Pain Management Health & News
What causes TMJ in adults who never clenched? Start with the airway and posture
One of the most frustrating things I hear in clinical is this: “Doctor, I do not grind my teeth, I do not clench, so what causes TMJ in my case?” I understand that frustration.
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How to fix TMJ when your jaw locks – don’t wait for it to ‘pass’
Few things rattle a patient faster than a jaw that suddenly will not open the way it should. You yawn, take a bite of something soft, or wake up with stiffness, and then the jaw catches.
How Clinician-Guided TMJ Massage Releases Trigger Points Your Fingers Can’t Reach
Self-care advice for TMJ is everywhere. Massage your jaw in circular motions. Press on the masseter and hold for thirty seconds. Stretch your mouth open slowly, ten times a day.
How to help TMJ pain when chewing hurts – the stabilizing steps most skip
A patient from Boerum Hill described her morning routine to me with quiet exhaustion. She would wake up, brace herself, and try to take a
The TMJ pain-relief approach fails when inflammation, rather than muscle, drives pain
A patient from Park Slope came to see me last winter, convinced she was losing her mind. For nearly eighteen months, every provider she had
Best treatment for TMJ isn’t one thing: here’s the plan that prevents relapse
A patient from DUMBO sat across from me last fall and described a pattern I have heard hundreds of times. Three years earlier, a dentist
When treatment for TMJ near me is urgent – locking, ear pain, and bite change
A patient from Greenpoint called my office on a Tuesday morning, voice tight with panic, and said her jaw had locked open the night before
Treatment for TMJ near me failed you? The missing muscle test explains why
A patient from Cobble Hill walked into my office last spring carrying a folder thicker than most novels. Inside were notes from four previous providers,