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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
HEADACHES, TMJ, & Posture
HEADACHES, TMJ, & POSTURE
TMJ or jaw related problems often extend beyond the symptoms that are felt in the head and jaw joint area. In a large number of patients that we treat, headaches are a predominant complaint. With TMJ treatment, we are usually able to eliminate the headaches, however, treatment should not stop here.
Postural issues such as neck pain and forward head posture are very often other symptoms that benefit from neuromuscular TMJ treatment. In short, looking at the "whole patient" is essential to helping the patient with long term problems and making them feel better. It is truly amazing at what neuromuscular treatment can do to help patients feel healthy beyond just the headaches and jaw joint soreness. Additionally, this helps long term stability as well.
If you have any questions regarding TMJ and postural issues, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Ronald Konig's office at 713-668-2289.
TMJ or jaw related problems often extend beyond the symptoms that are felt in the head and jaw joint area. In a large number of patients that we treat, headaches are a predominant complaint. With TMJ treatment, we are usually able to eliminate the headaches, however, treatment should not stop here.
Postural issues such as neck pain and forward head posture are very often other symptoms that benefit from neuromuscular TMJ treatment. In short, looking at the "whole patient" is essential to helping the patient with long term problems and making them feel better. It is truly amazing at what neuromuscular treatment can do to help patients feel healthy beyond just the headaches and jaw joint soreness. Additionally, this helps long term stability as well.
If you have any questions regarding TMJ and postural issues, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Ronald Konig's office at 713-668-2289.
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8:31 AM
Sunday, November 1, 2009
TMJ HEADACHES , TMJ & TAKING MEDICATION
HEADACHES, TMJ, & TAKING MEDICATIONS
Many of you are probably taking medications regularly to try and control the pain and discomfort from headaches. This is not referring to prescription medications for headaches not related to TMJ and is certainly understandable. So often, we see patients living on Advil, Tylenol, and muscle relaxants as the only way to cope or bring the pain under control.
Massages and physical therapy do help the patients who fall in this category. What is important to note is that this is only a temporary solution to the pain and the reason that the pain returns is the problem has not been corrected. If your bite is out of alignment and causing the muscle pain and headaches then getting a massage will be a temporary fix.
The goal of neuromuscular dentistry is not only to make you feel better, but to correct the misalignment that is causing the headaches so that patients can live without the medications as well, which further contributes to their overall health.
If you have any questions about TMJ related headaches, please feel free to contact our office at 713-668-2289, as we welcome the opportunity to discuss this with you. Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF
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