When jaw alignment is off, headaches and migraines often occur. The stress of maintaining an abnormal placement, can lead to muscle spasms and produce lactic acid that results in pain.
 

Breaking this pattern can relieve chronic headaches, including migraines. It is important to know that migraines are caused by other factors as well, like hormonal changes and vascular issues, but, if you experience frequent migraines and have not been helped by medications (or have difficulty functioning while taking your medication), we may be able to help.
 

Neuromuscular dentists relieve the muscle stress by finding the jaw position where the muscles are relaxed and balanced. By making a custom orthotic that guides your jaw to this position, the muscles “learn” to go to this position and the stress on the bones and joints is relieved.
 

When the muscles are comfortable, headaches, and even joint noises, can disappear. In our experience, we have found that this may be able to eliminate, or at least decrease, your pain medication.