How the TMJ can be damaged by forward head posture, and how to prevent making it worse through physical therapy. Get 50% off my Teachable course for a limited time! tmj-airway-academy.teachable.... PROMO Code is: REHAB2020
The Doctor has great communication skills as he explain the process of head posture. Very clear and sensible so the average Joe can understand. I will put the advice into practice. New subscriber...
I've been following the old style of chin tucks and same pain for years doing it. I have an under bite but trying this way feels much better and different. Thanks for video.
wonderful demonstration with that skeleton and strings which made it very clear how things perform within our neck. My wife is experiencing the same issue. i subscribed to your channel today Doc!
I wish I watched this video sooner. I've been doing chin tucks the whole time hoping to ease my TMJ pain but it's actually exacerbating the problem. I've started doing your exercise instead and let the chin out. Now the pain is mostly gone to the point it doesn't bother me anymore. Thank you.
Exactly, i’ve been doing these for a while now with the chin tucked too, but i never felt a nice stretch in the back of my head. This video really helped me in feeling the stetch, let’s hope it will help to relieve pain
Thanks a lot.. Great information ! I'm suffering from TMJ dysfunction after wisdom teeth extraction. My posture is definitely contributing to the problem . I used to feel chin tuck always worsens my pain and even balance. After watching this video , I understood the reason behind this. I have developed trigger points in cervical paraspinal muscles. I hope this exercise helps pain and muscle tightness. Thanks a lot doctor..
😲 This makes so much sense! I couldn't figure out why nasal breathing always makes my jaw tight. I see now it's because my jaw muscles are actively resisting tension in order to close. I've never been diagnosed with TMJ or anything, but I also now understand why my jaw pops when I open my mouth. That visual model was extremely helpful.
You seriously helped me so much. I could never understand why I had so many problems with my jaw. I have a 3" forward head posture and see doctors constantly who just wrote of my jaw pain as inflammation from my disease. Understand what is happening with my jaw is going to help me fix my TMJ problem at the same time I'm working on my FHP. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I was doing some TMJ research when I came across your video. You hit the nail on the head. As we become more advanced and specialists like myself deal with Head, neck and jaw dysfunctions, people need to seek the correct type of treatment for their problems. Myoskeletal therapy is becoming known for its high success in Body balance, and one of those areas is TMJ. And I will use the term TMJ loosely because there has been confusion in the terminology surrounding the naming of the face and jaw, but that's another day. I treat many people with "TMJ" problems, And for decades, people have been programmed to think that their teeth play a huge role in TMJ problems. But are shocked to hear that this is not necessarily the case. It is only about two percent of the time, and that came to be fixed just as quickly since muscles and trigger points play a role; body alignment is the primary focus on TMJ dysfunction. The TMJ is part of the musculoskeletal mechanism related to jaw movement and influences head position. Chin tucks or any other exercises that are not met with bringing the body back
Great video, now i know, Rather than pulling mandible back it is important to correct cervical spine. That way i can help my airway instead of causing more trouble. Thanks a lot doctor ❤
This explains so much! I was doing chin tucks and finding it cuts off my air lol. I was even thinking I might have backward head posture?? (IS THAT EVEN A THING?)lol Because my occipital muscles are what have the most tension. Like my head tilts back too much. Like if my head is too heavy or something. It was something I noticed watching myself doing my first youtube video. Trying to definitely stretch the muscles at the bottom of my head. I think maybe thats what causing my tmj issues to get worse possibly
After a sinus doctor visit, a jaw specialist with CT scans and mouthguard making, lots of physiotherapy sessions and everything for nothing...THANK YOU for this video. This was it! Also I fixed other suprahyoid collateral problems such as difficult swallowing and muscle spasms when yawning. THANK YOU.
Thank you. This feels more comfortable compared to jamming the chin back. I've seen a video by a PT on RU-vid saying that people with TMJ should habitually potract the jaw in posture (and stay there) by up to a few mm's to prevent shearing forces on the disc. I find this helps and reduces my ear fullness but can this be detrimental on the muscles and tmj's in the long term. I have forward head posture and feel that's where my jaw pain and left ear fullness has come from although I do clench like crazy ever since having kids haha. TMJ CT scans have shown that my Tmj's are normal with no deterioration.
This is where a splint can sometimes help, because it gives the jaw a place to brace without retraction. Swallowing is a big one, and if you can learn to swallow using the tongue some of the time, without the teeth coming together, this can be helpful as well.
@@BuffaloTMJ... Isn't it always the case that the tongue should be used to swallow, sliding it against the roof of the mouth? And don't teeth always have to touch when swallowing?
Hey, Dr. Jeffery. This video hit home with me. I've had mild tmj and forward head posture that gave me tinnitus all at the same time for 4 years now.. I'm in Rochester, NY and was wondering if you know any very good therapists in Rochester or better yet associated with the University of Rochester medicine that could help me. I'm at my wit ends.
I have ringing in my left , but the jaw ear area hurst once in a while. But the right cheek tendon line is more sore in my right cheek ? Is this normal ? Should I see a PT For TMJ ?
Sir my jaw is producing clicking sound when I am opening my mouth from last 1 month..click happens after a little later in opening cycle....there is a little pain on right side...which videos should I watch on buffalo tmj ...how to cure this permanently...please reply sir
I have severe tinnitus in one ear (ironically an ear I'm deaf in) that is totally affected by jaw movement. It's quiet when my mouth is open but gets extremely loud after a yawn. I also have spasms in my suprahyoid muscle. I'm a very busy voiceover artist and I believe this came about by over use of my jaw, and probably poor posture and forward head position. Still, it's not going away, and I need help if you can provide any advice.
