By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. Toothache or TN? It usually starts the same way. A sharp, shocking jolt of pain fires through one side of your...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. Conservative care Options: If you have been told you may have craniocervical instability (CCI), or you suspect it because of a...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. Chiari Malformation: If you have spent time researching your own headaches, dizziness, brain fog, or that unsettling sense that your head...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. Craniocervical and Atlantoaxial Instability: Few regions of the human body are as intricate, as heavily trafficked by delicate structures, or as...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. How Is Craniocervical Instability Diagnosed? Few conditions in modern medicine are as confusing to live with, and as hard to pin...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. Living with the hypermobile type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) often means living with a body that feels a little too flexible...