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

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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

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If you&;ve got headaches or neck pain that won&;t seem to go away even with treatment? Did you know your jaw could be the cause?.Temporalis.The Temporalis is second muscle of mastication – or chewing. This muscle is responsible for closing the jaw so to help it release it we&;re going to slowly open. Simple as pie. Try it yourself on both sides. To start:.Clench your teeth with your hands on the side of your head you&;ll feel the muscle pop outGently perform some circular massagePin under your hand and stretch by opening your mouth slowly(not to max) Hold at end of opening for a brief pauseRinse and repeat 8-10x. series

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If you&;ve got headaches or neck pain that won&;t seem to go away even with treatment? Did you know your jaw could be the cause?.Temporalis. .The Temporalis is another muscle of mastication – or chewing. This muscle is responsible for assisting in closing the jaw along with the masseter. If you grind your teeth at night (bruxism) this muscle and the masseter will definitely have a fun triggerpoint or knots in them. To muscle test it:.Put your fingers in front of your ear and up on your hair and you&;ll feel the muscle pop out when you clench your teethIf you have pain directly under your hand or find any harder points it&;s your Temporalis. . Next up is the self release for it. series

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If you&;ve got headaches or neck pain that won&;t seem to go away even with treatment? Did you know your jaw could be the cause?.Massseeetterrrr. .The Masseter is one of the muscles of mastication – or chewing. This muscle is responsible for closing the jaw so to help it release it we&;re going to slowly open. Simple as pie. Try it yourself on both sides. To start:.Clench your teeth with your hands on your cheeks you&;ll feel the muscle pop outGently perform some circular massagePin under your hand and stretch by opening your mouth slowly(not to max) Hold at end of opening for a brief pauseRinse and repeat 8-10x. series

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If you&;ve got headaches or neck pain that won&;t seem to go away even with treatment? Did you know your jaw could be the cause?.This is your masseter muscle. Primary closer of the mouth. Massseeetterrrr. .The Masseter is one of the muscles of mastication – or chewing. This muscle is responsible for closing the jaw so it is constantly used and often a contributing part to any TMD or jaw issues. If there are imbalances between sides. This guy will definitely be part of the guilty party. To muscle test it:.Clench your teeth with your hands on your cheeks you&;ll feel the muscle pop out. If you have pain directly under your hand. It&;s this puppy. . Next up is the self release video for it. series

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TMJ Self screen – DeviationThis is a test of your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) / jaw. Is there any pain? If your jaw moves to one side? Is it on opening? Is it on closing? Is it both? Is there a click? Does your jaw move to one side then back? As you can see, there are a lot of questions to ask and get the answers to. As a disclaimer this is just a screen you can use to assess if you may potentially have a Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). The easiest thing we can focus on here is your function. When you attempted the previous self screen – Could you open 3 knuckle widths? – normal More? – HYPERmobile less? HYPOmobileNow remember your jaw has two temporomandibular joints. If one side has MORE range than the other. your jaw will shift to a side. Sometimes too much range / or too little range can be caused issues affecting the articular disc. If you have a click chances are you may have what&;s known as a disc displacement. The next question is which way is the disc displacing and what can we do about it. But first, ask yourselves these questions6. What movements cause your jaw pain? does it change over time?7. Do you have pain during chewing? swallowing? biting? yawning? speaking?8. Do you habitually chew gum? eat lots of chewy candies, hard candies, corn nuts? Do you continually move your mouth?9. Do you usually chew on just one side?10. Does anybody tell you that you grind your teeth at night?Your answers to these questions should get you thinking about your daily habits and what types of things may be causing your TMD. It is much better to determine and treat the root cause of the problem. But for now the next videos in this series will show you some basic stretches and exercises for your TMJ. series

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A common climbing problem is pain on the inside portion of the wrist. Sometimes this pain can be a result to damage to the red circle – or TFCC, which is a cartilage structure on the pinky finger side of the wrist. It&;s function is to support and cushion the small bones of the wrist and stabilize the bones of the forearm (radius and ulna) when the hand grasps or the forearm rotates. It&;s important to strengthen the wrist in more than just flexion and extension. When doing this exercise you are working your wrist using radial and ulnar deviation. Keep in mind the following:Stabilize the forearmSmooth, steady controlled motionGrab closer to the CENTER of the stick for an EASIER exercise Grab closer to the END of the stick for a HARDER exercise Rinse and repeat 20 times as part of your warm up or for sets as an integral part of wrist maintenance series

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Broomstick rotations or Pronation and supination of the arm.Another wrist mobilization and a strengthening exercise I use as part of my wrist sequence. Supination is the motion similar to if you were to try and scoop up some water with your hand and have a drink or to tighten a screwdriver (Righty tighty). Pronation is the opposite motion.Using a broomstick perform this action in a SLOW and controlled setting and you&;ll feel your forearms working hard. The more midline to the stick you are grabbing the easier the movement. The closer to the end you grab, the more resistance you will feel. This happens because you are changing the centre of gravity of the object. Do sets of 20 reps for both arms and enjoy your bulletproof wrists. series

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