Apparently the gym is closed on good Fridays. Made the best of it anyways with some handstands training. Messed around with a one arm... Held it for about one second but I thought the lighting here was just too awesome not to try.

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« Ok. Back to basics. ——————–Now that you&;ve seen some of the self assessment of the jaw, we should understand the basic movements of the jaw. When both of your temporomandibular joints move in concert, you have the following 4 movements/terminologies:.Protrusion – jaw moves forwardRetraction – jaw pulls backwardElevation – jaw risesDepression – jaw drops .The above image shows you some of the muscles involved with each movement of the jaw..When the muscles of the TMJ are active on only one side you have the movement of Lateral deviation..Next up a video showing you the 2 main movements at the TMJ itself. Rotation and translation or spin and glide! . series

If you&;ve got ringing in the ears (tinnitus), headaches or neck pain that won&;t seem to go away even with treatment? Did you know your jaw could be the cause?——————–Now that you understand some of the basic movements of the jaw – we&;ll go into a little more detail about how the TMJ functions as a whole. The two smooth movements the TMJ have are:Rotation TranslationHere you will see how it works in motion – Jaw opening – During the first bit of jaw opening there is just pure rotation, and then as the jaw opens wider, the articular disc moves and there is a translation component. This video here demonstrates normal TMJ function. .Do you have a click? .If everything is moving well – you will have a smooth motion. If not, you may have a bit of a click or a pop and this is the articular disc getting displaced or pinned during this TRANSLATION phase of movement and then suddenly popping or snapping into place. Note that this processed is reversed on jaw closing and allows another opportunity for displacement or dysfunction to arise with the disc. . series »