By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Trigeminal Neuralgia Triggers: If you live with trigeminal neuralgia, you already know that the everyday world can feel like a minefield. A gust of wind on the drive to work,...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Atypical (Type 2) Trigeminal Neuralgia: Most people picture trigeminal neuralgia as sudden, electric, stabbing jolts across the cheek or jaw — pain that arrives in a flash, lasts a few...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Secondary TN: Few pains are as sharp, sudden, or frightening as trigeminal neuralgia. A gust of wind, a sip of cold water, a light touch while shaving or applying makeup,...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Toothache or TN? It usually starts the same way. A sharp, shocking jolt of pain fires through one side of your face, often near the upper or lower teeth. It...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Conservative care Options: If you have been told you may have craniocervical instability (CCI), or you suspect it because of a heavy-feeling head, unrelenting neck pain, dizziness, brain fog, or...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender and Dr. Jacob Temple — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Chiari Malformation: If you have spent time researching your own headaches, dizziness, brain fog, or that unsettling sense that your head feels heavy and unsupported on...