TMJ Pain? Headaches? Best Treatment Options and Solutions Customized For You!

Do you have TMJ or jaw pain? Does your TMJ bother you when you eat? Does your neck and jaw hurt at the same time?

There are many triggers to TMJ pain including:

▶️Stress

▶️Grinding your teeth at night

▶️Trauma to the head, neck, jaw or face

▶️Whiplash

▶️History of headaches

Pain can manifest in the jaw, ear, eye and throat and can last minutes to days.

Typically, most persons with TMJ will also have a history of neck pain and headaches and a comprehensive solution requires the person to have both the head, neck and jaw assessed and treated!

Comprehensive management of TMJ will include:

✅Education and modification of triggering variables

✅Hands on treatment to improve neck and jaw motion

✅Exercises to improve strength, coordination and control of the surrounding head and neck muscles

✅Dry needling and soft tissue treatment to the involved TMJ muscles: Massater, Pterygoids, Temporalis. And, even dry needling to the joint capsule itself!

✅Sometimes interdisciplinary work with your dentist and psychologist 👩🏻‍⚕️

If you have headaches and/or TMJ and need a solution. Schedule an online 📱 or in person consultation with the link in bio

References: Harrison A, et al 2014 JOSPT