Jaw Pain, Popping and TMJ

If you’ve tried traditional therapies, medication, injections, multiple physician consultations, massage, resting from the pain or even pushing through the pain… and you haven’t found relief, try our advance therapy approach.

TMJ Can Effect the Entire Body

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a hinge joint where the jawbone is connected to your skull. Although TMJ can be painful and often is accompanied by headaches, many patients are without jaw pain yet still present TMJ symptoms. The symptoms may include jaw popping, clicking, limitations in opening mouth fully, jaw locking open, or grinding teeth at night.

Jaw and facial pain are conditions are a specialty on their own. There is an underlying reason why your jaw presents with a disfunction. Using Postural Restoration therapy, the jaw influences head and neck position as well as the ability to move, think and breathe. The position and movement of the TMJ effects the entire body, not just the TMJ itself.

Common Symptoms:

Headaches/Migraines
Tinnitus/Ear Ringing
Suboccipital Tension
Jaw locking/popping/tenderness
Difficulty Chewing
Facial Pain
Pain Around the Ear
Clenching/Bruxing/Grinding

" I am impressed with the care I have received with Kristi Jagels. This is not just pain management - I am learning to fix my back pain, runner's knee, and TMJ with a long-term solution. I am amazed at how all my pain symptoms are interconnected. Kristi spent a long time with me; I can tell she has a passion for what she does. I highly recommend to anyone especially with back pain!"

"Left shoulder pain for 5 years. Neck tension that was making it impossible to hold my head up by suppertime. Headaches were daily. MRI of my neck was normal. Facial pain and jaw popping. I felt off balance. Ears were full and ringing. Medications were not relieving the headaches. Besides addressing all these symptoms, my goal was to carry the Big Bang Boom flag over my head in the Fourth of July Parade.

Now I’m headache free and have full use of my arms without pain! I no longer have facial pain or jaw popping. Dizziness is 75% gone but I’ve had days without dizziness at all. I can go upstairs without being winded. I have more energy at work and home. In the past, I had EXTREME fatigue all over my body. I would have to sit often because of the fatigue. Now I can stand longer at work and home. I used to lay down nightly because I couldn’t hold up my head. Those days are gone. I knew all these symptoms were connected but I did not know how to “fix” it myself. Thanks to Taylor Creek PT and using Postural Restoration, I now have my old self back."

"Halie has had over 6 months of various levels of headaches (add a concussion in there), dizziness, and sensitivity to light. After headache medication, an MRI, bloodwork, missed school, and doctor appointments, we were given the option to go to a neurologist or a physical therapist.

We were referred to Kristi Jagels at Taylor Creek Physical Therapy for postural restoration. At our initial meeting, she asked questions about the headaches, her dental history, sports activities, etc. After looking her over, Kristi started her on exercises to improve her breathing. Her headache was completely gone. She also showed her how to rest her tongue and jaw. Halie could take deep breaths and her headache would go away. You could see the relief on her face that she had a break from the headaches. We look forward to working with Taylor Creek Physical Therapy for continued improvement.

This was one of the most amazing things I’ve seen. As a parent, it’s hard to have your child be in pain and not know what to do about it (besides over-medicate). We are grateful that her medical tests did not show any problems. We are more than grateful that we’ll be able to get a solution for her headaches."