TMJ Headaches
Conditions
What To Do When TMJ Headaches Don’t Subside?
If you’ve ever experienced persistent tmj pain symptoms like tmj headache or tmj neck pain, then you know how deeply this pain interferes with your everyday life.
Conditions
What are TMJ Headaches ?
TMJ stands for temporomandibular joints, the connecting joints connecting your lower jaw to your skull.
These headaches occur when the joints are dysfunctional or misaligned, causing tightness and pain to radiate upwards as a band across the temples. In this sense, they can be easily confused with tension headaches and are one of the more commonly misdiagnosed types of headaches.
They can last anywhere between a few hours and a few days; however, in some cases, a TMJ flare-up can last a few days to a few weeks at a time.
Where is TMJ pain felt ? (TMJ symptoms)
It often feels like a pain or tenderness in your jaw and aching pain in and around your ear. It’s sometimes accompanied by:
- Difficulty or pain while chewing.
- Pain in the face and sometimes in the neck or shoulder.
- Sharp or searing pain
- Head pain
- Tightness in the jaw or lower face
- Clicking or popping when moving the jaw
- Difficulty or pain while opening the jaw
Emotional stress, poor posture, and eating or chewing often worsen these symptoms.
What Causes TMJ Symptoms?
TMJ pain and TMJ Headaches can be caused by several factors, including:
- Jaw injuries
- Teeth grinding
- Arthritis
- Wear & tear
- Stress or anxiety
Physical and emotional stressor has the potential to trigger that tension and pain, and you can only wait for it to subside because you know you can’t get anything done through the fogginess, headache, pressure and pain.
You may find it becomes increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to:
- Go to work or perform your job
- Drive your car or go to the shops without thinking about it
- Manage chores around the house
- Care for your kids or grandkids
- Engage in exercise or sports
- Travel or be out with friends
- Enjoy your hobbies and passions
So you try everything you can to find relief, but the problem persists.
You end up frustrated and wondering, “Why won’t the pain and pressure go away?
What happens if TMJ is left untreated?
When left untreated, it can cause significant ongoing stiffness and chronic pain in the jaw, radiating sharp pain or even numbness or tingling to nearby structures like headaches, tension headaches, and TMJ headaches.
In the long term, it can affect how your jaw moves, making it difficult to open or close it. In the long term, it can create hearing problems such as earaches and ear ringing (tinnitus), making it difficult to concentrate. Untreated TMJ symptoms can make it more difficult to fall asleep and lead to bruxism and sleep apnea.
Help Alleviate The Pain Caused By TMJ Headache To Finally Reclaim The Enjoyment In Your Life
The Key To Breaking The Cycle
This is the constant research, action, failure cycle that seems to stay stuck on repeat as you work your way through:
OTC painkillers
Heat or cooling pads
Eye pads or earplugs
Pharmacists opinions
Manual massage
“Quick-fix” gimmicks
Searching for advice online
Seeking help groups
Botox Injections
Mouth Guards
Surgery
And so many more
Repeated Physical Stress can increase the risk of further damage.
Repeated Emotional Stress can lower the efficiency of our immune system.
Repeated Chemical Stress from our medications can cause dangerous inflammation.
Don’t Let TMJ Headache Get in the way of doing what you love
The Potential Hidden Dangers Of Treating TMJ Headache With Painkillers
You’re tired of reviewing all the self-help options; you’ve exhausted the list of possibilities, and so you contacted your GP, who perhaps referred you to a specialist.
But even then, you’re told the only option you have for true relief is increasingly stronger medications often NSAIDS or muscle relaxants. If that doesn’t work then TMJ surgery
The main reason for this is that the underlying cause of TMJ Pain can vary widely from person to person, making the source more difficult to pinpoint without a specialist.
They are also one of the most common types of persistent or recurring pains.
