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Neck Exercises for Brachioradial Pruritus: Gentle Self-Care, and the One Step That Actually Reaches the Source
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. If your forearms burn, tingle, and itch with no rash to explain it, you’ve probably figured out by now that the...
Pain and Pressure at the Base of the Skull: The Upper Cervical Root Cause Almost Nobody Checks
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. If you press your thumb into the spot where your skull meets your neck and feel a deep ache, a band...
POTS and Exercise Intolerance: Why Standing and Activity Are So Hard — and the Cause Behind It
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. If you have POTS, you already know the cruelty of “just move more.” You stand up and your heart races, your...
What a Cervical MRI Shows in Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neck Findings That Explain Your Itch
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. If your forearms burn and itch with no rash to show for it, and every cream has failed, the answer isn’t...
POTS vs Anxiety: Why POTS Is So Often Misdiagnosed — and the Cause No One Checks
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. If you stand up and your heart pounds, your head goes light, your hands shake, and a wave of dread hits...
Craniocervical Instability vs Occipital Neuralgia: Two Upper-Neck Problems Compared
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender, D.C. — upper cervical chiropractor, Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL. Reviewed and updated October 2026. Read the names of these two conditions carefully and you will notice something the internet rarely says out loud: both of...