The role of Motor Nerve Reflexes in finding the Origin of Pain

SleepWell Webinar Series

Guest Speaker: Dr. Steven Olmos was in private practice for more than 35 years. In 2023 he made a significant career transition by selling his general dental practice to focus on the research and education of temporomandibular disorders and sleep disordered breathing. He obtained his DDS from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry and is Board Certified in both chronic pain and sleep breathing disorders by the American Board of Cranofacial pain, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, and American Board of Craniofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Olmos is the founder of TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centres International, with over 65 licensed locations in seven countries dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis and treatment of craniofacial pain and sleep disorders. He continues lead the field by continually publishing papers and host courses on the connection between pain, airway and sleep disorders.

Expert Panel discussion: Dr Rosalba Courtney, Dr Brett Lillie, Dr Scott Wustenburg, Timothy King, Dr Trevor Chetcuti

Learning objectives:
Understanding the brain’s priority of injury, and the reason for postural compensation
Why cervical pathways are the key to appraising peripheral injury to the autonomic nervous system
Why the TM joints have a frequent priority of orthopaedic and neural pathologies
Learning tests to evaluate peripheral injury and how respiratory dysfunction can produce cervical and peripheral injury.