by Dr. Shapira | Nov 27, 2017 | Anxiety, autonomic cephalgias, Blog, Breathing problems can cause TMJ, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Causes of TMJ, chronic daly headache, Clicking & Popping, Cluster Headache, CPAP Alternatives, Fibro, Fibro SPG Block, Fibromyalgia, GURNEE OROFACIAL PAIN, Headaches and Migraines, migraine, Sleep, SPG Block, SPG Block Anxiety, SPG Block Cluster Headache, SPG Block Migraine, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks, tension Headache, TMJ, TMJ affects your posture, TMJ and sleep disorders, TMJ Pain and Sleep, TMJ Specialist, tmj specialist chicago, tmj specialist gurnee, tmj specialist illinois, Trigeminal Cervico-Complex, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminal Nervous System, Trigeminal Vascular System
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE BLOG ENTRY TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THESE DISORDERS. ALMOST ALL TREATMENT OF HEADACHES MUST CONSIDER THE MASTICATORY SYSTEM. A new study “Effect of CPAP treatment on residual depressive symptoms in patients with major depression...
by Dr. Shapira | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog, Chicago, Chronic Daily Headache, Clicking & Popping, Cluster Headache, GURNEE OROFACIAL PAIN, Headaches and Migraines, SPG Block Anxiety, SPG Block Cluster Headache, SPG Block Migraine, SPG blocks, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks, TMJ affects your posture, TMJ ARTHRITIS, TMJ Causes Stress, TMJ Chicago, TMJ Dentist, TMJ Migraines, TMJ Neck & Back Pain, TMJ Numbness in Arms & Fingers
Living day to day with severe or chronic pain can be agonizing to your spirit, your family and your life. There is hope for patients with chronic head, neck, face and back pain. Millions are disabled with chronic pain. It i estimated that 100 million Americans have...
by Dr. Shapira | Aug 13, 2017 | Always tired cause by lack of sleep, Blog, Blog migraine, Causes of TMJ, Clicking & Popping, Diagnosis of TMJ, SPG Block Anxiety, SPG Block Cluster Headache, SPG Block Migraine, SPG blocks, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks, TMJ, TMJ - General, TMJ affects your posture, TMJ ARTHRITIS, TMJ Chicago, TMJ CREPITUS, TMJ Neck & Back Pain, TMJ Specialist, Treatment of TMJ, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminal Nervous System, Trigeminal Vascular System, Unsorted
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...
by Dr. Shapira | 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...
by Dr. Shapira | Jun 9, 2016 | Blog, Breathing problems can cause TMJ, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Clicking & Popping, Epigenetic orthodontics, Sleep, Sleep Apnea Treatment, Sleep Disorder Diagnosis, Sleep Disorder Treatment, Sleep Problems, Snoring Devices, TMJ, TMJ Chicago |
Julie’s Question: I have obstructive sleep apnea and I wear a Somnomed (SomnoDent) appliance at night. As a result, my bottom teeth and top teeth are meeting on top of each other and the bottom teeth are off to the side. I would to be able to straighten my bite...
by Dr. Shapira | Apr 27, 2016 | Barrington TMJ, Blog, Causes of TMJ, Chicago, Clicking & Popping, Diagnosis of TMJ, Hearing Problems TMJ Disorders, Injuries or trauma cause of TMJ, Jaw Pain, Jaw Pain Clicking & Popping, Jaw Problems, Lake Bluff, Medication for TMJ, Schaumburg TMJ, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
The costs of treating a TMJ disorder can vary widely. Some patients need minimal treatment or a night-guard only and costs are nominal. The biggest cost can be non-treatment. Shimshak et al showed in his landmark papers that patients with TMJ diagnosis have a 300%...
