My Head Really Hurts! Good News For Headache Sufferers!

June 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Patients with chronic headaches and migraines have a new resource www.ihateheadaches.org  for information on preventing and eliminating their pain.  The majority of headaches patients experience  are related to the trigeminal nerve, jaw muscles and jaw joints that are addressed by Neuromuscular Dentistry.  The first step in treating headaches is a Diagnostic Neuromuscular Orthotic.  Neuromuscular Dentistry is extremely helpful for patients but it cannot relieve or eliminate every pain or  every patients headaches.

The diagnostic phase of Neuromuscular Dental treatment is reversible.  When a patient is satisfied with their pain relief and impovement in quality of life a second phase of treatment is used for long term stabilzation.  

Additional information on Neuromuscular Dentistry is available at Sleep and Health Journal:

http://sleepandhealth.com/story/suffer-no-more-dealing-great-impostor discusses TMJ disorders and how they affect patients lives.

http://sleepandhealth.com/topics/story-topic/neuromuscular-dentistry discusses the science behind Neuromuscular Dentistry

Dr Ira L Shapira is the founder of www.ihateheadaches.org and treats patients from Chicago, Northern Illlinois and Southern Wisconsin.  Patients sometimes come from New York, California, Florida and Denver for treatment and special arrangements can be mad for long distance patients.  Information about TMD disorders and Neuromuscular Dentistry is also available at his website:  http://www.delanydentalcare.com/neuromuscular.html

PATIENTS WISHING TO CONTACT DR SHAPIRA CAN CALL TOLL-FREE AT
1-800-TM-Joint or make contact thru the website.

Dr Shapira is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a Diplomate of  the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of ICCMO, The International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics.He is currently the Secretatary of ICCMO and the ICCMO representative to the Alliance of TMD organizations (TMD ALLIANCE)

Dr Shapira teaches courses in Dental Sleep Medicine and treatment of TMJ disorders and chronic pain utilizing Neuromuscular Dentistry at his Gurnee office to dentists from around the United States.

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I HATE CPAP! LLC provides information on Sleep Apnea, Dental Sleep Medicine and alternative to CPAP for patients who are CPAP intolerant. The website http://www.ihatecpap.com has valuable information on treating sleep apnea utilizing oral appliances.