Re: night guard for grinders

[Guest guest]

Just a note on night guards.. the cranial osteopaths I've been to

have all advised against them, because they restrict the mechanism

from its natural movement. Cranial osteopathic treatment can help jaw

problems, but unfortunately it's not always easy to find a real

cranial osteopath who does manipulation (most DO's are as mainstream

as MD's these days).

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[Guest guest]

what cranial manipul;ations can they do that is goign to corrent teeth/jaw

problems ?

with misalignmend ect

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From: [mailto:karenr@...]

Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2003 1:17 PM

Subject: Re: night guard for grinders

Just a note on night guards.. the cranial osteopaths I've been to

have all advised against them, because they restrict the mechanism

from its natural movement. Cranial osteopathic treatment can help jaw

problems, but unfortunately it's not always easy to find a real

cranial osteopath who does manipulation (most DO's are as mainstream

as MD's these days).

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[Guest guest]

If any of you are interested in a D.O. who works in the Boston area

and does exceptional cranial work please write to me and get his

name. I didn't know if it was okay to put his name in the post,

because he is my brother-in-law. He has treated me in the past and I

must say I have been very impressed.This man is definately not main

stream.If I didn't live on the other side of the country I would go

to him for my TMJ.

I use my mouth guard three times a week. It tends to wear teeth down,

but protects the jaw joint. At least that is what my dentist told me!

Who knows for sure?

I have been listening to relaxation tapes at bedtime and find it

helps my jaw and my sleep quality. I would also suggest trying

Feldenkraise (sp?) work for the jaw and/or for any part of the body

which hurts. It is amazing how much a person can retrain their

muscles, getting rid of pain with this method. I have a set of

Feldenkraise audio tapes and the one I use the most is the jaw one.

When I finish using the tape, even my voice sounds different. More

relaxed, is what people tell me.

Sheila

> Just a note on night guards.. the cranial osteopaths I've been to

> have all advised against them, because they restrict the mechanism

> from its natural movement. Cranial osteopathic treatment can help

jaw

> problems, but unfortunately it's not always easy to find a real

> cranial osteopath who does manipulation (most DO's are as

mainstream

> as MD's these days).

>

> -

[Guest guest]

> what cranial manipul;ations can they do that is goign to corrent

teeth/jaw problems ?

> with misalignmend ect

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A bite problem can be a symptom of restrictions that involve bones of

the skull.. a cranial osteopath would use gentle manipulations to

restore proper movement and correct the underlying problem. (it's

much more complex than that!)

A few articles:

http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/23/tmj.htm

http://www.petervarley.com/publications/cranial.html

http://www.billferguson.co.uk/cranial_osteopathy.htm

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[Guest guest]

> If any of you are interested in a D.O. who works in the Boston area

> and does exceptional cranial work

Sheila,

Yay for Boston! Unfortunately I'm not there anymore.. I lucked out

with a terrific DO when I was living there, fixed my scoliosis. But

that was back in the early 80's and he's probably retired now..I

don't think it was your BIL :-)

There are listings of cranial DO's by state, that can be obtained

from the Cranial Academy.

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[Guest guest]

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> Just a note on night guards.. the cranial osteopaths I've been to

> have all advised against them, because they restrict the mechanism

> from its natural movement.

The best information that I've been able to find on T.M.J.

is the book " TMJ Syndrome - The Overlooked Diagnosis " by

A. Goldman, D.D.S., and he too warns against using

regular guards and splints. They can ultimately make the

problem worse. He has a site at http://www.headandneck.com/

and when I went to relocate the address for this message, I

was surprised to find that he's put his whole book online.

It's at http://www.headandneck.com/book/TOC.htm . In it he

describes his drugless, nonsurgical treatment for T.M.J.