{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Breathing Lab with Dr. Jenny","title":"Leading Cranial Osteopath Busts Myths & Treats Pain With Innovative Solutions","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2461,"description":"Dr. Jenny had the honor of interviewing  a leader in the field of Cranial Osteopathy, Dr. Tasha Turzo.  We will be learning how cranial osteopaths treat craniofacial pain patients.  I will lead this discussion and dive into key treatment areas of the head and neck including the following:Osteopathic manual medicine:  Discover how cranial osteopaths diagnose areas of strain or dysfunction using  a highly trained sense of touch to feel subtle changes of tension and tissue quality in the living anatomy of the whole body.Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)  Injections to the TMJ:  Learn when to refer for PRP injections to the TMJ and what this type of treatment provides your craniofacial pain patients.Prolotherapy:  Find out how dextrose or sugar water injections help reduce inflammation in the joints and how it compares to BOTOX injections.ALF treatment:  Learn what the Advanced Lightwire Functionals (ALF) palatal expansion treatment entails from a cranial osteopathic point of view,an integral part of the treatment team.Dr. Tasha Turzo, DO FCA graduated from Western University, Pomona, California in 1994 where she received a Post Graduate Osteopathic Manual Medicine/Anatomy Fellowship. She completed her internship at the UCSF Family Medicine Residency. She has been in private practice since 1995 practicing osteopathy, homeopathy, functional medicine, prolotherapy/ PRP, and specializing in craniofacial dysfunctions. Dr. Turzo has been teaching extensively in the field of craniofacial dysfunctions since 1997. She began co-treating patients with Dr. Nordstrom (creator of the ALF appliances) in 1995. Dr. Turzo is a founding member of AEI (ALF Educational Institute) and has taught (to date, 2024) 38 courses to osteopaths, dentists, and myofunctional therapists. Dr. Turzo presents an on-demand 11-hour course “The ALF Approach” and is the administrator of The ALF Approach Mentorship Program which is an inter-professional online educational platform. She is an internationally...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qYaR7LjLcOYAgSM_K_IoYBtKOcv3yrwMp3wUXnqDaMo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIzNDI2LzE2NDUw/NDA4OTAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}