Temporomandibular disorder (TMD): Controversies, diagnosis & treatment strategies

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[janinenorris]

Many thanks for this informative video.
I have an obvious clicking jaw for a long time that didn’t bother me until my mother became terminally ill, I had terrible TMJ symptoms (without obvious pain in the jaw) neck soreness, ear fullness, tinnitus, sinus congestion symptoms, stiff jaw in the mornings, vertigo, sore eyes, I could go on.. I developed health anxiety at one point.. my symptoms reduced by 80% when my mum passed and I got a night guard. I’m now concentrating on posture of my jaw. I notice when I hold it forward it doesn’t click so much. The Days I drink more coffee or alcohol my symptoms worsen. My symptoms are definitely triggered more so by stress. Thanks for your work.

[raisinbranman]

pain since 8 years gone overnight. thank you MSK Neurology

[koflan]

Thank you very much for this video.My recovery has progressed tremendously, and while I'm still not all better, it has been life-changing just to have access to this information. It gives me a way forward. I'm probably due for another consult, but with the holidays and everything it might be a big longer.

[meggemanns]

Thank you for another great video. I totally agree with you on the tongue posture part. Do you have any articles that describes this? I’m a physiotherapist specialized in TMD, working in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[jesusmiguel]

I was intentionally clenching to suck in my fat under my chin. Ended up with constant neck pain and some headaches. Once I learned to relax my neck muscles and stopped clenching, the pain literally went away in 24 hours.

[michaelrex]

I didn't keep my tongue properly and it ended with TMD. My orthodontist didn't notice that and braces made it worse of course. After I asked to remove my retainer from the bottom teeth and keeping tongue on my palate problem solved.

[canoegirl]

My TMJ pain started after having dizziness and headaches for 3 months.
Now I have what the neurologist says it’s ‘ atypical facial pain’.
Even waking causes this deep pain in my face and jaw radiating to temple area and right side of head. I’m
In the Netherlands and no one yet has been able to help. Now daily pain is debilitating.

[anthonyg]

I know in your past videos you mention muscles like the scalenes, upper trap, LS, and other cervical muscles being closely related to TMD.

Do you recommend dysfunction in these muscles be addressed before targeted exercise of the lateral pterygoids? Or is it pointless to address the pteryogoids until more cervical stability is achieved? Should they be done concurrently?

[jillmcintyre]

In one of your articles, You showed a picture of the type of device needed to move the mandibular joint forward. What is it called and can you show a picture so that I can get one made? Thank you!

[bturprr]

With SCM syndrome of the clavicular head, I am unsure of when to decrease training and focus on TP/tightness release; it more often than not causes negative effects, despite good technique. Can confirm I have had a weak clavicular SCM head and been training clavicular specifically for 2/3 months. Do you have any strength tests for the clavicular head and goal for how good you should be at performing the test?

[JessicaHarland-Jacobs]

I recently discovered your incredibly insightful work. Thank you for sharing so much. My tinnitus started after giving birth to my daughter 25 years ago (||whiplash?!). I can make it significantly louder by sending my lower jaw out past my upper teeth (creating an underbite). Does this indicate my trigeminal nerve is involved, and if so what are the best steps to rectify? I also have hypertensive migraine and am a clencher, for sure!

[jeanmarieveegh]

Would you please clarify if strengthening the pterygoids should commence along with the practice of holding jaw forward & working on the clenching?

[Difficult]

I have had tinnitus for 5 years now in right ear(it's more like radio noise) and when my neck muscles(Obliquus capitis inferior?)
are activated, a rapid squeak appears in that ear. The strongest manifestation is if I lift my head up from a lying position or pull my jaw to the opposide side. Also with any other hard activity like running or jumping. If I want to open my mouth wide, I need to deviate temporomandibulár joint to the side. I think there is a high dependence on this joint and the "squeaky-noisy" muscle.

[HN-Anonymous]

This is a bit off topic but what do you think about the Iron Neck pro 3.0? That halo disc looking device that Joe Rogan also promoted for “360 degree” neck strengthening

[LuxonGilbert-wjyl]

Hello, Sir. One problem I have is that my hands are a little big, and when I grab a thin pen and a thin guitar neck and phone, my shoulders get hunched to the point where the tension of my tongue and jaw skew. I followed the previous video about relaxing the suprhyoid muscle and finally got some relief, but it still happened when I tried to grab those tiny things. My personal opinion is that the hands affect the shoulder blades affect the head, and I wonder if there is an explanation for that. Thank you.

[shinyyedm]

hey msk, been using a splint for around a month now and i can say the headaches have gone away but my neck and shoulders are still is so much pain the neck pain feels like its creeping up to my temporalis and making my headaches come around a but still idek what would you recommend

[ryanlie]

Hello Larsen! Can I ask you what is your opinion on NKT? Have u found much success using this technique in your practice?

[xTeleXx]

What’s your advice on correcting asymmetrical atrophy of these muscles ? Still engage them in a way that’s more symmetrical or get the weaker side to catch up first ? I’m struggling with the condyle¿ piecring the muscle on the right side as the left engages.

[SarahLabbett]

Hi I have tmj closed lock. Since the disc slipped I get pain. The pain always feels like tooth pain. Teeth have been checked and are fine. I also sometimes get burning cheeks, scalp, side of nose. Tightness around my eyebrows. Any ideas what's going on? I've spent so much and seen so many specialist and I'm getting no where. It just sucks 😕

[noahwardak]

Do you believe permanent retainers can cause tmd and neck pain?