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TMJ Pain and Physical Therapy
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorder is a condition that either or both sides of a person’s jaw leads to pain, discomfort, and restricted movement in the jaw. Anatomically, what occurs in 80+ percent of cases is the articular disc of the TMJ displaces anteriorly due to a degeneration of the posterior joint capsule. What this leads to is an imbalance of the muscles of mastication leading to a variety of muscles becoming atrophied, hypertonic, overused or trigger point formation.
Read MoreJaw Pain, What is it and How can Physical Therapy FIX it?
If you have pain in your jaw or feel clicking and catching when you are opening your mouth, or when you are chewing, or have pain in your face and around your ear, you may have a condition called Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD). Keep reading to see if you have TMD and learn how physical therapy can help you!
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