by Dr. Brown | Apr 19, 2017 | Health & Wellness, Sleep Disorders, Your Health Magazine
Let’s start 2017 in a healthy fashion and see if we can all improve ourselves just a little bit more. Did you know that the latest research in sleep medicine is indicating that we are supposed to sleep around nine hours each night? Yes, that’s correct – nine hours. ... by Dr. Brown | Apr 11, 2017 | Health & Wellness, Movement Disorder, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction, Your Health Magazine
The area of TMJ (jaw joint) treatment is so little understood that maybe it would be good to explain why there are certain doctors out there who practice in this field. First of all, it would be helpful to understand what TMJ treatment is all about. Here are some of... by Dr. Brown | Apr 4, 2017 | Health & Wellness, Movement Disorder, Your Health Magazine
A dentist is able to help his or her patients function better by improving their quality of life. Those patients who suffer chronic pain such as headaches, neckaches, and backaches and various other painful comorbidities such as Tourette’s and Parkinson’s need help... by Dr. Brown | Mar 28, 2017 | Health & Wellness, TMJ Dysfunction, Your Health Magazine
In the field of health and medicine, there is a lot of new research that health care practitioners need to pay attention to, especially the research that came out of UVA Hospital last year. This research, according to the reports, is about to change medical textbooks... by Dr. Brown | Mar 21, 2017 | Health & Wellness, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction, Your Health Magazine
Snoring is to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as thunder is to lightning. They may, but not always, appear together. One may be just an annoyance, but the other may be the precursor to serious trouble. The pathology of snoring is the same as for OSA, but not all people... by Dr. Brown | Mar 14, 2017 | TMJ Dysfunction, Your Health Magazine
Part I: TMJ refers to the temporomandibular joint, which is the joint that your jaw hinges and moves within. On top of the jaw bone is a little piece of cartilage-like tissue called a “disc”. When that disc is out of place, it is not unlike having a slipped disc in...