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Do you have any of these Symptom
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TMJ
Temporomandibular joint, or
TMJ, is the joint where the jaw hinges to
the
skull just in front of the ear. This joint
is held together by a complex system
of muscles, tendons, and ligaments which
help it move up to 2000 times a day, making
it the most active joint in the body.
Symptoms of TMJ disorder include clicking or
popping in the jaw, headaches, earaches,
neck pain, and sensitive teeth.
The causes for TMJ disorder are many,
including dental problems, whiplash injury
to the neck, grinding and clenching teeth,
and injury to the jaw. Regardless of the
cause, there is almost always involvement of
the neck muscles.
The prolonged contraction of the jaw and
neck muscles can produce vertebral
misalignments in the cervical spine. When
the spine is misaligned, it can irritate
nerves causing irritability, anxiety,
depression, headaches, pain or numbness in
the arms and hands, and backaches.
Chiropractic, using specific adjustments,
carefully realigns the bones which
cause the muscle spasms to relax.
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