About 70 to 80 percent of the people living in North America experience headaches, with about half of that number dealing with at least one headache per month and 15 percent dealing with head pain weekly. Five percent of those who suffer from headaches report having pain daily. While most […]
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With approximately 1.5 million Americans living with rheumatoid arthritis, many researchers are focused on finding a cause for this often debilitating illness. A recent study from The Netherlands has examined possible causes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) and found a surprising connection between rheumatoid arthritis and […]
With an estimated 5.8 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers are racing to find a cure for this terminal illness. While there is no one cause, however, finding a cure or preventing Alzheimer’s has proven difficult. One cause we do know about is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a […]
Sleep apnea isn’t just about poor sleep. It truly affects the entire body. From heart disease to depression to diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease and stroke, the dangers of sleep apnea are well documented, despite not knowing why these connections exist. In an effort to examine one particular comorbid condition further, […]
If you have temporomandibular joint dysfunction you may already know that this condition of the joints of the jaw can cause other problems throughout the head and neck. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (also known as TMJ dysfunction) occurs when the lower portion of the jaw becomes misaligned with the temporomandibular joint […]