As you may know, no matter what stresses us out in life, our body has only one response to stress. So it doesn't matter if it's a fight with your significant other, food poisoning, a virus, or a knee injury, our nervous system responds with a sympathetic reaction. Different systems in our body may be affected, but in terms of the nervous system's response to the stressor, we only have one setting for stress and it's NOT depended on the type of stressor. Sympathetic is our bod

Meridian System Dr. Scoppa has been fortunate to learn from some of the best and brightest minds in chiropractic, dentistry, cranial anthropology, and physical medicine. He has always tried to keep an open mind and is constantly striving to get better. He integrates many different techniques & treatment systems and maneuvers that take into account meridians, fascia, and lymphatics, his main techniques are as follows: Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT), Applied Kinesiology (AK),

Learn more about how we approach the body Having been exposed to many different techniques, teachers, and approaches to the body from a variety of different disciplines, Dr. Scoppa has fine tuned his approach over his 15 years in practice. As practioners we have to constantly revaluating what works, what doesn't, and how to best untilize the short time we have with patients to get the most out of the interaction. Unfortunately there is only so much time in a visit, and what h

holistic TMJ Specialist in Seattle Here in the northwest we're lucky in many ways, but in regards to this blog we're lucky to have so many TMJ specialists in the Seattle area. Although I specialize in holistic and non-invasive methods of diagnosis and treatment for the TMJ and it's associated conditions (aka TMD, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders), it's not uncommon for us to need the assistance of a TMJ dentist to fix the issue permanently. This isn't always the case, and ev