Headache treatment in Bellingham, WA

Are debilitating headaches destroying your daily life?

Dr. Prager conquers chronic headaches with simple Oral Systemic Balance appliances!

If you suffer from regular headaches you know real pain. Headaches interfere with ever aspect of daily life—you can’t focus at work, enjoy time with your family, or even get a restful night’s sleep. If you’re struggling through headache pain on a regular basis you know how destructive this conditions is. What you may not know, however, is that headaches are often a symptom of an Oral Systemic Imbalance. You don’t have to live in pain—Dr. Prager treats headaches with groundbreaking Oral Systemic Balance appliances.

So What is Oral Systemic Balance?

This is a common question, because Oral Systemic Balance is actually an emerging, revolutionary, drug-free pain relief system. You read that right—drug-free pain relief! Dr. Farrand Robson—the developer of the Oral Systemic Balance system—has pioneered the use of comfortable dental retainers to relieve facial and neck tension as well as promote optimal nighttime breathing. Oral Systemic Balance treatment is based on the idea that dysfunctions of the mouth, throat, and tongue can disrupt and irritate the nervous system—which consequently causes headaches and pain.

Essentially Oral Systemic Balance treats the root cause of headaches—rather than simply masking the symptoms with medication. By correcting head and neck tension, and restoring normal breathing, Oral Systemic Balance treatment allows your body to work harmoniously so that you can live pain-free.

How do the mouth, tongue, and throat cause headaches?

The throat is an important regulatory part of the body. In the back of the throat is an opening for both air and food. This opening sends air through the trachea and lungs while sending food and drink through the esophagus. In order to keep things from “going down the wrong tube” as we say, a small flap of tissue, called the epiglottis, regulates the eating and breathing functions—allowing food and air to go to the appropriate places.

Not everyone’s mouth and throat are ideally designed to perform these functions. Sometimes tongue size, mouth size, or jaw size can impede optimal epiglottal functioning. In these cases the body relies on other parts of the jaw, head, and neck to help. Some patients tighten the muscles in their shoulders and neck, others clench their teeth, and others move their jaws laterally. Most patients don’t even notice these actions in daily life—our bodies compensate for dysfunction automatically and unconsciously.

However, these unconscious movements take a toll on our bodies. Continual tension increases adrenaline levels, stress, and muscle tension. All of these complications lead patients to suffer from devastating headaches. The body in disharmony can create a slew of chronic conditions.

So What Can We Do About It?

Using Oral Systemic Balance at Bellingham Smile Care and Sleep Center we can correct tongue, jaw, and neck dysfunctions. These simple appliances fit easily into daily life. Patients simply wear a discreet oral appliance, and it allows their tongue, jaw, and muscles to relax. When you are able to balance swallowing and breathing, the sympathetic nervous system calms down, decreasing adrenaline production and headaches.

Why so may Bellingham patients trust Dr. Prager to treat headaches: