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Q: Please help!!! do you think I might get something like a TMJ?
I got an incident in PE class about couple years ago, I was kicked by one of my classmate accidentally on my CHIN- little toward the left side of chin,(when she was trying to lift her leg up to get parallel to the wall,I forgot what is that called, which head down and legs up). Is it possible I get TMJ- Temporomandibular joint disorder? It took about 2months to heal after that kicking from her, I was only about 14years old,which maybe bones still not strong enough..

So everything doesn’t seem wrong from 14yrs to 17& half yrs old, but when I was almost 18years old, which about 4years later, I started feeling my left side under my ear(jaw) got very discomfort,which exactly the similar area where I got kicked-right next to the left chin under the ear; slowly about months later started pain&feel my left side was pulling to the left or something, until now another 5yrs later (which I am 23yrs old now) it was not really that painful than years ago,but it starting clicking on left jaw, I am very worried if will get worse? I hope I still able to treat this? do you have any ideas if any chances this is TMJ?

I click my jaw now often everyday,which very uncomfortable :( Is it possible when the incident happened when I was 14yrs, now make this called a sequela or after effect? All these years I was confused,didn’t find any real treatments yet, thought it will heal by itself, but apparently it won’t, please let me know what to do in this situation? Many thank you for your time to read this,I hope hear from you asap… Thank you very much for helping

PS: Anyway I can get the treatment? what medical insurance will cover it? (Dentist, Chiropractic or medical insurance) thanks..

A: my suggesting would be getting as much information as you can before taking any action,here

http://www.HealthInsuranceFree.info

is a good place for that purpose.

Q: Anyone have TMJ disorder?
What has been your experience, what symptoms did you have, and how have you treated it, etc?

I’m 22 years old and was recently diagnosed with a severe TMJ disorder. I never really noticed it until it got really bad because I thought the symptoms I’d been having were normal as I’ve been living with the disorder my whole life. But now it’s going from bad to worse and want to do something about it! I’m starting on a treatment plan that will include wearing soft splints, then an orthotic, then maybe eventually some sort of surgery. It will be combined with chiropractic care to help with associated upper back (rhomboid) pain.

Any advice or stories would be greatly appreciated.

A: a nightguard will help. ask your dentist for the best explanation for it. I am a dental assistant, and this will help. You might be able to avoid surgery

Q: What is the name of the device my Chiropractor uses to treat my TMJ?
Whenever I go to my Chiropractor, he brings out a small spring-loaded hand-held device to treat my TMJ symptoms. He cocks it and applies it once or twice to each side of my jaw. When he pushes a button, it strikes the spot to which it was applied, and then retracts. I leave the office feeling much better than I did before I arrived, and my TMJ isn’t nearly as bad for about a week afterwordss.

1) What is the proper name of this device?
2) Where can I get one of these for myself for occasional home use?

I only have a couple of Chiropractic visits left this year on my insurance, and can’ continue to see him personally to continue these helpful treatments.

Thanks

A: It’s commonly called an Activator and they generally aren’t sold to the general population. You can get a little more specific info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activator_technique
I wouldn’t recommend trying to buy one for yourself either… if you used it on the wrong spot (or just slightly off of the right spot), it could make it worse.
Now on the other hand, if someone close to you got some training on how to properly use it to treat your TMJ, that might work… but it could take a lot of effort to get someone to teach him/her only that. Good luck and I hope I helped!