So you either walk away with a vague diagnosis or simple directions to “just take anti-inflammatories and eat soft foods and avoid moving your jaw.” This inevitably leads to being prescribed stronger and stronger painkillers and muscle relaxants once the effects of the OTC medications cease to be as effective.
But continuously taking painkillers can set off an entirely new wave of health problems.
Such as:
- Liver And Kidney Damage
- Heart Attacks And Heart Disease
- Stomach Ulcers And Bleeding
- Poor Blood Circulation
- And More
The key to avoiding these potential complications is to seek out the root cause of the issue and correct it without relying solely on medication.
Which is exactly what we can offer you.
Unlock Comfort: Begin Your Journey to Lasting TMJ pain relief
Who Are We & How Can We Help?
Because the leading cause of TMJ Pain is a misalignment of the jaw, the best course of treatment is to restore its natural, healthy position.
Secondarily, it’s essential to reduce stress and promote good posture to help prevent the condition from returning.
Because of this, chiropractic care is an excellent treatment option for those suffering from TMJ headaches. Life Balance offers many gentle adjustments that help realign the jaw and posture to ensure faster, more permanent relief.
We are Life Balance Chiropractic, the UK’s #1 family-friendly care provider for exceptional patient excellence.
Our goal is to make your body a better place to live in.
In short, our business is long-term correction of your TMJ pain, unlocking comfort and lasting TMJ pain relief.
Whether it’s:
- TMJ Headache
- Pain in the tmj
- Tmj neck pain
- Or an unknown cause
We can help.
We do this by offering very specific diagnosis and examination, which may include x-rays of the neck and jaw, and then corrective chiropractic care and massage through our proven process, carried out by expert practitioners.
This enables us to help you unlock comfort and freedom from pain, move comfortably and simply get your life back.
As one of the top multi-award-winning clinics for chiropractic treatment, we ensure a high level of care in patient satisfaction and customer experience.
It is important for us to connect with our patients on a personal level.
That’s why our experienced international team does everything we can to create a pleasant and custom-tailored experience, delivering the best quality care for each unique patient need.
Every time.
Specialist TMJ Headache treatment
Our Proven Process
Our 4-Step TMJ Pain Solution For You
Our healing practice is based on a unique 4-step system to ensure you are getting the very BEST care unique to YOU.
Consult - Your Comfort Is Our Top Priority
During your first visit, we will listen to you and gather your unique health story to discover exactly how your tmj pain is affecting your life.
DISCOVER - WE DON’T GUESS, WE TEST
This is when we gather the most powerful data about your tmj symptoms and how they connect with your neck, shoulders and the rest of your spine and body. We check your nerves, muscles and joints, to discover the underlying cause of your TMJ Pain through our comprehensive structural and nervous system proprietary assessment.
REPORT - WE ANALYSE OUR RESULTS WITH YOU
Patient education is an important aspect of the experience. We take as much time as needed to review the results and answer any of your concerns or questions.
At this point, you are under no obligation to work with us, but we will give you expert recommendations for a custom-tailored plan of action.
CARE - ACTIONING YOUR TRANSFORMATION
If you decide we are a good fit, our professional chiropractors with decades of clinical experience will support your health goals and transformation every step.
The care is painless, and it will free up the locked-up joints, nerves, and muscles, restoring a state of ease, unlocking comfort, reducing pain and pressure, and restoring freedom of motion.
Alleviate The TMJ Pain For Good
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You Don’t Have To Know What’s Wrong To Get Help
There are times when multiple issues and symptoms coincide or overlap, especially when considering headache and migraine pain.
For example:
Some TMJ Pain can actually be caused by underlying issues in the spine, specifically the upper and lower neck or shoulder.
The point is we are not expecting you to know exactly what is wrong.
But if you bring all your tmj symptoms to us, we will work with you to help decipher what has gone wrong and where the problem is, and create a custom solution designed specifically for you.
So you can return to a state of ease in your life faster and unlock lasting comfort.
