By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Hemifacial Spasm: When something goes wrong on one side of your face, it can be frightening and confusing. One person feels sudden, electric, stabbing pain that arrives in seconds and...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Surgery or conservative care: Few conditions are as difficult to live with as trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The sudden, electric-shock jolts of facial pain that define this disorder can be triggered...

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...