Dr. Rusty Lavender

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POTS flare-ups keep getting blamed on dehydration or stress, but the real trigger may be sitting higher than anyone checks. 🧠 Here is the overlooked piece: the top bone in your neck (the atlas) sits right beside the brainstem, where signals that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure travel. When that area is under stress or out of alignment, those signals can often become disrupted, which may show up as racing heart, lightheadedness, brain fog, and that wiped-out feeling after standing. Standard testing rarely looks at this junction, so it can stay missed for years. Has anyone told you to check your upper neck? 👇 Comment 'POTS' and share this with someone who needs to see it. #SarasotaFL #LakewoodRanchFL #BradentonFL #NeckWise #POTS

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Vertigo, dizziness, the world spinning sensation. Comment for more information

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Ears feeling full, muffled, or like they need to pop? That can be eustachian tube dysfunction. 👂 If you deal with ear pressure, clicking or popping, muffled hearing, or dizziness when the weather shifts, the upper neck is often an overlooked piece of the puzzle. The muscles and nerves around the base of the skull sit close to the structures that help the ear regulate pressure. When that area is under stress, the ears may feel blocked even though they test fine. Many people are told it's just allergies or sinuses. Sometimes it is. But when nothing seems to help, it may be worth looking higher. Can you relate? Comment 'EARS' 👇 #SarasotaFL #LakewoodRanchFL #BradentonFL #NeckWise #EustachianTube