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TMJ Disorders: SymptomsVideos

Dr. Moises Lustgarten, Pain Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, says TMJ is a painful condition that involves the temporomandibular joint. "That's a joint that is right in front of your ear, in the face." Some of the symptoms are severe pain contractions in the muscles of the face, pain when eating, pain when [...]

TMJ Disorders: Symptoms

What is the Peripheral Nervous System and what is Peripheral Neuropathy?Ask Hanna

Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) is one of the most common, yet least well known, chronic conditions in the U.S., affecting over 20 million people. PN is not a single disease, but is a group of over 100 disorders that occur due to various conditions affecting the peripheral nervous system. What is the Peripheral Nervous System? The […]

What is the Peripheral Nervous System and what is Peripheral Neuropathy?

Why is it important to have a strong core?Ask Hanna

Many people have heard about the benefits of having a strong “core”, but few really understand which muscles are parts of the core group or why they are so important. Which muscles are considered to be part of the core? Although definitions of which muscles constitute the core vary, in general, they are considered to […]

Why is it important to have a strong core?

What do our muscles really do?Ask Hanna

Muscles are responsible for numerous bodily functions. Their actions can be broken down into two categories, voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary actions, such as walking or talking, are functions that are prompted and controlled by conscious decision. Involuntary actions, such as when our heart beats or our food undergoes digestion, occur without us having to think […]

What do our muscles really do?

Does muscle really weigh more than fat?Ask Hanna

A pound of anything still weighs a pound. A pound of lead weighs the same as a pound of feathers and a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat. The misconception that muscle is heavier than fat comes from muscle being more compact or dense than fat, so if you consider […]