Chewing, clenching, & trauma … these are the 3 main functional actions that can cause Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction. The TMJ, located in our jaw, has 4 main muscles that attach to it, which can cause pain and may even cause clicking in the jaw when in a state of dysfunction. If one or more of these muscles are tight and tugging in different directions when you open & close your mouth, your jaw can be pulled in those directions as well, resulting the pain, dysfunct

A concussion is considered a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). It can occur by a direct or indirect blow to the head in a collision in sports, motor vehicle accident, or a simple slip and fall accident. Unlike other injuries that can be clearly diagnosed, there is no gold standard assessment that can confirm a concussion diagnosis. That means, that taking a scan to the brain will not show any “brain bruising” or any other abnormalities. Most commonly, we see symptoms such a

Xenoestrogens are molecules found in the environment that mimic the action of estrogen in the body. They do this because the xenoestrogen...