TMJ, Head and Neck Pain Specialist - I help people in pain rewrite their story using my Physioloops Signature Process.
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02/22/2026
Comment the word ‘QUIZ’ on this video and I’ll send you my free Root Cause Quiz to help you find the cause of your head, neck or jaw pain!
One of the biggest mistakes I see with people who have headaches and neck pain is that they stop exercising because it triggers their symptoms. But here’s the thing—avoiding movement is actually the worst thing you can do in most cases. A lot of times, it’s weakness and fascial restrictions causing compression and irritation. And your body needs time to adapt. If you don’t expose it to movement consistently, it never will.
But here’s the key: You have to do it in a way that doesn’t trigger massive flare-ups. That’s why proper progression is crucial—this is what separates long-term success from failure.
Try the progression shown in this video, and then go back to the exercises that were giving you the most trouble. You might be surprised at the difference.
02/21/2026
Comment the word ‘QUIZ’ on this video and I’ll send you my free Root Cause Quiz to help you find the cause of your head, neck or jaw pain!
Do you experience pain on one side of the neck near the shoulder blade? Have you noticed that when you turn your head or even look down it feels tight?
Well, one of the muscles right in that area is the levator scapula and when the muscle is tight, it can cause a lot of restriction and pain.
However, even more commonly the muscle is elongated because of our bad posture, and that can produce the exact same sensation as when the muscle is tight.
So many people just stretch it instead of activate and strengthen it, which can reduce trigger points and allow you to better control movements in the region.
Instead of stretching for the rest of your life, try activating your strength, strengthening the levator scapula.
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02/20/2026
If you need more help figuring out what’s causing your head, neck, or jaw pain, comment the word ‘QUIZ’ and I’ll send you my free Root Cause Quiz!
Don’t Let Pain be the Boss.
It’s tempting to let pain dictate your day. But, every time you do, your brain learns that’s the new normal. Your nervous system wants to stick with what’s easy, even if it’s not what’s best.
But here’s the good news: your brain is retrainable.
By resisting avoidance and leaning into the harder path, you can rewire your system and reclaim your life.
Choose challenge over comfort.
02/20/2026
If you need more help figuring out what’s causing your head, neck, or jaw pain, comment the word ‘QUIZ’ and I’ll send you my free Root Cause Quiz!
Do you have neck pain while turning your head? And every time you try to fix it it always comes back? Well part of the problem may be your nervous system or neuroplasticity. You see your brain controls the muscles and if you’re not confident in movement or if you’re not moving the right way or you’re not controlling every piece of it, pain can occur.
Pain in occur because either there won’t be proper alignment or because of the fear of movement produces sensitivity. Your nervous system will actually create pain in the absence of injury. Here is a process of using your brain to begin and then slowly integrating real actual movement. It’s called graded exposure and imagery…
Give it a try!
02/17/2026
If you need more help figuring out what’s causing your head, neck, or jaw pain, comment the word ‘QUIZ’ and I’ll send you my free Root Cause Quiz!
Did you know that dizziness can actually be caused by the jaw or TMJ disorder?
There are several different ways that this can be possible which I describe in this video. You have to understand the intimate connection between the jaw, ear and balance centers for it to make sense.
In this video, I also show you three jaw strategies to get started with right away to begin addressing the dizziness caused by your jaw.
When it comes to the head neck and jaw, the root causes can be very confusing and in this video, I tried to clear up one commonly misdiagnosed situation!
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02/15/2026
Do you have neck pain and back pain and you’re wondering if the neck is the cause of the back pain?
02/11/2026
02/09/2026
If you need more help figuring out what’s causing your head, neck, or jaw pain, comment the word ‘QUIZ’ and I’ll send you my free Root Cause Quiz!
Very often, the thoracic spine is overlooked when considering the root cause of headaches… DO NOT make this mistake! As you know, everything in the body is connected and you must understand this simple concept…
“Thoracic Spine Cervical Spine Headaches”
When there is a restriction in the thoracic spine (or anywhere in the body), you will make up for it by moving in the areas above and below the restriction. When it comes to headaches, moving more above the thoracic spine causes irritation and overuse of the structures part of the neck. These same structures (nerves, muscles, ligaments, tendons, blood vessels) when irritated can trigger headaches, dizziness, burning eyes, even tinnitus.
In this video I show a 3 Step Process including one simple assessment you can do to identify restriction and form there several mobilizations to gain more motion. Get your spine moving normally again so you can avoid overuse causing headaches and other undesirable sensations!
