4: Practice What You Preach
Your Smile Matters Podcast
English - July 06, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 9.75 MBHealth & Fitness Arts Fashion & Beauty cosmeticdentistry dentalesthetics smilemakeover smiletransformation Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Confession. I, like many of you (or people you know)...suffer from Temporo-Mandibular Joint or TMJ pain (gasp!) Phew! Now that I’ve gotten that off of my chest I feel much better.
When patients come in to see me for regular or maintenance care, I make it a priority to spend quality time with them by doing a thorough exam and asking questions about overall health. This is where jaw pain comes in.
I have dedicated a lot of time learning about the jaw joint and how it affects the health of our teeth, and at times, can cause pain. Pain can be in the form of broken teeth, discomfort while chewing or headaches.
Treatment for joint pain ranges from treating sleep disorders, fixing dental problems to healing the muscles connected to the joint. Like many aspects of our health, TMJ therapy is multi-faceted. There are many solutions. But, you can’t fix a problem if you don't know that you have one.
In the video above, I talk about my experience seeing a Physical Therapist who applied a “dry needling” technique to a few of my muscles. The experience was mind blowing to say the least!
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