What are the Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, and Prevention for TMJ ? – National TMJ Awareness Month (part 2 of 3) Causes of TMJ: Many of your TMJ-problems are caused by the effects of physical stress on the structures around your TMJ joints. These structures include your: cartilage disk at the joint, muscles of the jaw,…
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What is TMJ ? – National TMJ Awareness Month (part 1 of 3)
What is TMJ? – November is National TMJ Awareness Month (part 1 of 3) Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ or TMD) refers to a set of conditions that causes pain in the area of the jaw and problems using the jaw which affects your ability to speak, eat, and chew. “TMJ” stands for Temporomandibular Joint, or…
Backpack Safety Awareness part 2 – Backpacks’ Attack On Backs
Backpacks’ Attack On Backs. Watch children in any schoolyard struggle to walk while bent sideways under the weight of an overloaded backpack on one shoulder. You will quickly realize the potential danger of this commonplace item. How exactly does carrying a backpack affect the spine? Common sense tells us that a load distributed improperly or…
Lower Back Pain
Pain of any kind, at any age, is a sign that something isn’t right. Pain is the way your body signals that a limit has been reached or a problem has developed. Since we can adapt, minor aches and pains are often shrugged off. While they may go away, if the underlying problem remains unattended,…
Neck Pain and Stiffness
Imagine balancing a 12 lb. bowling ball on the tips of your fingers. All day long. That is just one of many things your neck must do. Your neck and shoulders work hard. Even the smallest deviation in the alignment of the bones of your neck can cause pain and reduced head and neck movements. Activities…
Sciatica
Sciatica describes persistent pain felt along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back, down through the buttock, and into the lower leg. The sciatic nerve is the longest and widest nerve in the body, running from the lower back through the buttocks and down the back of each leg. It controls the muscles…
Herniated Discs
The disc is a special cartilage between the bones of your spinal column. It attaches to the vertebra above and below it. This creates the separation between spinal bones so pairs of nerves can exit the spine. Each spinal disc has a jelly-like ball bearing core that is contained by bands of fibrous tissue. Healthy…
Arthritis
For decades, osteoarthritis has been considered a part of aging. But not anymore. Recent research points out that older people don’t have to suffer from arthritic pain. And, surprisingly, people much younger than 65 can develop osteoarthritis. What Is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA), or Degenerative joint disease (DJD), affects more than 20 million Americans and is…
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