Q: No type of pain killer or procedure works on me. Why??
Over the last 5-6 years I’ve developed pain in several areas of my body; upper & lower back, neck, sit-bones, wrists, etc. To be more specific…
a. chronic pain between shoulder blades
b. frequent low back throbbing
c. constant pain at sit-bone area that spreads down back of thighs (this is the worst one, daily pain 2+ years)
d. cramping in both wrists, up to elbows sometimes
e. tendonitis on top of left foot

I’ve sought medical help for all, and only saw minimal relief upfront, but pain always returned and meds or treatments no longer worked. Here were the treatments for each…
a. initial treatment was 4 months of chiropractic (some relief, hard on pocket-book) – then 3 years worth of physical therapy (on and off roughly 2-3 months at a crack)
b. same as “a”
c. naproxen, something stronger than naproxen, 4 steroid injections by Ortho, 2 months physical therapy, iontophoresis (electro-therapy), x-ray guided steroid injections into ischial bursa, coidal epidural steroid injections, Facet joint block injection testing; which worked to prove I needed a Lumbar Radiofreqency Neurotomy (that didn’t work)
d. anti-inflamitory and wrist support
e. naproxen, worked for the first flare up, but never again.

In addition to the above treatments I’ve also been given the following pain meds: Tylenol-3 (gives me a 12 minute rush, but never touches the pain), Valium (no “woozy”, no relaxation, no pain killer), 3 other “azepam” muscle relaxers (all worked once or twice, but not again), Skelaxin (no relief). The only thing I’ve gotten from any treatment has been sore muscles from PT, sore injection sites, and one time frostbite from sitting on an ice pack too long out of desperation.

Notable facts: I am a “super” narcoleptic, according to my sleep doctor. Have the ability to fall asleep in less than 2 minutes and do directly into REM sleep – even after 8+ hours of quality sleep (per sleep study results). Take double dose of Provigil daily to stay awake, Ritalin is a backup just in case. Also, I suffer from TMJ disorder, which causes neck and jaw pain.

When I have a headache I take advil or tylenol and the pain goes away in like 20 minutes. When I have a cold I take alkaseltzer or other OTC’s and feel relief to make it through the day. It’s like only certain types of pain/discomfort are receptive to treatments.

The worst one is the pain in the butt – I know sounds funny right. It started a little more than 2 years ago. For the first couple months I experienced discomfort when sitting for more than 10 minutes; which i wrote off to gaining 10lbs and my body was mad at me for having to support it. The discomfort though caused more back pain as I seemed to compensate for it and soon became restless enough to stop whatever activity I was doing and go home. The docs original thought was hip bursitis, or ischial bursitis; which is common on both sides of the buttocks in people who sit on hard surface ( ie, bleachers at a football game, also called weavers’ bottom). Now I’ve been through 3 specialists + yoga + PT + massage + heat/ice, blah blah blah. I’m sick of it.

I swear my brain is telling my body to keep the pain despite what I put into it. Fyi, drinking and weed also don’t relieve it – trust me i’ve tried.

Anyone else experiencing this dilemma? Not necessarily the same issue, but same reaction to pain relieving measures being an absolute waist. I’m going broke here constantly in and out of ambulatory operating rooms.

Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Always hurting

A: Wow, I’m sorry you are in so much pain. I don’t think I have a good answer for you, but I want to relate to you my friend’s experience. She was having a variety of symptoms (I don’t remember the details), but pain was definitely a problem. She was even having trouble walking b/c the pain was so bad. She tried to lift weights during this period and experienced shooting pains. She was constantly sleeping and exhausted. She saw something like 20 doctors and none of them could provide any answers, though some told her she was a hypochondriac. Finally she saw an endocrinologist, who on a whim, gave her a test for a vitamin D deficiency. It turned out that she had a very severe deficiency, which was not b/c of inadequate intake of the vitamin. Her body was only able to absorb a tiny amount (inadequate). When the doc put her on super levels of the vitamin, all of her symptoms disappeared. Some other vitamins such as calcium cannot be absorbed without the presence of vit D, so I’m sure there was secondary deficiencies. Maybe you can get a detailed blood test that looks at your vitamins/minerals. Also, hormone deficiencies can absolutely wreak havoc (including mysterious pain). An endocrinologist would be able to ID hormone imbalances. I hope you find this info useful and I hope you feel better soon!

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