Re: TMJ Doctor

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Well said . Dealing with TMJ Dysfunction is truly an art. But it is amazing how often and how well the approach you mention works or at least helps to some some significant degree....especially traction plus mobilization of the mandible. Some of my patients have had great results with basic splintek night splint Home - SleepRight Adjustable Night guard protects your teeth from grinding and clinching. which also costs about 1/4th as much as the splints that many dentists offer.

john collins

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Matt,

If it's non-surgical, YOU are the best person to help her.

Perform ultrasound on her TMJ,

Put on a glove and massage the pterygoids, massater, and temporalis;

Put your thumbs on both lower molars and traction inferior on the TMJ's.

If she can tolerate it translate forward and back a few times while at the

maximum of inferior stretch; (like pushing a drawer in and out while trying

to keep it from catching at the top);

Ice massage the TMJ's after tx.

You will have done more therapy than anyone else and be a miracle worker!

( E. Abrahamson, D.C.)

Chiropractic physician

Lake Oswego Chiropractic Clinic

315 Second Street

Lake Oswego, OR 97034

503-635-6246

Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.com

> From: mwaxter <mwaxter@...>

> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:23:21 -0000

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> Subject: TMJ Doctor

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> Doctors,

> I have a patient here in Tillamook who has a moderate to severe TMJ

> problem. She has seen a dentist who made her a night splint. The

> splint helps at night, but by mid morning her TMJ begins its daily

> painful dysfunction. I would like to send her to someone who can help

> her more than I can. Please post or send me an email with TMJ

> experience. Thank you.

> Matt Waxter, D.C.

> 2310 First Street, Suite 1

> Tillamook, OR 97141

> 503-842-5951

> mwaxter@...

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Hi ,

That is a good program for TMJ ... I would add that you will be able to release the ptergoids and masseters and the TMJ joint to a better degree once you have blocked the pelvis. The sacral positioning has a great deal to do with the tension of the tmj ... back to relating to the dura and its various extensions and attachments. Which is why many dentists have so much difficulty with it: you've gotta let the sacral attachments of the dura release in order to open the tmj in the way it is intended.

just my 2 little cents. Sunny

Sunny Kierstyn, RN DC Fibromyalgia Care Center of Oregon 2677 Willakenzie Road, 7C

Eugene, Oregon, 97401

541- 344- 0509; Fx; 541- 344- 0955

From: Abrahamson <drscott@...>mwaxter <mwaxter@...>,< >Subject: Re: TMJ DoctorDate: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:58:33 -0700Matt,If it's non-surgical, YOU are the best person to help her.Perform ultrasound on her TMJ,Put on a glove and massage the pterygoids, massater, and temporalis;Put your thumbs on both lower molars and traction inferior on the TMJ's.If she can tolerate it translate forward and back a few times while at themaximum of inferior stretch; (like pushing a drawer in and out while tryingto keep it from catching at the top);Ice massage the TMJ's after tx.You will have done more therapy than anyone else and be a miracle worker!( E. Abrahamson, D.C.)Chiropractic physicianLake Oswego Chiropractic Clinic315 Second StreetLake Oswego, OR 97034503-635-6246Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.com> From: mwaxter <mwaxter@...>> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:23:21 -0000> < >> Subject: TMJ Doctor>> Doctors,> I have a patient here in Tillamook who has a moderate to severe TMJ> problem. She has seen a dentist who made her a night splint. The> splint helps at night, but by mid morning her TMJ begins its daily> painful dysfunction. I would like to send her to someone who can help> her more than I can. Please post or send me an email with TMJ> experience. Thank you.> Matt Waxter, D.C.> 2310 First Street, Suite 1> Tillamook, OR 97141> 503-842-5951> mwaxter@...>>>>>> OregonDCs rules:> 1. Keep correspondence professional; the purpose of the listserve is to foster> communication and collegiality. No personal attacks on listserve members will> be tolerated.> 2. Always sign your e-mails with your first and last name.> 3. The listserve is not secure; your e-mail could end up anywhere. However, it> is against the rules of the listserve to copy, print, forward, or otherwise> distribute correspondence written by another member without his or her> consent, unless all personal identifiers have been removed.>

[Guest guest]

In addition to the trigger point work, US

and mobilization, I always give my TMJ patients a bite stick of about 4 tongue

depressors wrapped in white tape. That goes towards the back of the molars,

then they are to rest their chin on their hand (just like they were bored in

class). This gives a great home stretch. I seldom have to treat more than a

couple of times even for the long term problems. Home trigger point work works

better when you tell them that if they don’t do it, you will have to.

Since these are usually so exquisitely tender that they bring tears to the

eyes, the patient is often more than willing to work on it more often and less

intensively.

K. Carpentier, D.C., D.A.B.C.O., R.N.