HOW can Nephesh Physical Therapy Help with TMJD?

Firstly, What is TMJD: Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction is a term relating to the presence of pain and dysfunction of the TMJ and muscles of mastication.

Symptoms often include:

  1. Jaw or muscle pain

  2. Malocclusion of the TMJ (Locking,Catching)

  3. Clicking/Popping sounds with jaw movements.

How Can we Help?

  1. Manual soft tissue therapy to alleviate muscle spasm and pain.

  2. Manual joint mobilizations to create more fluid jaw mechanics.

  3. Unique Manual Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation technique to retrain proper stability within the jaw structure. Alleviating guarding and recreating healthy and stable jaw mechanics.

  4. Educating Patients on proper postural technique, jaw exercises and long term maintenance program to avoid TMJD recurrence.