Jaw Pain and Hypermobility (Is it ALL connected?) 

Also info on hypermobile Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome please.

How is it going? What have you been doing on your recovery?

That could certainly be true!

​@@NealHallinanI really like your channel. My focus has INTERNAL Chinese Martial Arts, I knew it worked I just didn't understand how. So, here's one key element I have narrowed down and now better understand thanks to you. It's called the TONGUE PRESS, you curl your tongue back and press it to the roof of your mouth. 1. It aligns the jaw. 2. It's a balanced brain muscle activity because the right and left are integrated into one organ. And this shifts the focus to the peripheral nervous system. 3. It forces you to breathe through your nose which balances the oxygen to carbon dioxide ratio opening circulation. 4. It silences inner dialogue because when you think in words the tongue is stimulated in micro expressions as it would be when talking out loud. Consciously using the tongue press prevents the tongue from forming the micro movements and the inner dialogue stops. I don't "meditate" while doing it, I just go about my daily business with my tongue pressed and can feel my body realigning. Now, the normal explanation is that you're closing a circuit so the chi can flow freely through the meridians. I don't like that explanation. I think it's aligning the mind body connection to relax the inhibitory reflexes that prevent the maximal operation of the Golgi apparatus. Without the tendon reflex inhibiting the muscle it now seems like "super power". Of course in the martial arts it's then used in "sport specific" ways like you discussed with the NBA coach.

​@@NealHallinanAlso, in addition to the tongue press is REVERSE BREATHING, and what I now think that is doing is coordinating the diaphragms and freeing the psoas, for example while inhaling you contract the anus which is activating the pelvis.

How did you find out about the broken jaw bones? I assume you had an X ray done?

Very true in regards to the way in which the teeth and tongue can so drastically cause terrible postural patterns

look into mse or ease it can expand the jaw to help alignment

@@indz7775 thanks for sharing. I have looked into them and found that it is only half the solution for me. I need to expand both jaws so bimax surgery would be best.

@@indz7775 mse exacerbates the misalignment in many cases

I have similiar issues, does it help to strenghten glutes/hams?

He REALLY is!!

What was the TMJ care? I’m thinking of getting a retainer. I have EDS and CCI. Severe neck instability

@ItsStabilityTime It's a long story. I wouldn't let anyone put an appliance in my mouth that shifted my jaw or bite in any way, but that's just me. Have you tried working with an osteopath? They helped me a lot.

Check the Raman Center videos, you can heal. Also start walking barefoot and using barefoot shoes only(transition safely)

Yes!! I was hoping to see someone else mention this! I have hyper mobility, and if I’m not doing yoga regularly, everything gets thrown off. So many people think yoga is only for increasing strength and flexibility, but I already have those. It’s like yoga reminds my brain to use certain muscles that it forgets about. If I slack off for too long, I’ll still be strong and flexible, but I’ll start getting sharp pain in random muscles that are working to do a job that isn’t theirs 😒

I relate. I hope the ortho can help you. I am trying get help myself.

@@GutsAndGall Thank you! Likewise

You need a splint therapy most likely , be careful with orthodontics that can mess you up even more if they don't know what they are doin. Working on a messed up body via ortho without full understanding might be a bad idea.

​@@davsss6406sounds like good advice 👌 like something Neal would say? I would not be looking to an orthodontist to fix this problem either based on Neal's videos and videos about mewing!

​@@davsss6406oh there's a thought.... Neal discussing mewing!

Glad it was helpful.

Happy you liked it. There is another one, an interview, that I did last month.

Zak my man what's up

Correct, it does not. I thought I would have said that it exits in the “area” of the atlas or something like that. Maybe I misspoke.

@@NealHallinan the FYI was directed at viewers ("people"), not so much you. I trust you know it.

From my experience, you have to be pretty lucky to have a PRI therapist on Neal’s level in your area. The level of knowledge and experience varies between each PRC trainer/PT and not all of them have been put through the ringer like Neal has. When you have as many issues as Neal had for so long, you really have to learn how to think outside the box because traditional means just don’t work.

Honestly, I don’t have any specific observations about wisdom teeth specifically.

I've similar problems. My research has lead me to discover that acid reflux is usually caused by low acid, rather than high. Betaine HCL supplements really helped me after many years of acid /proton pump inhibitors. Stopped craving sugar at night as I was finally digesting my food.

@@RufusToots420 Glad you were able to solve it! Mine is completely sorted now as well thanks to addressing my severe asymmetrical muscle tension and compensation throughout my body

@@acardinalconsideration824thanks. But alas, I've all that yet to deal with. Many accidents later, I'm still sideways 😅 and just got badly 'car doored' whilst cycling almost 4 weeks ago, so a whole new set of compensations on top of the old ones... But sure it's grand, no brain injury 👌😂

​@@acardinalconsideration824can you tell symptoms csuse by asymmetrical muscles

I had my atlas adjusted by a respected chiropractor in my area. It was expensive and didn’t help.

If you have tmjd issues misaligned jaw etc and stuck in pattern , you most likely need a tmjd splint and not just any, but as specific one that will realign the jaw or override the wrongly position jaw signal to the brain . There are loads of splints that don't do more harm than good. There is also dIY splints however they aren't that straightforward and require some skill and knowledge

2nd toe longer? Could make it difficult for your brain to experience a full cycle of heel/arch/big toe because the longer 2nd toe may have more ground contact than the big toe on "toe-off".

