By Dr. Rusty Lavender New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH): You remember the exact day it started. Not approximately — exactly. For most people, headaches build gradually, come and go, and blur together over time. But for those with new daily...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender Numbness and Tingling in the Hands: Almost everyone has experienced it at some point — that pins-and-needles sensation when a hand “falls asleep,” the strange numbness that creeps in while you are holding your phone, the...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated September 2026. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The symptoms are familiar to millions of people. Numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Hands that...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. and Dr. Jacob Temple, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractors, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: It often starts as something easy to dismiss. An ache in the shoulder. Numbness or tingling in...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender Long Covid: You had COVID. Maybe it was mild, maybe it knocked you flat for a couple of weeks. Either way, you expected to recover and move on. But weeks turned into months, and the symptoms...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender Sciatica: Few pains command your attention like sciatica. It starts somewhere deep in the low back or buttock and then shoots — sharp, electric, burning — down the back of the leg, sometimes all the way...