Masterful job engrossing the viewer in interesting factual information on neck and jaw function, only to ambush them with sudden unprovoked Salt-N-Pepa out of nowhere
my jaw feels like it wants to push forward when i bring my teeth closed relaxed. Had FHP throughout my teens but also pushed my jaw forward to hide a double-chin. /should I be worried?
Get Your C-1 back in and TMJ goes away. That and a whole lot of other conditions from C-1 Dis-Location. Air Braces are nice. I got mine back in using serious traction. Painful Indeed.
Hello sir Currently i noticed that my jaw only lock on moving it to side to side..and when it's lock it's cause difficulty in opening straight wider mouth... it's got lock on moving jaw from right to left and then movement get limited and when i try to open straight it pop and then open straight.... can you tell in which direction my disc is replaced???😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
What is the difference of TMJ and TMD? Also would either cause lightheadedness? I have had lightheadedness for months and I do clench my jaw but not sure how often (I usually only notice when I have tooth pain) but I have headaches, sinus pressure, mild neck pain, shocklike pains in head pain behind ears. I did a test from another one of your videos and have clicking on my right side. ENT seems to think it is TMD, but could not offer me any help other than tell me to go to dentist which is next on my list. I'm mostly sick of the lightheadedness.
Belated response - but yes. I notice that my TMJ directly effects my ear, after my jaw pain was aggravated this week my balance started going screwy, so 100% that's an affirmative.
That is a great model to demonstrate tension on the neck and jaw area. Looking online for that model and can not find it. Could you direct me where you purchased that model.
It's an EXCELLENT model, isn't it?? I have two of them, one in my examination room, and one in my video studio. It was created by Dr. Jules Hess, and you can purchase it here: www.juleshesse.nl/biomecmodels/
Sir, make some videos about grinding noises in one(left in my case) side of the jaw while chewing. These noises usually don't happen while speaking. Also, my jaw clicks.
i have a loss of lordosis with a pre sigmoidal curve. i have right tmj clicking not alot of pain but I have a lot of right neck pain aswell as right scapular dyskinsis possibly from c7 radiculopathy. is it common to see asymmetry in the frontal plane like this?
Those are a lot of very technical terms. I try to communicate using easier to understand words and descriptions. But to answer your question, I see asymmetry on the frontal plane all the time. Your neck muscles have to constantly hold your head steady as you move around, and talk, and breathe, and chew, and swallow. Any injury or dysfunction up or down the vertical myofascial chain requires corrections from above or from below to maintain balance.
Theoretically, if there is damage to the branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) which comes through the area of the jaw joint, then a Bell's Palsy-like condition could develop.
In a relaxed position to start. Find neutral. Where does you tongue "want" to be? Ideallly, "they" say the tongue should rest gently on the roof of the mouth. People teach different ways. Personally, I feel neutral now with the center of my tongue "resting" on the center of the roof of my mouth. No pressing, no effort, perhaps a slight amount of suction. Perhaps I'll make a video this month on tongue position.
Hello, I've been having TMJ issues for several months. The pain has subsided but my bite has changed significantly. My front teeth hit and my back teeth no longer touch. I've also noticed that my head posture has moved forward as I've aged. Is there any connection between my head posture and my screwed up bite? If so, how can I remedy the problem?
Hello! First step is diagnosis. Yes, there is often a relationship between posture, jaw position, breathing and swallowing patterns. If jaw position changes, then the bite will also change. CT scan is probably the most helpful tool here.
A deep bite does not "cause" TMJ dysfunction. A deep bite may increase the risk, or the probability, that a TMJ problem could develop, but it's the improper loading of the joint structures by repetitive muscle contraction (clenching, chewing, swallowing) that is most often the CAUSE of TMJ problems. If the teeth fit together in a deep bite relationship, AND when the teeth are together the jaw joints are properly aligned with the condyle centered in the fossa and the disc between these two structures, then a TMJ problem is not likely to develop.
Bad advice. Treat the TMJ problem first, or AT LEAST make a definitive diagnosis of the problem. Is clicking the problem? Or locking? Or pain? I can't make a diagnosis here, but I can point you in a direction that won't result immediately in irreversible changes to the mechanics of your craniomandibular system, as braces will.
My jaw pops when I open it pretty wide on my left side and my left ear also have tinnitus. Is it possible that I suffer tmj. My cheek also kinda hurt after I opened my mouth wide like 3 times.
The CAUSE of tinnitus is very difficult to pinpoint. You can test it, though, by following a physical therapy regimen to improve your posture. Or try yoga or Tai Chi!
Again, I don't really think anyone knows what causes tinnitus. The way to find out is to learn how to relax your jaw muscles--they are voluntary muscles that we can take control of--and to do something to improve your posture. If your tinnitus reduces, then it stands to reason they were connected. Scientific method.
I'm so confused. I've seen videos from speech therapists that caution against jaw thrusting, because it adds tension. So, they say you should open your jaw back (rather than forward). You're saying the exact opposite. I don't know who to believe.
When I do the jaw forward motion, I feel it "dislocate" but when I open my jaw back it doesn't do that. It seems that the latter would be easier on the jaw? Thoughts?
would You agree that You havea woman's dkull and shoulders that can never look manly there is a marked differemce netween man's skull and woman's skull.
