by Dr. Shapira | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog
Paediatric snoring and ADD/ADHD Attention deficit disorder and associated hyper-activity in children has been diagnosed regularly by doctors over the past few decades. Many times the diagnosis is done at the request of a elementary school health representative for an...
by Dr. Shapira | Aug 8, 2014 | Blog
Why the emergency room may not be the best place to go for a severe migraine Emergency rooms surely provide an important service to their local communities, but some medical issues are not treated effectively in a perceived emergency situation. Migraine headaches can...
by Dr. Shapira | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog
Stop your headaches and migraines before they start People who suffer with headaches clearly understand how debilitating the problem can be, but often they do not realize there is an underlying cause. The pain can be intense, but it still just a symptom of the real...
by Dr. Shapira | Jul 26, 2014 | Blog
Dr Shapira’s Story: Why he is obsessed with with children’s sleep I have been treating patients with chronic pain and TMJ disorders since 1978. Because of my mentor Dr Jim Garry I was acutely aware of how sleep apnea and TMJ disorders had common...
by Dr. Shapira | Jul 21, 2014 | Blog |
Myofascial Pain And Dysfunction: MPD, The Muscular Component of TMJ Disorders Muscle pain and stiffness can be caused by Myofascial Pain Syndrome Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPD) is a chronic pain disorder that puts a lot of pressure on certain points in your muscles,...
by Dr. Shapira | Jul 20, 2014 | Blog
Headaches are the most common symptom that afflict TMJ patients . The pain is usually Myofascial in origin. There are numerous trigger pooints in the jaw muscles as well as the neck and shoulders that cause referred pain to the head and face. This pain is primarily...
