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 | Jul 26, 2019 | Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, Orthodontics, Patient Experience, TMJ Dysfunction
The other evening, my wife asked me to meet up with her and the kids at the mall for dinner. My daughter had a bunch of her friends doing the shopping thing and they all had dinner afterward. The other kids were to be picked up by their parents. One of the parents... by Dr. Brown | Jun 20, 2018 | ALF Appliance, Health & Wellness, Orthodontics, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
In today’s blog I would like to discuss how parents are not at all aware that their child completes much of their neurologic and physiologic development at a very early age. Most of their faces are done growing by around six years old, so shouldn’t we take care of... by Dr. Brown | Apr 1, 2018 | Health & Wellness, Orthodontics, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
In this past week I have had over a half dozen patients call to tell me that the ENT, their MD, or their pediatrician said the frenums- see pictures below- do not require ‘trimming’. If you look at the picture on the left, that little bit of tissue just above the two... by Dr. Brown | Jan 15, 2018 | ALF Appliance, Health & Wellness, Orthodontics, TMJ Dysfunction
This past week I have seen a number of new patients come into our office and I am hearing the same old story: “I went to a neurologist…I went to the ENT…. I went to my GP…. I went to my acupuncturist” and on and on and on. And then I sit down directly in front of them... by Dr. Brown | Nov 27, 2017 | ALF Appliance, Movement Disorder, Orthodontics, Patient Experience, TMJ Dysfunction
In our office at Sleep and TMJ Therapy, we are finding that there is a little problem starting. As many of you dear readers already have learned, the insurance companies have quite nicely taken control and are now denying needed surgeries and final braces or crowns,...