Tension
Headaches and Body Pain
Chronic pain can have
its origin from numerous
sources. However, research over
the past 25 years (by this author and
others) has shown that a high
percentage of chronic pain comes from
structural imbalances of various parts
of the body. Since 90% of the
headaches are represented by tension
type, the bulk of the problem stems
from structural distortions in the
skull and jaws. The photo below
of a mounted upper model shows a cant
to the left. This means that the
patient's maxilla (upper jaw) is up to
the left.
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The human body is
architecturally designed to function
at right angles. These right
angles can be easily assessed by
drawing a vertical line down through
the center of the body from the tip of
the head to the feet. All
horizontal lines that connect matching
parts (ears, eyes, shoulders, elbows,
wrists, pelvis, knees, and ankles)
must form a right angle to this center
line. Of great interest in this
pain puzzle is the fact that the
horizontal plane of the upper jaw,
maxilla, must also be parallel to
these other planes. This
discovery provides the basis for
understanding the impact of structural
imbalances which spread throughout the
rest of the body and trigger off the
pain receptors.
Structurally the
human body functions like a
slinky. Any distortion can
descend downward over the body and any
distortion from below can ascend
upward. This reaction conforms
to Newton's Third Law of
physics: "For every action
there is an equal and opposite
reaction." The first major
point of high incidence of imbalance
is located in the skull. Skull
distortions often result from the
birthing process which causes the
baby's head to deform in order for it
to pass through the birth canal.
Someone once said that, "who ever
designed the birth canal never went
through it themselves." Use
of delivery forceps or suctioning
devices during the birthing process
has the great potential for causing
severe distortions of the skull
bones. If these abnormalities do
not resolve on their own, then that
individual's body will develop
structural imbalances that can be the
potential source of future chronic
pain via mechanical stimulation of
nerves.
Mechanical
stimulation of the nociceptor or nerve
pain fibers causes the release of
potent chemicals substances which
trigger off pain and swelling.
Some of these substances include
lactic acid (metabolic waste),
potassium ions (mineral leaks out of
injured tissue and stimulates nerve
endings), prostaglandin E-2 (increased
pain and process leukotriene C which
is a potent muscle contractant),
leukotriene B-4 (chemotaxic agent
which sensitizes the pain receptors
and causes inflammation),
glycosaminoglycans (breakdown products
of this component of joint cartilage
irritates pain fibers), histamine
(responsible for redness,
inflammation, swelling, and dilation
of blood vessels), serotonin (causes
blood vessels to constrict), and
bradykinnin (produces inflammation by
increasing permeability of venous
blood vessels). These chemical
irritants are in plentiful supply when
there is a constant presence if a
structural imbalance. These
substances are the source for the pain
and use of synthetic drugs to overcome
their presence only masks the pain but
will not solve the underlying
problem. Removing the structural
imbalances by means of correcting the
horizontal plane of the maxilla and
releasing the strain patterns within
the head helps stop the production of
these noxious chemicals and abate the
pain. The Advanced LightWire
Functional (ALF) appliances can help
with these problems.
| Photo
of the ALF Appliance - Adult |
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