WHAT IS TMJ?
When the ligaments, discs and bones of your jaw don’t function properly, it can be painful. TMD (tempromandibular disorder), mistakenly often referred to as TMJ (rather than TMD), can be caused by arthritis, stress, teeth grinding, injury, dislocation, or improper tooth and jaw alignment.
SYMPTOMS & DIAGNOSIS
Symptoms include pain when opening or closing your jaw, eating or talking, tenderness, popping or clicking sounds. More severe symptoms may include toothaches, headaches, neck aches, earaches, dizziness, or ringing in the ears. Your dentist should be able to diagnosis your TMJ if your own self-diagnosis is not clear.
HOW DASHA® CAN HELP
Chiropractic sessions are a safe and non-surgical way to help relieve your TMJ. Pain in your jaw doesn’t always begin in your jaw. A chiropractor can assess the source of your pain and use a combination of manual therapy and cervical spinal manipulation, in addition to Active Release Technique (ART) to the supporting muscles of the jaw, neck and shoulders and Graston Technique to the neck, upper back and shoulders or cold laser therapy. With this course of treatment, most patients experience immediate relief from their TMJ and appreciate a restful night of sleep after the first session, facilitating a return to the daily pleasures of eating and talking.
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