That's interesting. I'm just starting some chiropracty treatment for halux rigidus (stiff big toe) which has become painful and is causing issues with my gait on my left side as I compensate. I have a long second toe. My chiropractor is working on my left side as everything is in a state of tension from my neck down on the left side. I also had dental work 6 months ago which meant I had the bottom molar on the left side removed. I'm sure that was the trigger to my big toe issues. Thanks for this. I'm going to go back to my dentist to see about a dental implant​@NealHallinan

I think it would help, but I don’t think it would solve all the issues, because you need a stable body to produce your best voice. My voice lessons began after I was already stable.

It does , but if your case is like Neil's, then mewing or myo therapy won't be enough. Neil here had child ortho which damaged and put him into right BC left TMC pattern. That was the trigger. No amount of mewing could of helped him get out of it. He often says that pri techniques got him out of it plus the glasses, but the key in my opinion of course, was the tmj splint. Why? Because the child ortho he got messed him up. Pri and glasses might of helped to a degree but the key was tmjd splint.

Interesting! I'll look into it.

@@NealHallinan the videos online REALLY do not do it any justice. Its totally different experiencing it. It allows you to take every part of the body apart like legos and move things around. I was planning to buy some models like you have, but this is honestly way better imo!

@@NealHallinan also, I was wanting to fly out to you to do a PRI session but your calendar is always booked. I also tried emailing. Any way or are you completely booked? I had a complex torsion like you did, been doing PRI with a PT who has been to two seminars. I would really appreciate a second look by someone more experienced!

Bist du bei erdeljac in München in Behandlung?

@@utdfortreble Hallo! Nein, bin noch nirgendwo in Behandlung. und Dr. Erdeljac wäre von meinem Wohnort (Südkärnten) zu weit entfernt.. Aber, so eine Kombination von Arzt wie er es ist würde ich benötigen (muss mich in meinem Umkreis mal schlau machen). Jedenfalls, alleine schafft man es nicht.. LG

Look up the pri Website, there are a lot Providers in the US.

I am interested in this esophageal sphincter info as well.

I've seen tongue ties hold people in a postural pattern that wasn't able to be resolved until the tounge tie was released. However, if you are in the US, I'd highly recommend finding a PRI therapist to evaluate your tongue's impact upon the things I talk about in this video, and if it needs to be released, so be it. But I would do as much as possible beforehand to prepare your body for the tongue tie release. And by preparing your body, I mean a PRI program and perhaps some tongue "prep work" through a myofunctional therapist.

It could as long as your jaw recession was a *result* of a forward head posture (through normal patterning like too much neck breathing), and not the *cause * of the forward head posture (which would be a structural issue that PRI techniques wouldn't resolve on their own).

@@NealHallinan is there a way i can know which one i am ?

It is all about the jaw. I've said this repeatedly in numerous videos. But for this person, the jaw discomfort/popping is coming from the neck. If the jaw were the origin of the problem, her neck and body wouldn't have gone "neutral".

Right on. I think some subscribers might get hope from your channel that they can fix their issues thru 90-90 or other pri techniques whilst their jaw is the ultimate cause and nothing will help them until jaw is addressed. If you had some ortho as a child , teeth removed etc and you have right BC pattern it's highly most likely it's the jaw. And no amount of pri techniques will help you. Anyway, I appreciate your channel and content, I just thought I'll add an opinion of mine, as I speak from experience

@@davsss6406how do I find where to get this fixed. Canada but could go internationally. 4 plus wisdom teeth pulled. Uneven bite. All the exact same body issues to a T it’s old how accurate this is. Have been to drs and pt etc since I was 7 - debilitating neck pain, off hips, etc

@@rivenroyce9923 if money no issue there's loads of specialist that understand pri. Neil mentioned some in vids. Tmd special splint may also work but the provider needs to understand what he's doing and it can't just be a random splint that they provide for people that clench their teeth etc. repositionable, neuro muscular splint might work , again depends on what it is

I can't remember what I was saying, but some people are told they have slight scoliosis, but in reality it's just the pattern we talk about in PRI (left AIC right BC)

he is very busy and ppontment time can be months. I saaw him for first session end of february. But Martin Higgins of Leeds AND London is PRI phuysiotherapist.

We have similar bodies lmk when you figure out what to do would ya

So the reality is that I really DON'T care what type of shoes people wear. I have no emotional connection to any type of shoe...BUT, I have never had any person come to see me with minimalist/barefoot-ish shoes who have been able to pass any of the "neutrality" tests, meaning when they wear those shoes their hip flexors, low back, and usually neck are all overactive and no PRI program can help them. They think it's PRI that doesn't work, but in reality it's the shoes they were wearing. I made a video a few months ago about this issue. Just something to consider.

@@NealHallinan Thanks for the reply! I'll watch your video for sure, but my problems have been ongoing for many years, long before I ever wore barefoot shoes. I've had hypermobile hips for as long as I can remember and my chronic neck pain started in my teens. The TMJ started after I had my wisdom teeth out in 2018. While it's certainly possible that the pain relief in my feet and lower back that I experienced when I stopped wearing normal shoes is just masked symptoms, I am hesitant to believe that wearing shoes meant to mimic what nature gave us would be problematic, without more information. Some questions I'd have are: Is there a difference in these patients barefoot vs in barefoot shoes? What if those same patients wear "normal" shoes? How many months/years were they wearing barefoot shoes before testing (was their body adapted to it)? What about patients who only wear "normal" shoes? What about when those patients are barefoot, or in barefoot shoes? There's just not enough information to go off of. And sadly it's unlikely that any sort of useful research would be done because PRI and barefoot shoes are both very niche health topics. Regardless, I appreciate your insight and I will go watch your other video 😊