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The TMJD Team Roundup, Part 4 — The Village That Helps You Thrive
Finding adequate care for your temporomandibular joint disorder might feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Living with TMJD...
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Main Topic: The TMJD Team Roundup, Part 3 — SLPs & Mental Health
You might not immediately think it, but speech-language pathologists and mental health professionals can be an asset among your TMJD...
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The TMJD Team Roundup, Part 2 — Dentists & Physical Therapists
When it comes to getting you the care you need for TMJD, sometimes it takes a village’s worth of support. Despite the stigma and...
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The Different Treatments For Your Whiplash Injury
While finding the right care for your whiplash injury, many questions related to treatment options are bound to come up. Previously, we...
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The Key to Whiplash Recovery is to Get MOVE-ing!
Got a nasty whiplash injury and want to know the best way to ease your way into recovery mode? The following advice might sound...
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The Truth About Whiplash No One’s Told You
Whiplash can be a real pain in the neck . Imagine not being able to turn your head without wincing, or constantly dealing with headaches,...
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Get Creative With Breaking Bad Oral Habits
Got a habitual oral fixation that’s making symptoms of t emporomandibular joint disorders (or, TMJD) feel worse than ever? The key to...
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Chewing Through TMJ and Daily Oral Habits
Did you know that a person can clench their jaw for up to 250 pounds of force? That’s like lifting a grand piano with your mouth! Now...
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How Stress Impacts TMJ Health and Habits
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." — This inspiring quote by philosopher and...
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Knowledge of the TMJ Matters — An Open Letter to My Colleagues
If you are a fellow healthcare practitioner, let me tell you a story. A few years ago, I was dealing with chronic stomach issues. Doctor...
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TMJD Patients, It’s Time to Say “Night-Night” to Dental-Prescribed Night Guards
People who live with temporomandibular joint disorders, or TMJD, are suffering from an epidemic. Not the kind of epidemic that’s...
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Beyond the Bite — The Truth About TMJD
You might not know this, but I also live with a temporomandibular joint disorder. The reason I want you to know this is because back when...
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Muscular Imbalances Cause Jaw Pain
A lot of joint pain is caused by muscular imbalances around the joint. The pain improves when the imbalances are addressed— even with...
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3 Reasons Why You Still Have Jaw Pain
Pain persists for many reasons, but here’s 3! 1️⃣You haven’t identified the root cause of your pain If don’t determine the reason WHY you...
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The TWO Root Causes for TMD
TMD is caused by one of two things: Trauma to the joint Orofacial and Myofunctional Disorders Trauma to the joint can happen any time!...
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3 Mistakes in Treating TMD
Over the years I have realized that there are 3 common mistakes clinicians and patients make when treating TMD. Don't seek help quickly...
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The Importance Of Breathing Through Your Nose
Did you know that we are supposed to breathe through our nose?! Yes, that's right! For so many good reasons too! Here are a few: 1) The...
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Over the years I've learned....
As we age, we learn. We learn a new thing every day! Or at least we should. Learning means we are changing, evolving, becoming better....
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10 Signs You Have TMD?
What is TMD? Why isn't it called TMJ? TMJ= Temporomandibular Joint We all have TMJs, in fact we have TWO! TMD= Temporomandibular...
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Why Did I Specialize in Treating People With Head, Neck and Jaw Pain?
I didn't always want to specialize in treating patient with headaches, migraines, neck pain and jaw pain.