Everyday I hear about another person, friend, client or colleague
who is suffering from intense anxiety. It is truly a current
epidemic, at least in the large metropolis in which I live. Los
Angeles
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Bend Your Knees Most people know that to lift a heavy
object, you should not bend over at the waist; but instead, keep
your back straight, bend at the knees, and lift the object by
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The scientific literature reports that between 55 and 80% of all
patients with TMJ have neck pain. In my Marina Del Rey (California)
practice, as a dentist who treats TMJ, I would have to say it is
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Dental anxiety is a very common occurrence. I have spoken to many
people who simply avoid going to the dentist, sometimes for years,
because they are genuinely terrified. Dental health is important
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I’m sure many of you have heard my rants about the direction our
health care system is going. You’ve heard my concerns of the number
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Do you have high blood pressure? How about heartburn, insomnia,
daytime sleepiness-fatigue or diabetes? Do you know a child who has
ADD, ADHD or wets their bed? All of these problems can be linked
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A couple of years ago it was discovered that the brains of those
who meditate on a regular basis, over a long period of time, were
larger and had more gray matter than the brains of those in a
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While watching the show Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel;
about obsessive runners and how their need to run actually takes a
huge toll on their body, I began to think about the many people I
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My last post was called “The Great Imposter,” because TMJ is a
disease that takes many different forms and manifests itself in
different patients in different ways. Because of this, TMJ is like
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EIGHT. When a new patient comes to my office for treatment of their
TMJ symptoms, the average number of health care professionals that
they have seen prior to me is eight. These include, but are
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