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Sunday, October 18, 2009
UNKNOWN REASONS FOR HEADACHES
UNKNOWN REASONS FOR HEADACHES
So many of our patient's whom we see for headaches have seen internists, ENT's, neurologists,
and even had MRI's to ensure that they do not have a brain tumor. Whereas it is great to rule out medical issues, headaches caused by TMJ problems and facial musculature problems are very common and often overlooked.
Some of these patients have popping and clicking of the joints, limited movement of the jaw,
soreness and headaches in the morning and afternoon, neck and shoulder pain and many other symptoms. However, some seem to be asymptomatic.
The easiest way to understand why patient's can get headaches and facial pain from TMJ issues is to see how it would feel to hold your arm up (or level with your shoulder) all day long. Spasms and muscle tightness ensue and cause the problems. In essence, if the bite is incorrect then every time you place your teeth together your muscles are overworking or "working out" and when you open the do the same. So your jaw and facial muscles can never relax and in turn cause facial pain and headaches.
It is truly amazing that this can occur, however, every day we see the same scenario from one or more new patient's who are looking for relief from their headaches.
If you have any questions about TMJ related headaches, please feel free to contact our office at 713-668-2289, as we welcome the opportunity to discuss this with you. Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF
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