WHAT IS TMJ DISORDER?
TMJ DISORDER OR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER (TMD), IS A CONDITION THAT AFFECTS THE JAW JOINT AND SURROUNDING MUSCLES THAT CONTROL CHEWING AND JAW MOVEMENT.
THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS (TMJ) CONNECT THE LOWER JAW TO THE SKULL ON EACH SIDE OF THE FACE, FUNCTIONING LIKE SLIDING HINGES.
WHEN THESE JOINTS OR THE MUSCLES AROUND THEM BECOME INFLAMED, MISALIGNED, OR STRAINED, IT CAN CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS.
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF TMJ DISORDER
JAW PAIN OR TENSION
JAW CLICKING OR POPPING
HEADACHE / MIGRAINES
NECK, SHOULDER, BACK PAIN
TEETH GRINDING / CLENCHING
STRESS-RELATED JAW TIGHTNESS
DIFFICULTY OPENING OR CLOSING THE MOUTH
LOCKED JAW
EAR PAIN OR FULLNESS
EAR RINGING (TINNITUS)
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA (TN)
TMJ TREATMENT : ACUCHIRO THERAPY
ACUPUNCTURE & CUPPING
CHIROPRACTIC CRANIAL MANIPULATION
JAW AND FACIAL MUSCLE RELEASE
POSTURAL CORRECTION