Cervical Dystonia symptoms

"Cervical Dystonia" mitigated by Advanced Neuromuscular dental therapy.

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This is the video of Mike's dystonia symptoms when I met him.
The video he posted after 1 week of Advanced Neuromuscular orthotic is here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3...

Cervical dystonia is a painful condition in which the neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing the head to twist or turn to one side. It can also cause the head to uncontrollably tilt forward or backward. It is also known as "spasmodic torticollis".

Medical specialists think that Cervical dystonia is caused by aberrant nerve signals from the brain. So to manage this, Botulinum toxin used for cosmetic wrinkle relaxing is injected into the neck muscles to paralyze them. Since this toxin's effect wears off over time, it is repeated every three or four months. Brain surgery to implant an electrical stimulator is the next option offered since they believe that there is no known cure for Cervical dystonia

I postulate that the spasms and tilting of the head are an attempt by the nervous system to accommodate for a misalignment of the neck and jaws. It is known that jaw alignment DOES affect the head and neck alignment. When the upper cervical vertebrae are misaligned the nervous system tightens the neck muscles as a protective reflect.

Mike has been suffering from Cervical Dystonia for 14 years. He was diagnosed by specialist physicians at UC San Francisco. He was given several Botulinum toxin injections in his neck muscles. He had limited relief from it. He was also given powerful medications with hallucinogenic side effects. Mike said no more of those medications or Botox injections. Mike could not control the tilting of his head or head movement even for a short time. It worsened when he laid down. So a good night's sleep was impossible. Mike had a great attitude. His life was great. It would be better if he could just have 5 minutes of relief and sit down on the couch without the head movement. He also felt a constant sharp pain in his shoulder that felt like an ice pick was stuck in there permanently. He did get some temporary relief for an hour or so, through acupuncture by his chiropractor. His wife Sara was determined to find a solution. She was not going to give up looking for a solution. So she found us on the internet and called and spoke about another Cervical Dystonia case that I treated.

This video shows Mike describing his symptoms and desired outcomes. Immediately after this, Advanced Neuromuscular protocols were used to diagnose the optimal neuromuscular jaw position that also optimizes neck and head posture. A bite record of this position is called a 'myobite'. A removable orthotic to go over his lower teeth was made by Williams lab. Mike has worn this for about a week. After 14 years of dealing with the uncontrollable head movement of Cervical Dystonia, he is seeing relief that is beyond his wildest hopes. He is able to lie down and get a good night's sleep. He can actually sit on the couch for over 90 minutes to watch TV with Sara. Simple pleasures that the rest of us would take for granted. Yet these were unattainable for someone that suffers with Cervical dystonia.

We have much more work to do for short term and long term. However, the results so far can only be called -- in Mike's own words - "amazing".

The power of Advanced LVI Neuromuscular dentistry protocols continues to amaze us as well.