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Physiotherapy and TMJ (jaw) pain
I attended the Pacific Dental Conference in Vancouver on March 11 and 12. Many of the sessions were not relevant to physiotherapists but Dr. Mariano Rocabado a well-known physiotherapist from Chile drew me there. He specializes in treating head and neck pain, which is related to the jaw and or neck. He was invited due to his expertise with TMJ (temporomandibular joint or jaw joint) pain and dysfunction. At the Friday session he spoke all day about how the upper neck joints can influence the function of the jaw, including … Read the rest of this post
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Tagged clicking jaw, head and neck, jaw pain, temporomandibular joint, TMJ, tmj exercise
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