Many of our daily actions among them talking, smiling, laughing and chewing totally rely on the proper functioning of the temporomandibular joint. The so-called TMJ behaves like a sliding hinge that connects the skull to the jawbone.
Even a minor TMJ disorder such as the ones caused by fistfights or other sports-related injuries can expose us to a rather overwhelming dose of pain; what is even worse is that it can make us incapable of completing simple daily tasks.
Dr. Tod Cahill, an expert Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractor says ”it is usually very difficult to point out a single cause of a patient’s TMJ disorder”.
The irritating pain is often a result of a whole host of factors, some of which can be genetics, mechanical injury, arthritis, and bruxism (teeth clenching or teeth grinding).
In the great majority of cases the pain caused by the TMJ disorder is temporary and can be relieved with exercise, natural remedies and atlas orthogonal chiropractic, a non-invasive TMJ treatment.
Injuries, traumas and some physical movements can lead to the misalignment of the atlas bone which itself can cause inflammation and pressure in the surroundings areas like the TMJ through improper neck and head posture.
Once Dr.Tod adjusts the first cervical vertebrae C1 relying on the Atlas Orthogonal instrument and other non-invasive tools the atlas bone is back to its alignment and in many cases the TMJ pain is remarkably reduced.
As a chiropractor and AO specialist Dr.Tod Cahill uses many adjusting tools during atlas orthogonal chiropractic treatments:
