{"id":1537,"date":"2010-01-04T00:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T07:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somatics.com\/wordpress\/tmj-syndrome-tmd-bruxism-treatments-2\/"},"modified":"2010-01-04T00:27:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T07:27:00","slug":"tmj-syndrome-tmd-bruxism-treatments-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/tmj-syndrome-tmd-bruxism-treatments-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TMJ Syndrome\/TMD\/Bruxism Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"

This entry is for you if you have bruxism, orofacial pain, earaches, TMJ headaches, or clench your teeth at night.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\nOscar W. in Session for TMJ Dysfunction<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

Once again, I am drawn to address common practices used to alleviate common health conditions.  In this case, it’s TMJ Dysfunction (or “TMD” or “TMJ Syndrome”), a condition that people commonly expect to take months or years to clear up, but which can be cleared up in weeks by oneself or faster with clinical somatic education sessions.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Root of TMJ Dysfunction<\/h3>\n

Common dental practices overlook the root of the condition:  neuro-muscular conditioning caused by trauma (injury, previous dental work) or long-term emotional stress (particularly, anger).  “Neuro-muscular” means, muscles controlled by the brain. Another name for “neuro-muscular” is “muscle\/movement memory” — the state of tension we return to, automatically.<\/p>\n

Even “neuromuscular dentistry” approaches the situation indirectly, by changing such things as a person’s bite pattern, rather than changing muscular tension habits; the “neuromuscular” part exists in their minds, but not in their way of approaching the situation.<\/p>\n

An article posted here<\/a> gives the details.<\/p>\n

Here are topics that give reasoning and details.<\/p>\n