TMJ, also known as the Temporomandibular joint or the joint that puts together a jaw on a face.
What muscles does the jaw consist of? Masseter, Temporalis, medial pterygoid and lateral pterygoid
What does it do? Moves the jaw to open and close, move side to side and front to back. Basically, the TMJ helps to chew your food!
Having trouble eating a burger? Oh No! Now what?!? Eat something soft or have juices? For life?
When the TMJ is tight, locked, or overworked, the muscles of mastication can feel very weak and sometimes accompany with headaches. TMJ can also be accompanied with neck pain, did you know that? The nerves that come down from the brain into the spine all branch out to feed the muscles throughout your body. A chiropractor can help you find the cause, whether its a cranial nerve condition, cervical spine or TMJ subluxation, or a peripheral nerve impingement.
Treatment: Precise technique and experience can lead to the best chewing experiences. Chiropractic adjustments or chiropractic manipulations can be performed manually or performed using instrument assisted techniques. Either way, all treatments will be safe and gentle.
Fear not, the Chiropractor at Epoch Chiropractic in Wilmington, Delaware is here!