Dr Lance Whorton

10/21/2026

Do this with me. Big breath in through your nose. Now sigh it all out. (demo)
Did your shoulders drop? Did your teeth come apart?

If they moved, you've been bracing all day without knowing it. That's your nervous
system still in survival mode, even after the hard part's over. And that bracing feeds
your neck and jaw headaches.
Run this test at red lights, in meetings, every time you check your phone.

Comment DRIVER and find out what's behind your pain.

10/20/2026

If your headache climbs up the side of your neck into your temple after a hard
week, the problem may not be your head at all.

Your upper trapezius is one of the most common sources of referred headache pain.
Lifting, carrying, and holding stress in your shoulders all load it. Rubbing your temple
treats where the pain ends, not where it starts.

Comment Driver if this is your pattern. Tomorrow: a 1-breath test to see if you're still
in survival mode.

10/19/2026

10/07/2026

Stop — are your teeth touching right now? They shouldn’t be. Teeth only touch when you chew or swallow. The rest of the day it’s lips together, teeth apart.
If they were touching, your jaw muscles have been working for nothing. Check again at lunch and tonight.

Comment Driver and Ill send you my free quiz to find out what's driving your headache.

10/06/2026

Pain under your chin, or a tight pull when you swallow? That’s your digastric — it runs from under your chin to a small bone in your throat and up behind your ear, opening your jaw and lifting your throat with every swallow.
Press gently just behind your chin bone, off to one side, and swallow once. Tender? That’s it. (Trouble swallowing or a lump there? Get it checked first.)

Send this to someone with under-chin pain.

10/04/2026

So much of what we carry ends up in our neck and shoulders before we even notice — tension, worry, everything we haven’t set down. Your body keeps score long before your mind admits there’s a problem. Psalm 55:22 says to cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you.

Faithful living isn’t carrying it alone until something gives — it’s bringing it to God before your body has to tell you. Share this with someone carrying more than they’re letting on.

10/03/2026

A patient of mine was convinced her headaches were just stress from work. What actually came up was hours a day looking down at her phone and laptop — that forward head posture loads the top of your neck constantly.

Her C1-C2 joints were locked up from the position and referring pain straight into her head. Once we addressed the neck and she changed how she held her phone, her headaches dropped off within weeks. If you’re on a screen all day and your headaches don’t add up to “just stress,” comment RESET and I’ll send you the same starting point.

10/02/2026

Cervicogenic headaches come from two different problems in the same neighborhood. One: your top two neck joints losing normal movement. Two: the actual nerve running through that area getting irritated.

Same location, same referral pattern, two different treatments. Comment Finally and I’ll send you the link to my free quiz to find out what is driving your headache .

10/01/2026

If your neck is driving your headache, you don’t need a fancy device — you need a pillowcase. Roll it into a long strap, loop it under the base of your skull, hold both ends, and lean back gently.

That’s light traction, easing pressure off your top two neck joints. Hold 30-60 seconds, a few times a day. Save this.