October, 2018
NEWSLETTER Health & Wellness Newsletter
Some headaches may be a bit more predictable than others. Factors like your posture, the pillow you use, or even the chair you sit in can increase risk of headaches because of the over stressed joints in your neck and jaw. When Neck and Jaw Pain Leads to Headaches Headaches coming from the neck (cervical spine) are commonly called cervicogenic, because the pain may be a symptom of a disorder or misalignment within the cervical spine or soft tissue of the neck. Much less often such disorders can be related to a tumor, fracture, infection or rheumatoid arthritis. Cervicogenic headaches are typically only on one side and provoked with certain movements or if pressure is applied to specific spots on the neck. Consult your physician regarding your headache to rule out a serious cause, identify the source and the best treatment approach. If a musculoskeletal cervicogenic source is suspected, physical therapy can be very successful in reducing and even eliminating headaches. Most of the time the cause isn’t simple to identify. Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is complicated and has a variety of symptoms.The joint itself (temporomandibular joint—TMJ) is a hinge joint that connects the jaw to the skull. Problems with muscles of the head and face that control the jaw and its alignment itself can relate to TMD. The joint may become THE CONNECTION BETWEEN JAW AND NECK PAIN AND HEADACHES FEEL YOUNGER. MOVE BETTER. GET STRONGER. (continued from outside)
If you have been suffering from jaw and neck pain, seeing a physical therapist at CustomCare Physical Therapy can help you return to a more active and pain-free life. Give us a call today: 503-357-1706 aggravated by teeth clenching or a derangement of the articular disc between the skull (temporal bone) and jaw (mandibular bone). Pain can also radiate from the TMJ into the head and neck. Other symptoms of TMD include toothache, dizziness, earaches, hearing problems, upper shoulder pain and ringing in the ears. The neck and jaw are culprits of many headaches, and sometimes it’s a habit that you don’t really think twice about. Poor posture watching TV, reading a book, working or driving is enough to produce a neck generated (cervicogenic) headache. These habits are common, and most of us consider them to be harmless. The reality is that these seemingly irrelevant habits could be putting undue stress on your neck and jaw resulting in frequent, debilitating headaches that are difficult to get rid of.
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