Dr. Ladesic, iHATEheadaches Blog

One of my first patients was the mother of one of our team members. This woman had been a nurse and had headaches almost daily since she was in her 20's. It wasn't until we get a dental exam, I think it was for broken tooth( not the first) that obvious signs of dysfunction were apparent. She had a high narrow palate, deep bite, crowded severely worn front teeth, and missing back teeth. These were only the observable signs. She then gave us her symptoms: constant stiff neck and shoulders, lower back pain, 'sinus problems', ringing in the ears, vertigo, and frequent almost daily headaches.

Now in her early 70s, the headaches had somewhat diminished after going through menopause. at that time( almost 10 years ago) experience was much less than the present, so I worked with Dr. Shapiro on her case. She completed her initial scans and splint( orthosis) placement with him. Her daughter told me that her mother called her from the parking lot just after receiving her orthosis and said "I think this is bull-shit". fortunately, when she woke up the next morning without a headache and was pain-free she was convinced. After about three months and resolution of her symptoms her teeth were restored to her new job position. She not only had a beautiful smile and smile behind her teeth.

Her daughter had begun to understand their mother was not the main, stern person she thought her to be growing up that person who had been constantly wounded by pain. Let me ask you a question...