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01/21/2026
I’m going live with Dr. Shelby Harris, sleep psychologist, to talk about how sleep and chronic pain influence each other, and what actually helps when both feel stuck.
We’ll explore why “just get better sleep” isn’t always simple, how the nervous system plays a role, and what approaches tend to move the needle.
If you’re dealing with:
- Trouble falling or staying asleep
- Pain that feels worse at night or in the morning
- Feeling wired-but-tired
- Conflicting advice around sleep
This conversation is for you.
🗓️ January 22nd at 9:15am EST
01/08/2026
Your eyes and your body are constantly talking to each other.
When they’re not speaking the same language, pain, tension, dizziness, and fatigue can show up.
I’m going Live with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to explore how the vision–neck connection influences the way you move, sit, work, and feel — often without you realizing it.
We’ll unpack:
👀 How visual input affects the neck and nervous system
🧠 Why certain positions, movements, or daily habits can trigger symptoms
🔄 How retraining the eye–brain–body connection can change symptoms
This is a conversation about coordination, not just posture or eyesight — and why lasting relief often comes from teaching systems to work together again.
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Being a very active person, Dr. Joseph Damiani is always encountering some new injury, ache or pain threatening his lifestyle. However, his unwillingness to compromise his INDEPENDENCE and doing the things he loves has allowed him to learn first hand how to effectively rehabilitate injuries and keep going!
As Joe is now in his mid-30s, he has learned that it's true what they say, you're not invincible forever. Also, he sees in his patients, family and friends who are in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and older that the road does not get any easier, however the DIFFERENCE between those who give up their independence and those who continue doing all the things they love is access to THE RIGHT INFORMATION AND CARE.
Joe's passion is to build a physical therapy clinic and system that will allow active adults to continue the activities they love for their entire life. He is motivated to deliver this to not only his patients but to himself. Selfishly, he realized that if he can deliver a product to patients that will keep them MOBILE, ACTIVE, INDEPENDENT and doing the THINGS THEY LOVE then he can use that same product on himself to continue to live the life he is building, pain and injury-free.
Joe opened Skyline Physical Therapy located in Wyckoff, New Jersey because it was his only option. As previously mentioned, Joe's vision was to build a facility which allows each patient to attain the life they truly deserve. In order to accomplish this, he could NOT PARTICIPATE in the existing physical therapy model. In the existing model, patients receive merely 15 minutes of the physical therapist’s attention before being handed off to someone else. The physical therapists are handcuffed by the high volume of patients and the patients are the ones making all the sacrifice…
At Skyline Physical Therapy in Wyckoff, New Jersey, every patient receives one-on-one focused treatment during each visit. This system gives the physical therapist a clear comprehension of what each of their patients requires to recover. The ONE-ON-ONE PATIENT CENTERED approach used at Skyline allows the therapist the necessary time to identify the root cause of the patients pain and develop the proper plan of care to restore independence. This system affords the therapist the time to be PERSISTENT and continuously modify the plan, MAXIMIZING RESULTS. Specialized treatment at our clinic will give you back pain relief, neck pain relief, TMJ pain relief, knee pain relief, shoulder pain relief and more!
The therapist also focuses on educating the patient thoroughly about the state of dysfunction in their body and how we can reverse it. When the patient is not here at our clinic for treatment, they can stay in close communication with their therapist via phone, video calls or email. Every person should be walking longer, sleeping better, driving a ball farther, enjoying playing with your grandkids or simply living pain-free. The body has so much more potential (AT EVERY AGE) than many will ever realize. What most people consider the norm, is actually a state of dysfunction. Every year that goes by living in this state of dysfunction is another year of missed opportunity to live life to the fullest.
Joseph earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from Manhattan College in 2006 and went on to receive a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Miami in 2010. Dr. Damiani is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Prior to opening Skyline Physical Therapy, Joseph’s clinical experience with patients includes his time at two of the Nation's Top Hospitals as Ranked by US News and World Report. The first being the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan where he was exposed to spine and orthopedic injuries in patients ranging from professional athletes to active adults. The second being Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Los Angeles, where his specialty was joint and spine rehabilitation.
If you would like to know how Skyline Physical Therapy can help you live with less pain and get back to feeling great again - we invite you to start with a completely free DISCOVERY SESSION in our Wyckoff, New Jersey Clinic. It is a no-obligation, risk free appointment at our clinic.
