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Daniel Lopez, D.O.

Daniel Lopez, D.O. grew up with a lot of pain trying many things that did not help. Realizing that if he could not help himself, he would be unable to help others effectively, he dedicated himself to finding real answers. Since that time, Dr. Lopez has found a unique but powerful style where he has patients from around the country and the world that travel to see him for headaches, TMJ issues, eye issues, neck pain, back pain, and more. Daniel Lopez, D.O. is an osteopathic physician with Osteopathic Integrative Medicine. Prior to that he had a private practice in NYC for 6 years. He is the author of the Amazon best seller "Unwinding the Body and Decoding the Messages of Pain: An In-Depth Look into the World of Osteopathic Physicians and How They 'Magically' Use Their Hands for Healing." He lives in Aurora, CO with his wife and daughters.

Peripheral neuropathy affects many people. Here's some suggestions to cope

Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy

By Health, Physical Health31 Comments
Peripheral nerves send sensory information to and from the central nervous system — and damage to these nerves can cause inappropriate and distorted signals, or even a loss of these signals. This results in peripheral neuropathy (PN), which is a general term for conditions caused by the disorder of peripheral nerves that cause chronic pain or disability. PN is actually one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting all age groups, but most especially older adults. In fact, patients with idiopathic neuropathy, which is a kind of PN that has no identifiable cause, already outnumber patients with Alzheimer’s disease up to...
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Gravity is not the only reason the tongue and jaw collapse into the airway. Find out more here.

The Fascial Imbalance That Pulls The Tongue Into The Airway

By Osteopathy, Tongue Ties7 Comments
People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea often struggle with their tongue collapsing into their airways during sleep. Sleeping on one's back increases the risk of the tongue and jaw collapsing into the airway.  Much of this blamed on gravity. Gravity is not the sole factor for the tongue falling into the airway. This article will describe another reason that I have discovered that can pull the tongue into the airway during sleep. This factor is not dependent on gravity.  An overlooked component of swallowing is the balance of tension above and below the tongue. During normal swallowing, the front...
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Science Shows How a Creative Lifestyle Reduces Stress

By Emotional/Mind Health2 Comments
Mental Health: An Increasing Problem During these times of global pandemic and lockdown, we’ve seen mental health concerns become an overwhelming reality for many. We’re also living in a digitalized world, where we’re constantly online and connected via our phones increasing our stress levels. While some apps and technology are trying their best to combat mental health issues, the solution may be far simpler than that. Many of the topics I cover, are beneficial for those suffering from depression and anxiety. Yes, Osteopathy can provide prompt pain management however, one of the key long term benefits, is the positive impact...
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Is our modern lifestyle causing facial bone loss?

Strong Chewing As Gravity For The Face: A Missing Piece To Bone Loss

By Osteopathy, Physical Health3 Comments
Bone loss of the face is a normal part of aging, right? If you are like most people, you rarely ever open wide and bite into something that provides significant resistance. You eat soft foods and have never thought about the health consequences of that. Worse yet, perhaps you have an open bite. That means your upper and lower teeth in the front don't touch each other when you close your mouth. In this article, we're going to talk about why these things are a problem and what you can do about it.  Why Are Soft Foods A Problem?   Gravity...
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Chronic Muscle Tightness: How To Loosen Tight Muscles In Your Legs

By Osteopathy, Physical Health, Self-Help3 Comments
Chronic muscle tightness Do you struggle with stretching? Do you have chronic muscle tightness in your legs that will not loosen or become more flexible no matter how much you stretch? Do you find stretching abnormally painful and uncomfortable?  If you answered "yes" to any of the questions, then you may have a difficult to resolve form of chronic muscle tightness. Both from personal experience and as a hands-on osteopathic physician, I have observed that some muscles behave differently.  These muscles are stuck in a state of chronic muscle tightness and pain. They are reflexively unable to relax and behave...
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What role do tongue ties play in forward head posture? Find out here

Forward Head Posture and Tongue Ties

By Osteopathy, Physical Health, Tongue TiesNo Comments
Forward Head Posture: Trouble Under The Surface Forward head posture gets a lot of attention. Right now, cell phone use is being blamed as the primary culprit. Although cell phone posture is a problem, there is a much stronger reason for forward head posture lurking under the surface: tongue ties. In another article, I have demonstrated how resting tongue posture affects overall body posture in real-time.  Are Tongue Ties Common?  Tongue ties are far more common than most people, even doctors, realize. Many cling to an outdated statistic suggesting that tongue ties exist in about "4-10% of the population" as an...
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How Upper Lip Ties Prevent The Hard Palate From Lowering

By Osteopathy, Physical Health, Tongue Ties3 Comments
When it comes to tethered oral tissues, the vast majority of the emphasis has been on tongue ties. The tongue plays a role in widening, lowering, and moving the palate forward with proper resting tongue posture. Apart from impacting how teeth can come in, the role that upper lip ties play during craniofacial development is less understood.  Lip ties are continuous with a more superficial layer of fascia than the tongue. Based on palpating a patient during an upper lip tie release, I suspect that the lip and tongue fascial layers connect at the palate. Furthermore, I believe upper lip...
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The Tongue: A Venous Pump For The Face

By Physical Health, Tongue TiesNo Comments

Inherent Tongue Motion The tongue should act as a venous pump for the head and face. In a previous article, I described how the tongue functions as a piston during inhalation and exhalation. The purpose of that article was to describe how that motion helps to widen and provide proper growth of the palate. The caveat is that it only works with proper resting tongue posture on the palate. If the tongue cannot rest on the palate in cases of improper swallowing mechanics and/or tongue ties, then proper facial growth can be impeded. Download free tongue meditation here The same…

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Tongue Ties Affect The Rest Of The Body: Here’s Proof

By Health, Osteopathy, Physical Health, Tongue TiesNo Comments

A 3 Step Process Tongue ties are often linked just to breastfeeding. Tongue ties are really about much more. Many adults, including myself, who have had tongue and lip tie releases are realizing it first hand. Reports of improved sleep, airway, neck pain, headaches, posture, and more are common.  I have lectured on how the tongue is connected to the rest of the body anatomically. For years I have struggled to find objective ways to demonstrate how tongue ties affect the rest of the body. I can feel the changes manually, but palpation is not considered reliable from person to…

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Sorry Parents, But Babies Don’t Outgrow Tongue Ties

By Health, Osteopathy, Physical Health, Tongue TiesNo Comments

Pediatricians and other healthcare providers often tell parents that their babies will simply outgrow their tongue tie or that it will stretch. Usually if there is a conversation about tongue ties taking place, there is some kind of difficulty or problem with breastfeeding.  The problem can be on the side of the baby where the latch is inefficient and also on the side on the mother where breastfeeding can be painful. There can be an array of different symptoms based on how the tongue and lip functions are affected.  Essentially the bad information the parents are given is just to…

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