Ligamentous Cervical Instability: The Hidden Cause of Chronic Symptoms Ligamentous cervical instability affects the spine’s ability to stabilize itself, especially in the upper neck. This condition often causes chronic pain, dizziness, and neurological issues, yet it is frequently overlooked. Understanding the role of ligaments and the upper cervical spine can be life-changing for those with…
Understanding CSF Flow: The Link Between the Upper Cervical Spine, Dizziness, Migraines, and Blurry Vision Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow is a critical factor in maintaining brain and spinal cord health. When CSF flow is disrupted, it can lead to dizziness, migraines, blurry vision, and other debilitating symptoms. These issues are often connected to conditions like…
Dizziness and Blurry Vision When Looking Sideways: How the Upper Cervical Spine and Optokinetic Reflex Play a Role Experiencing dizziness and blurry vision when looking sideways can be alarming and disruptive. This issue often indicates a complex interplay between the eyes, the inner ear, and the upper cervical spine. Understanding why this happens and how…
Neck Pain and Dizziness: How the Upper Neck Affects Balance and Vertigo Neck pain and dizziness often occur together, affecting 20-30% of people at some point in their lives. These symptoms can stem from various sources but are often linked to the upper neck. Understanding the root causes of dizziness and vertigo is vital for…
Vertigo and the Epley Maneuver: Why It May Not Work and What to Do Next Experiencing vertigo can be disorienting and distressing, as the sensation of spinning can severely impact your daily life. For many, the Epley Maneuver is a go-to treatment for vertigo. However, the Epley Maneuver is usually effective for only one type…
Neck pain and headaches are never normal. Especially when children and teenagers experience neck pain or headaches, this is especially abnormal. (Note: the one exception may is a detox headache … but we don’t expect this in kids or teenagers.) Although we are quick to blame poor posture, computers, mobile devices, or genetics, the truth…
Vestibular migraines are a combination of headaches, migraines, dizziness and vertigo. Migraines come in a wide assortment of categories (e.g., classic, atypical, cluster, etc) and involve a range of symptoms: nausea visual disturbances (e.g., aura, snow, stars, etc) autonomic dysfunction vestibular dysfunction (e.g., dizziness or vertigo) It can be terribly frustrating for people experiencing vestibular…
Cervicogenic headaches mean that your headaches are coming from a problem with the muscles, joints or nerves in your neck. (It is actually estimated that 90% of all headaches are cervicogenic in nature!) Medication and injections can often help reduce the symptoms of cervicogenic headaches. However, if the cause of your headaches is physical in…
Trigeminal Neuralgia – A Neck Problem in Disguise Trigeminal Neuralgia is a sharp facial pain that is recognized as one of the most painful conditions known to humankind. The pain follows the branches of the trigeminal nerve: The ophthalmic branch (forehead) The maxillary branch (upper palate) The mandibular branch (lower palate and TMJ). Broadly speaking,…
CASE STUDY: Nausea, Headaches and Vertigo despite “normal” MRI. This article and video may offer insight and hope for people who also have a wide array of health problems includes headaches and vertigo, whose MRIs come back as saying “everything is normal” when, in fact, nothing is normal about them. THE CASE: A young male…