Do you take anti-inflammatory drugs?
Why?
Are you aware that they are not an analgesic (pain killer) as such? They are designed to reduce the inflammation process due to an injury or similar. Inflammation is swelling and redness, usually because the blood supply to an area has increased in an effort to deal with an irritant and [...]
Jaw pain! Clicking! Grinding noise! Clunking! Headaches! Face Pain! Jaw restriction! Also many reputed vague and indeterminate symptoms throughout the entire body such as ear pain or shoulder pain. All can be symptoms of a malfunctioning TMJ.
Trauma, biting on a hard object, being hit on the side of the face in the jaw joint region, [...]
Discusses the best sleeping positions and pillows for a good nights’ sleep.
We do know don’t we that we should NEVER EVER be a belly sleeper. Almost guaranteed to disrupt the normal curve of the cervical spine. Rather we should sleep on our side or back. The normal curve of the neck is towards the front. [...]
The best way to maximise your health is to be pro-active. Do the right things. Eat sensibly, exercise regularly, get adjusted regularly, wear sensible shoes. You know what to do. And you know what NOT to do.
We all have bad habits, but those habits do not have to rule our lives. I’ve said it before [...]
These two recent articles discuss the role of chiropractic care in the treatment of headaches:
MY HEAD HURTS and MY HEAD STILL HURTS
You really need a sense of humour when you suffer from migraines! That is why I became a Doctor of Chiropractic. I suffered severe migraines (is there any other kind?) in my teens. My [...]
Constipation is when your motions are small and hard and/or you need to strain to pass them. (This can lead to hemorrhoids.) The most severe aspect is when you can’t go at all. I remember reading a research paper somewhere in the mid 70’s where some volunteer prisoners allowed their anuses to be plugged with [...]
A cold - who knows where the term comes from? Perhaps at one time it was because after one became chilled, a sickness occurred. Research has indicated that ‘colds’ do not necessarily follow being cold. Research from the 1950’s had U.S. soldiers standing in freezing water for hours. These experiments concluded being cold did not [...]
