By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Facial pain sends people bouncing between a dentist, a physician, and the internet at 2 a.m. — and two of the most confused culprits are temporomandibular disorders (TMD, the “TMJ”...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL That click or pop near your ear when you yawn, chew, or laugh has a mechanical explanation — a small cartilage disc slipping and snapping back inside the jaw joint....
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If you grind your teeth, you were probably handed a night guard and sent on your way. It is the reflex recommendation in nearly every dental office — and it...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL You have tried to describe your dizziness and watched the doctor’s pen hover uncertainly over the chart. “Dizzy” can mean a spinning room, a swimming head, a rocking deck under...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL You have tried to describe your dizziness and watched the doctor’s pen hover uncertainly over the chart. “Dizzy” can mean a spinning room, a swimming head, a rocking deck under...
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL You get episodes of spinning, swaying, rocking, or a strange sense that the floor is moving under you — and your head does not hurt at all. So no one...
