Kristie Bray, LPCC
Music to my Ears - Binaural Beats
By: Kristie Bray, LPCC Over the past year I have been having patients with anxiety and a few other disorders try binaural beats. Let's...
top of page
Search
Kristie Bray, LPCC
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Physical Symptoms of Anxiety
Headaches…Stomach aches…Nausea…Muscle pain…Tension in jaw. All of these can be signs and symptoms of anxiety. Your autonomic nervous...
21 views0 comments
drbraydpt
May 15, 20232 min read
TMJ DISORDER SYMPTOMS CAN MIMIC CHRONIC SINUSITIS
Did you know that TMJ disorder and chronic sinusitis share many of the same symptoms? Headaches, jaw and neck pain, facial pressure,...
73 views0 comments
drbraydpt
May 15, 20233 min read
A Quick and Easy guide to Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
What is TMD? Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a group of more than 30 conditions that can cause pain and dysfunction in the jaw...
48 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Apr 21, 20236 min read
Not talking about coffee grinding here. Bruxism...
Interesting facts about grinding. Bruxism or “teeth grinding” is a complicated phenomena which has a prevalence or 8-31.4% in the general...
15 views0 comments
Kristie Bray, LPCC
Apr 21, 20232 min read
A quick guide to Tinnitus
We are frequently asked about tinnitus. What can we do to help and what is causing the issue. Here are some points of interested for...
14 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Feb 21, 20237 min read
Squeeze the ringing out!
Assessment and management of benign tinnitus by CRAFTA® specialized therapists Introduction Tinnitus or “ringing in the ears” is a...
16 views0 comments
Kristie Bray, LPCC
Jan 21, 20231 min read
Depression and Pain?
By: Kristie Bray, LPCC Depression and pain go together. Depression can cause pain and pain can cause depression. It can be a cycle back...
10 views0 comments
Kristie Bray, LPCC
Dec 27, 20221 min read
Neuroscience of PAIN
Want to learn more about how pain is directed through our body. Watch the this 2-minute neuroscience: Pain video by Neuroscientifically...
9 views0 comments
Kristie Bray, LPCC
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Anxiety and Our Body
By: Kristie Bray, LPCC The brain's limbic system is comprised of the hippocampus, amygdala, and the hypothalamus. It is responsible for...
14 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Nov 28, 20222 min read
“This will be the thousandth time of telling my story.”
A recent evaluation with a new patient made me think of this blog post. As he and I were discussing his history he made a remark that...
20 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Is that a phone in my ear? Ring ring
Tinnitus Tinnitus or commonly known as ringing in the ears can have a variety of causes. This can range from vascular components all the...
10 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Oct 19, 20224 min read
Pain behind the ear?
There are several causes of headaches behind the ear. With proper medical treatment, these headaches can be relieved. A headache behind...
206 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Oct 15, 20227 min read
Coffee Anyone?
Your daily cup of coffee may be doing more for you than providing that early-morning pick-me-up. The health impact of coffee has long...
13 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Oct 12, 20223 min read
TMD oh no! 5 easy things you can do to help.
TMJ and Daily Life Don’t let TMJ (temporomandibular joint) dysfunction hijack your life. When it comes to managing chronic pain, small...
20 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Central Sensitization in Brief.
Central Sensitization: A Generator of Pain Hypersensitivity by Central Neural Plasticity Alban Latremoliere and Clifford J. Woolf Neural...
13 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Oct 5, 20224 min read
Why do I still hurt after all these years?
What Is The Cause of Chronic Pain? To answer this question, we need to understand some facts about the nervous system. Whatever its...
15 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Sep 30, 20221 min read
A-ah Choo!
Most of us living in the Ohio Valley are plagued every spring and fall by seasonal allergies. Sometimes these little nuisances come and...
15 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Do cranial bones move?
One of the components of the cranial concept for practitioners who practice cranial manipulative therapy is that the bones of the head...
48 views0 comments
drbraydpt
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Cranial Compliance and its Role In Chronic Pain
Cranial Compliance and its Role In Chronic Pain Since I began my journey into the world of healthcare I was taught very early on that...
16 views0 comments
bottom of page