Why Am I (Still) Struggling with TMJ?
So you've been struggling with your TMJ and TMJ-related symptoms for awhile. Well,... welcome to the club!
TMJ symptoms can include jaw pain, tightness, popping, locking, clenching, headaches/head pressure, ear fullness or ringing, neck and shoulder pain and tightness, tooth sensitivity/pain, blurred vision, dizziness, throat-related/swallowing issues.
The incidence of TMJ or TMD is 34% of the population. Whew! That's a whopping 1/3 of us that are suffering!
But it gets worse.
And reading some of this can really get discouraging.
The studies show that on average TMJ sufferers experience 108 months of pain.
That's a full 9 years of pain!
And when suffering from TMJ, we are seeing 4 different medical professionals on average. The only reason that number isn't higher- is because at some point after so many doctors and medical professionals that are unable to help us... we give up.
That would surely suggest that the majority of medical professionals just aren't effective or helpful.
What about the costs?
Well since you asked- the direct out-of-pocket costs to TMJ sufferers were $2280.
Or inflation-adjusted from 2012 to today that amounts to... $3122
That's A LOT of money, time and hassle. And frustration.
And frankly, it takes A LOT out of you to manage that pain and hassle year after year.
It's exhausting.
Yep, on this point, we can all agree.
And the more we spin our wheels with ineffective treatment that we dearly hope will help- but it doesn't.
The more hopeless we feel.
And the more exhausted and depressed we get.
But with so many of us suffering from such a big expensive painful problem-
WHY do doctors, dentists and health care providers
Struggle SO MUCH to Solve our TMJ?
Struggle SO MUCH to Solve our TMJ?
It's obvious after just looking at the information above, we can clearly see that traditional conventional treatment doesn't work!
But what does conventional treatment look like?
3/4 of TMJ sufferers will see their dentist who provide them with a night guard/oral splint.
Another 60% receive massage or self-massage and/or they try performing exercises.
Those of us receiving massages may actually feel some short-lived temporary relief. But... sadly we've also realized that the pain and tightness merely returns again a short time later.
So what gives?? We all used to think massage, stretches and night guards were helpful.
But now we know these things don't actually solve our problem.
At best, they "manage" it. Which means we're still dealing with it again day-after-day-
For years.
Waiting 9 years and spending $3000 or more while we see one medical provider after another doesn't sound helpful.
It's downright depressing actually.
So if we really want to solve our TMJ issues we need to think about the problem differently than we have in the past.
And that's what we've finally been able to do now.
Those of us receiving massages may actually feel some short-lived temporary relief. But... sadly we've also realized that the pain and tightness merely returns again a short time later.
So what gives?? We all used to think massage, stretches and night guards were helpful.
But now we know these things don't actually solve our problem.
At best, they "manage" it. Which means we're still dealing with it again day-after-day-
For years.
Waiting 9 years and spending $3000 or more while we see one medical provider after another doesn't sound helpful.
It's downright depressing actually.
So if we really want to solve our TMJ issues we need to think about the problem differently than we have in the past.
And that's what we've finally been able to do now.
Now the Question we've all been asking ourselves-
How Do We Finally Resolve Your TMJ?
Perhaps surprisingly, the Biggest SOURCES of Tension have nothing to do with how your teeth come together. And a night guard certainly won't prevent your tension.
(As I said earlier, thankfully we've finally learned to move away from the misconceptions of conventional TMJ treatments).
Did we ever really think that how are teeth come together or something between our teeth would somehow affect our neck and shoulder pain, our ear symptoms, or our headaches??
There are many sources of tension in our shoulders/neck/head and face. We are now very aware of what the most common tension culprits are.
And to fully resolve our issues-
It is essential to identify which of these sources are the highest priority culprits for each individual.
When we meet together and I do finally identify your greatest sources of tension.
We simply eliminate them!
One by one.
Until suddenly you're out of pain again.
There's a subtle difference between simple and easy.
This process of identifying your sources of TMJ tension- it's simple.
This process is not easy.
Or, of course- everyone would be doing it.
It takes a unique base of knowledge, skill and expertise to get outstanding results.
That's what my certification as one of 50 worldwide recognized as a TMJ Specialist
And 30 years of recognized TMJ experience allows me to do for you.
With this level of skill and expertise-
I'm uniquely qualified to finally resolve your tmj symptoms- the muscle guarding/tightness, the joint pain and irritation, the ear ringing, vertigo, headaches, jaw, neck and shoulder pain and tightness.
AND- even more importantly, also teach you how to ensure you eliminate the sources of tension that caused the symptoms in the first place!
(As I said earlier, thankfully we've finally learned to move away from the misconceptions of conventional TMJ treatments).
Did we ever really think that how are teeth come together or something between our teeth would somehow affect our neck and shoulder pain, our ear symptoms, or our headaches??
There are many sources of tension in our shoulders/neck/head and face. We are now very aware of what the most common tension culprits are.
And to fully resolve our issues-
It is essential to identify which of these sources are the highest priority culprits for each individual.
When we meet together and I do finally identify your greatest sources of tension.
We simply eliminate them!
One by one.
Until suddenly you're out of pain again.
There's a subtle difference between simple and easy.
This process of identifying your sources of TMJ tension- it's simple.
This process is not easy.
Or, of course- everyone would be doing it.
It takes a unique base of knowledge, skill and expertise to get outstanding results.
That's what my certification as one of 50 worldwide recognized as a TMJ Specialist
And 30 years of recognized TMJ experience allows me to do for you.
With this level of skill and expertise-
I'm uniquely qualified to finally resolve your tmj symptoms- the muscle guarding/tightness, the joint pain and irritation, the ear ringing, vertigo, headaches, jaw, neck and shoulder pain and tightness.
AND- even more importantly, also teach you how to ensure you eliminate the sources of tension that caused the symptoms in the first place!