Comments on: TMJ Trauma and Its Rehabilitation

By: Troy Holder, DC

Troy Holder, DC — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:12:21 +0000

@Marco: I may be a little biased, but I would get Dr. Leonard Faye’s DVD’s on Motion palpation and adjustive procedures. There’s 2 DVD’s with the TMJ section on the 2nd DVD. I found the DVD’s to be well made and worth every penny. And more important, my patient’s have benefitted greatly with this approach.

By: Frank M. Painter, D.C.

Frank M. Painter, D.C. — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:41:06 +0000

You may find some online, but it’s certainly preferable to learn ANY manual technique face-to-face, with lots of feedback.

By: Marco La Starza

Marco La Starza — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:36:54 +0000

Does anyone have any video on the adjustment techniques?

By: Russell Berg D.C.

Russell Berg D.C. — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:25:11 +0000

Having worked with the dental profession over the past 30 years has afforded me the opportunity to work with many dentists. One of the most important diagnostic considerations facing doctors who consider treatment of TMJ symptoms and causes of the cranio-facial dysfunction patients is the differential diagnosis between temporomandibular joint disorder and cervical dysfunction.
Dr. Stephen D. Smith, doctor of dental medicine, states: “An assessment of the cervical pain and headache is basic to manual manipulative medicine, musculoskeletal evaluation and/or chiropractic medicine and physical therapy assessments. Palpatory examination offers both objective as well as subjective aspects of information on the patient related to pain and potential referral patterns in the head region. Cervical range of motion is also essential, particularly in establishing a baseline at initial evaluation concerning fixation of vertebrae, muscle spasm areas of somatic contracture and other neck related patterns, all of which can affect the jaw muscles an TMJ apparatus when evaluating TMJ symptoms and causes.” Chiropractors are positioned to play a critical role in the management of TMD.