All About TMJ Dysfunction
Headaches? Grinding your teeth with stress? A weird clicking noise when you open your mouth? A locked jaw? Or ringing ears, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, or swollen, painful cheeks? It’s possible that TMJ dysfunction is the cause. What is the TMJ? The temporomandibular joints (TMJs) are hinge-like joints connecting your skull and your jaw. These joints allow for the extraordinary range of motion necessary for eating and talking. The jaw moves up...
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MASSAGE AND MOBILISATION
There are many treatment techniques we use as chiropractors to help you feel your best. Soft tissue massage and joint mobilisation are two common techniques we use to treat patients. Read on to learn more about massage, mobilisation, and the benefits of each. What is massage? Massage is a form of manual therapy that includes rubbing and applying pressure to manipulate muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It is one of the oldest...
How breathing difficulties affects your muscles
Have you ever noticed that after a having a cold where coughing is present, or an attack of hayfever or asthma, that your neck feels tight and stiff, or you chest and shoulders feel restricted? This is caused by certain muscles constricting and tightening as we are forcing air in and out of our lungs. This can result in headaches, muscle pain or burning, even some restricted movement. Breathing difficulties can...
