In this episode Dr. Taves interviews Lara Heimann,  an international yoga pioneer and Physical Therapist focused on evolving the practice of yoga to empower movement and balance amidst a modern lifestyle of technology and sedentariness. Today's episode seeks to shed light on the mind-body connection and provide insight about neuroplasticity, the concept that the brain and the nervous system can change, more specifically growing the brain through movement. 

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According to the National Institutes of Health, migraine with aura accounts for roughly 25% of all migraine diagnoses worldwide. Migraine aura can present as visual disturbances, numbness and tingling, and even difficulty with speech. As you can imagine, this experience is frightening and frustrating for those who experience it! Today's episode seeks to shed light on migraine aura to take away some of that scary unknown and offer hope.   

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If you suffer from chronic headaches or migraines, you've likely either tried chiropractic care or you've had it recommended to you at some point. When people first interact with our practice they are curious about how physical therapy differs from chiropractic care as far as the treatment process and results are concerned.  While chiropractic care can be helpful in many situations it does have a different goal from physical therapy. Dr. Taves explains the differences between these two treatment approaches to help listeners make the best choices for their individual healthcare needs. 

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Did you know that the average person spends 1/3 of their life sleeping? Given that - shouldn't we be optimizing our sleep to be as comfortable and neck friendly as possible? Today's episode brings it back to the basics with a practical talk on how our sleep impacts head and facial pain, and how we can create healthy sleeping habits to feel our best throughout the day. 

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The Headache Doctor Podcast welcomes Kelli Yates, a registered dietitian nutritionist who has dedicated her career to helping others who struggle with migraine through online programs designed to lower their threshold and regain freedom from pain cycles. This episode highlights the threshold theory of migraine, how to look at food triggers, and the role that food plays in your migraine experience. 

Kelli Yates Nutrition

The Migraine Dietitian

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The Headache Doctor Podcast is thrilled to welcome Dr. Peter Staats, founder of the Division of Pain Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer of ElectroCore. Dr. Staats has focused his career on the pioneering concept of using vagus nerve stimulation to improve patient outcomes in a variety of conditions, including headaches and migraines. The vagus nerve has been at the forefront of many exciting new discoveries in the world of holistic health and treatment of chronic illness and we're excited to share this information with our listeners and patients in-clinic. 

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Pain can be a complex and confusing topic - particularly when it comes to the world of headaches and migraines. Here at Novera, we believe that having a foundational understanding of our pain and where it comes from is a major part of breaking free from it. Dr. Taves explains the different reasons we experience pain, and the pathways and processes that are happening behind the scenes when pain occurs. 

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Today's episode is all about functional nutrition, inflammation, and how what we put in and on our bodies can affect headaches, migraines, and our overall health. Hope focuses her career on helping women take control of their health and lifestyle in order to meet their fitness goals and flourish in everything they do. We're always excited to interview other providers on a mission to push back against traditional approaches to pain and inflammation!

Hopeful & Wholesome

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Dr. Taves is joined by Sam Kelokates PT, DPT of Kelos Physical Therapy. Sam is a fellow physical therapist on a similar mission to Novera's - finding conservative, natural approaches to treating headaches and migraines. Dr. Taves and Dr. Kelokates discuss the musculoskeletal and neurological benefits of exercise and why physical therapy is often (unfortunately) considered last, or not at all, when it comes to treating head and facial pain.

Kelos Physical Therapy

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