by Dr. Brown | Aug 7, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
In too many people that I meet these days, both young children and older patients, I observe that the lower jaw is set back too far and it looks like they have no chin. It’s almost rampant how many children have this problem and yet so little is being done about it.... by Dr. Brown | Jul 3, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, TMJ Dysfunction
As many of you know, tinnitus can come in many forms. A person may experience hissing, buzzing, ringing or generally strange noises in their ears for no apparent reason. Sometimes the tinnitus can be so bad that a person is bed ridden and unable to perform their... by Dr. Brown | Jun 1, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, TMJ Dysfunction
You bet it can! When we are stressed, we do not sleep well and this can lead to plenty of clenching and grinding of the teeth. If this goes on long enough, the grinding/clenching can actually damage your jaw joints and displace the discs in the joints that are... by Dr. Brown | Feb 21, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Movement Disorder, Orthodontics, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
The ALF (Advanced Lightwire Functional) appliance was developed by Dr. Darick Nordstrom about 40 years ago. In working with an osteopath (bone doctor), the ALF was developed with the principles of osteopathy in mind. There principles include promoting movement of the... by Dr. Brown | Jan 24, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, MRI, Patient Experience, TMJ Dysfunction
As you all well know, I like to document our treatment by using an MRI to determine if the discs in the jaw joints are out of place, and to what extent they are out of place. This gives us a great way to track progress and determine if the discs have improved over the... by Dr. Brown | Jan 6, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, Migraines, Movement Disorder, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
Here we are starting a new year folks- it’s 2020! As I look back on what happened in 2019 I realize that our practice has hit some new highs that really need mentioning. My team and I have helped thousands of people over the years to improve their health and well...