cause is simply from the stressors of daily life. After all, most of us are...
Long Dental Appointments can cause TMJ issues
A trip to the dentist can cause your TMJ problem to exacerbate, especially if it is a long visit or includes extraction of wisdom teeth. While trauma to TM Joints is often blamed on the dentist the real problem may be the extended wide opening of the jaw procedures...
SPG Blocks lecture in Buenos Aires Presentation
SPG Blocks lecture in Buenos Aires from Ira Shapira 1. ICCMO THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF CRANIOMANDIBULAR ORTHOPEDICS BUENOS AIRES MARCH 2017 • SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCKS • Ira L Shapira DDS, FICCMO, D,ABDSM, D,AAPM 2. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pterygopalatine...
WHY MIGRAINES DON’T IMPROVE WITH TREATMENT! NEED SIMULTANEOUS TMJ TREATMENT FOR IMPROVEMENT.
MIGRAINE ONLY IMPROVES IN WOMEN PATIENTS WITH TMD (TMJ) IF BOTH CONDITIONS ARE TREATED SIMULTANEOUSLY Learn More About This Missing Dimension to your headache pain treatment. Reference below. (self.migraine) Your neurologist either knows this or SHOULD KNOW this fact...
Ozone Therapy and Myofascial Trigger Point Injections for Masticatory Muscle Pain
A brand new article in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation reports on the efficacy of Ozone Therapy for treating Myofascial Mucle Pain in TMJ Patients. (abstract below) Treatment of Orofacial Pain with Ozone Therapy vs Trigger Point Injections. I utilize Ozone Therapy...
