Accounting for about 50% of headaches, tension-type headaches are the most common type. You will sometimes hear these referred to as “muscle contraction headaches”. Although women are more likely than men to get these, pretty much everyone will have at least one tension headache at some point in their life. The pain reported with tensions…
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For those of you who have been following my blog, you will recall that TMJ stands for your Temporomandibular Joints (jaw joints). Each person has a left and right TMJ and can experience a problem or dysfunction in one side or both. A TMJ Dysfunction is typically referred to as TMD. The TMJ has many…
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As you may recall from other blogs you have read here on my website, TMJ dysfunction (TMD) is known as “The Great Impostor” because its symptoms mimic those of many other conditions. One that we will focus on this week is Vertigo, which is a sensation of dizziness that can cause postural imbalances. In other…
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I first learned about how TMD causes ear problems in the 1970’s. An 8-year-old girl came in to my office, and after reading the forms that her parents filled out, I learned that she had lost her hearing. Her ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist) had no idea why, as her structural anatomy was perfect. …
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Do you ever wonder where your neck pain is coming from? Have you seen multiple doctors and they can’t give you a straight answer? It may be that the underlying cause of the pain is a TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder, which is usually overlooked. When your jaw becomes dislocated, the surrounding muscles go into spasm. …
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