TMJ Disorder Treatment
TMJ Treatment
Conservative TMJ Disorder Treatment with Class IV Laser Therapy can help reduce pain, swelling, inflammation and break down adhesions as well as accelerate the rate of healing. Laser therapy for the TMJ should be combined with cryotherapy if the Temporomandibular Joint is inflamed in order to avoid heating it up and increasing inflammation. Combining High Power Laser Therapy with Myofascial release can reduce spasm and tightness in muscles and allow the joint and surrounding tissue to heal faster. Gentle TMJ Adjustments can help to realign the joint. Patients should avoid eating hard foods such as candy and apples as well as gum. Sometimes misalignments of the cervical spine can affect the biomechanics of the TMJ. Patients should try and sleep on their back and avoid sleeping on your side in order to limit misalignment of the jaw. Patients should be icing with an ice pack 20 minutes on and 60 minutes off to reduce swelling and inflammation of the TMJ. The TMJ is a hinge joint that allows the mouth to open and close like a door. Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMD) can be the result of trauma, poor posture, grinding, clenching, stress, chewing improperly, and rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms can include tightness and spasm of the muscles around the TMJ, TMJ pain, Headaches, dizziness, neck or shoulder pain, tinnitus or ringing in the ears, jaw locking and pain. Look at yourself in the mirror to see if your jaw catches or tracks laterally to one side or the other. Symptoms of TMJ or Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMD) can include pain or tenderness around the jaw joint area, pain in the neck and shoulders, jaw locking or hitching (jaw gets stuck), If you look in the mirror and open and close your mouth you will see the jaw tracking to one side then the other vs. in unison. Patients usually feel tightness in the TMJ muscles with one side being more prominent. If you palpate the muscles of the TMJ one side will be more tender than the other.
TMJ Treatment
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