Fibromyalgia Relief: Almost Instant Relief with SPG Block

by | Jun 29, 2016 | Anxiety, autonomic cephalgias, Chronic Daily Headache, Cluster Headache, Depression and Chronic Pain, Depression and Sleep Disorder, Fibromyalgia, Headaches and Migraines, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Migraine, Muscle Stiffness, Schaumburg TMJ, SPG Block Anxiety, SPG Block Cluster Headache, SPG Block Migraine, SPG blocks, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks, Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias, Trigeminal Cervico-Complex, Trigeminal Nervous System, Trigeminal Vascular System

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks can give incredible relief to patients suffering from Fibromyalgia. This patient describes how 9 years of continuous pain was resolved almost immediately after nasal application of lidocaine to the sphenopalatine ganglion via nasal...

Headaches at back of head feel like blood vessels are swelling up.

by | Jun 15, 2016 | Barrington TMJ, BARRINGTONOROFACIAL PAIN KENOSHA OROFACIAL PAIN, Blog, Breathing problems can cause TMJ, Causes of TMJ, Chicago, Chronic Daily Headache, Depression and Chronic Pain, Diagnosis of TMJ, Evanston, GURNEE OROFACIAL PAIN, Headaches and Migraines, Highland Park, Jaw Pain, Jaw Pain Clicking & Popping, Jaw Problems, Kenilworth, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Medication for TMJ, Migraine, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Physiologic Dentistry, SCHAUMBURG OROFACIAL PAIN, Schaumburg TMJ, Teeth Grinding, tension Headache, Throat & Swallowing TMJ, TMJ, TMJ - General, TMJ Causes Stress, TMJ CREPITUS, TMJ Dentist, TMJ Doctor, TMJ is a painful condition, TMJ Neck & Back Pain, TMJ Numbness in Arms & Fingers, TMJ Orthotics, TMJ Pain, TMJ Specialist, tmj specialist gurnee, What Causes TMJ, Wilmette, Winnetka | 1 comment

This is a patient who contacted Dr Shapira from the I Hate Headaches.org website.   Lisa:  Tell us about your headaches…:    So I had an mri done & found out that my jaw was partially dislocated. I have braced to correct it. My headaches start in the...

Looking for a Physiologic Dentist in Ilinois for my Severe Pain

by | Jun 15, 2016 | Barrington TMJ, BARRINGTONOROFACIAL PAIN KENOSHA OROFACIAL PAIN, Causes of TMJ, Chronic Daily Headache, Clicking & Popping, Cluster Headache, Diagnosis of TMJ, Northbrook, Physiologic Dentistry, Schaumburg, SCHAUMBURG OROFACIAL PAIN, Schaumburg TMJ, Skokie, SPG Block Anxiety, SPG Block Cluster Headache, SPG Block Migraine, tension Headache, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, TMJ Dentist, TMJ Doctor, TMJ Neck & Back Pain, TMJ Pain, TMJ Pain and Sleep, TMJ Specialist

This is a reprinted letter and response from I Hate Headaches.org Rachel: I have been living with severe head and neck pain for years. I am often at my wits end and I heard about physiologic dentistry. I have read about it on I Hate Headaches and want to find a...

Migraine and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Are More Prevalent in People with Myofascial Temporomandibular Disorders.

by | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Causes of TMJ, Chronic Daily Headache, Cluster Headache, Headaches and Migraines, Physiologic Dentistry, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, TMJ Pain and Sleep

A new article (PubMed Abstract below) in the Journal of Oral Facial Pain and Headache reports that chronic fatigue and Migraine are more common in patients with myofascial TMD problems. This is good news for patients because Physiologic Dentistry is extremely...

Chronic Headache Relief: Healthy Approaches to Relief

by | Mar 12, 2016 | Anxiety, Barrington TMJ, BARRINGTONOROFACIAL PAIN KENOSHA OROFACIAL PAIN, Blog, Chicago, Chronic Daily Headache, GURNEE OROFACIAL PAIN, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Migraine, Physiologic Dentistry, TMJ, TMJ Chicago

Chronic Headache Relief: Key to Relief is Controlling Noxious Input into the Trigeminal Nervous System All headaches are controlled primarily or completely by the Trigeminal Nervous System. Noxious input to the trigeminal Nerve travels thru the Trigeminovascular...

Migraines, Headaches or TMJ problems After Corneal Injury

by | Mar 11, 2016 | Anxiety, autonomic cephalgias, Blog, Chronic Daily Headache, GURNEE OROFACIAL PAIN, Headaches and Migraines, Hearing Problems TMJ Disorders, Injuries or trauma cause of TMJ, Jaw Pain, orofacial pain, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, Trigeminal Cervico-Complex, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminal Nervous System, What Causes TMJ

The cornea is innervated by the trigeminal nerve. I just saw a patient whose headaches, and tinnitus started after a cornea burn. TMJ symptoms also were exacerbated. I looked for previous cases but did not come across any. Pubmed had an abstract that showed that...