Dooley Noted: 1/24/2014 If I weren’t so motivated to educate, I would get frustrated by the number of people in my office prepping for knee surgery. These patients have often been misled to believe that the structural findings on imaging warrant surgical intervention. With all due respect – what bull! These nerves relay knee pain to the brain: – obturator nerve – femoral nerve – tibial nerve – common fibular nerve – L3-S1 spinal nerves … Read more
Dooley Noted: 1/19/2014 Ever had a headache at the temples? You might have been overly activating your jaw. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a complicated joint with enormous sensory information. This joint is where the skull meets your mandible (read: jaw). The innervation to the TMJ is provided by the nerves which also supply two of its muscles: the medial pterygoid and temporalis. Not surprisingly, the temporalis muscle sits on the temple. The posterior part … Read more
Dooley Noted: 1/11/2014 The pelvic floor (read: pelvic diaphragm) is a group of muscles that prevent your abdominal and pelvic organs from bottoming out. They also help you breathe, cough, copulate, urinate, defecate, and give birth. Common symptoms, when the pelvic floor is too tense: – painful sex – difficulty in starting urine stream – constipation – urinating like a jet stream Common symptoms, when the pelvic floor is too loose: – incontinence – impotence … Read more