Comments on: TMJ & Facial Pain http://www.physiodigest.com/875/tmj-facial-pain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tmj-facial-pain News, comment, and opinions for rehabilitation professionals Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:44:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Fitzgerald http://www.physiodigest.com/875/tmj-facial-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-383 David Fitzgerald Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:05:32 +0000 http://www.physiodigest.com/?p=875#comment-383 The longer symptoms persist the more overlap between sources of symptoms - dictating a multi-faceted treatment approach. Most chronic TMJ patients I see have cervical components. I wouldn't get too focused on the "bulging disc" unless it is clear that it it causing symptoms( there are several ways fro clinicians to assess this). I think Stroke is highly unlikely from the symptoms you have described and the fact that stretches help. David function sbmgOptinValidateForm34(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm34' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm34' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

The longer symptoms persist the more overlap between sources of symptoms – dictating a multi-faceted treatment approach. Most chronic TMJ patients I see have cervical components. I wouldn’t get too focused on the “bulging disc” unless it is clear that it it causing symptoms( there are several ways fro clinicians to assess this).
I think Stroke is highly unlikely from the symptoms you have described and the fact that stretches help.

David

]]> By: Sheila Costa http://www.physiodigest.com/875/tmj-facial-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Sheila Costa Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:23:43 +0000 http://www.physiodigest.com/?p=875#comment-382 I have TMJ and faithfully wear a nightguard. I also have a bulging disc in my kneck (C-4?) I think. Can a combination of these two problems cause tingling in the side of my face, above my cheekbone? Occasionally my top lip tingles also. I fear I am having a stroke, but it seems to go away after I do neck stretches. Can I assume it's neck related and not jaw related since the exercises help? function sbmgOptinValidateForm315(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm315' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm315' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

I have TMJ and faithfully wear a nightguard. I also have a bulging disc in my kneck (C-4?) I think. Can a combination of these two problems cause tingling in the side of my face, above my cheekbone? Occasionally my top lip tingles also. I fear I am having a stroke, but it seems to go away after I do neck stretches. Can I assume it’s neck related and not jaw related since the exercises help?

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