Are You Suffering From Bell's Palsy?
Upper Cervical Care May Be Able To Help!
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A rapid onset of MILD weakness to TOTAL paralysis occuring on one side of your face?
Is you face droopy on one side? Is it difficulty to make facial expressions? You may also experience pain: Around the JAW Behind the EAR Or in the UPPER NECK! You may even have: HEADACHES NECK PAIN SHOULDER PAIN Changes in TASTE, or HEARING Or even changes in TEAR and SALIVA production! |
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Could Head and Neck Misalignment Result In Bell's Palsy?
Studies have shown that Bell's Palsy can develop as a result of a previous injury to the head and/or neck. It is important to understand the relationship of the head and neck and how this can affect the function of the nervous system. First of all the brain stem acts like a switch board operator between the brain and the body with literally hundreds of thousands of nerve fibers signaling back and forth between the brain and the body. Chronic inflammation, pressure, torsion, or compression of the brain stem can irritate, or interfere with the transmission of nerve signals from the brain to the body. It is also important to understand the close proximity of brain stem and the upper neck.
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Head and Neck Misalignment
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An imbalance of the head on the upper cervical spine not only puts pressure on the nerves that go through the upper neck, it can also cause compensatory spinal misalignment in the lower spine.
Let's think back for a moment, as far back as 10-15-20 years. Have you ever been in a car accident? Have you had any slips or falls? Have you had any work injuries? Have you had any sports injuries? Have you ever experienced any trauma (minor or major)? If the answer is YES to any one of these then your current condition may in fact be due to a previous injury to the head or neck that resulted in a misalignment of one of the upper two neck bones! |
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Are You A Candidate For Upper Cervical Care?
Dr. Grayson Blom is a Boise, Idaho native that works with a nationwide group of Doctors expertly trained and specializing in the Upper Cervical procedure. Dr. Blom is also one of the few Doctors in the state of Idaho trained and certified in the Upper Cervical procedure. We are dedicated to helping patients just like you who suffer from facial palsy (Bell's palsy), chronic headaches, neck pain, back pain and other spinal-related disorders.
And right now, our office is offering a COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION to determine if you are a candidate for Upper Cervical care.
Take the first step toward reclaiming your health… Call our office directly (208) 559-0541 or fill out our consultation request form.
And right now, our office is offering a COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION to determine if you are a candidate for Upper Cervical care.
Take the first step toward reclaiming your health… Call our office directly (208) 559-0541 or fill out our consultation request form.
A FEW SELECTED REFERENCES:
1. Kessinger R, Bell’s Palsy and the upper cervical spine, Chiropractic Research Journal (C.R.J.), Vol. VI, No. (2), Fall 1999
2. Rukenstein MJ, Evaluating Facial Paralysis, Expensive Diagnostic Tests Are Often Unnecessary, Post Grad Med, 103: 187-8, 1998.
3. Frach JP, et al, Treatment of Bell's Palsy By Mechanical Force, Manually Assisted Chiropractic Adjusting and High Voltage Electotherapy, JMPT, 15:596-8, 1992.
4. Palmieri NF, Idiopathic Facial Paralysis: Mechanism, Diagnosis, and Conservative Chiropractic Management, Chiropr Technique, 2:182-7, 1990.
2. Rukenstein MJ, Evaluating Facial Paralysis, Expensive Diagnostic Tests Are Often Unnecessary, Post Grad Med, 103: 187-8, 1998.
3. Frach JP, et al, Treatment of Bell's Palsy By Mechanical Force, Manually Assisted Chiropractic Adjusting and High Voltage Electotherapy, JMPT, 15:596-8, 1992.
4. Palmieri NF, Idiopathic Facial Paralysis: Mechanism, Diagnosis, and Conservative Chiropractic Management, Chiropr Technique, 2:182-7, 1990.
