According to research, there are differences between men and women when it comes to chronic pain. Women experience pain more intensely and more often than men. Females also respond to pain management differently, and their pain is not only often under-treated, it is treated less aggressively than their male counterparts. In a recent study it was [...]
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Common Mistakes Made by Patients in Chronic Pain
“One of the things that patients cry out the most for is having someone actually listen to them and understand them,” says Micke Brown, director of advocacy at the American Pain Foundation. Patients should think of themselves not as being a part of the problem, but as being part of the solution. This can be [...]
How Do I Know If I’m Choosing the Right Treatment or Surgery for My TMJ Disorder?
One of the most difficult aspects of being diagnosed with TMJ disorder is realizing that there is no cure. When you are in pain and researching to find answers to your problems, you can come across many doctors/dentists/patients/marketers claiming that they have exactly what you are looking for… a way to “cure” your TMJ disorder [...]
Ice vs. Heat for Jaw Pain: The Showdown
Heat and cold therapy has been used for decades to treat pain and swelling, and are two of the simplest treatments available. They are considered a generally safe, effective, inexpensive and under utilized tool. Heat and ice have opposite effects when you have pain and inflammation. Heat increases blood circulation and helps to relax tight [...]
TMJ Headache Article Published, Botox Approved for Migraine
First, we posted our TMJ headache overview article. It talks about the different types of headaches, and what you should do in general to treat them. Read more about TMJ related headaches… Next on the list, is Botox. Yesterday, the FDA approved Botox for the treatment of chronic migraine headaches (when a patient has headaches [...]
10 TMJ Disorder Tips from a Physical Therapist
Editor’s note: I’m excited to bring you our first guest post on TMJ Hope. We’re always looking for interested patients, professionals, and others to tell their stories. If you would like to guest post on TMJ Hope, please contact me! Without further ado…. our first guest! Cynthia is an experienced physical therapist, and author of [...]
5 Snake Oil TMJ Disorder Treatments That Scammers Push
As I’m sure you know, there is incorrect medical information to be found on the internet, which makes it no surprise that snake oil TMJ disorder treatments are plentiful. Part of this is because there are people marketing to TMJ disorder patients who have absolutely zero knowledge of the jaw – they are purely trying [...]
TMJ Dentists – How Do You Find the Right One?
Finding the right TMJ dentist can be really difficult. We don’t know how many times we’ve been stuck after moving to a new city or having to find a new type of specialist. Take a look at our new article, hopefully it will help make your search easier! Finding the Right TMJ Dentist or Doctor [...]
Results of Our Splint Therapy Poll – Are Splints Helpful for TMJ Disorder?
A couple weeks ago we started a poll about splint therapy. We were wondering whether splints have been helpful for your TMJ pain…or did they make it worse? Well, we have the results! Drumroll please…. Has Splint Therapy Helped Your TMJ Disorder? As you can see in the above pie chart, the results were very close. [...]
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