| Many people who suffer from chronic headaches | | | | When the muscles are constantly strained or |
| and migraines do not know that | | | | contracted they can cause tension headaches. |
| temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) causes | | | | TMJ headaches can also be caused by a build-up |
| them. Your temporomandibular joint is where | | | | of blood pressure. When the muscles in your face, |
| your lower jaw connects to your skull. When this | | | | head, and neck are strained, they prevent blood |
| joint gets out of alignment, it is referred to as | | | | from flowing to the correct places. When this |
| TMD, and it can cause many different physical | | | | happens, your body attempts to correct the |
| problems. | | | | problem by sending more blood to the area, which |
| When your temporomandibular joint is out of | | | | increases blood pressure. This can cause a very |
| alignment, it causes the muscles in your face, | | | | painful feeling of pressure around the head, called |
| head, and neck that surround the joint, to strain | | | | a vascular headache. |
| at everything they do. Even while at rest, the | | | | A neuromuscular dentist will work with you to |
| muscles are having excess stress put on them | | | | diagnose your headaches or migraines and |
| because of the misaligned joint. | | | | determine if TMJ is causing them. If it is, he will |
| The strained muscles in your head, face, and neck | | | | design a treatment plan specifically suited for you. |
| can cause headaches or TMJ migraines. TMJ | | | | First he will relax and rid the muscles around the |
| headaches are often so painful, severe, and | | | | joint to stop the pain they are causing. Then, your |
| frequent that they are misdiagnosed as migraines. | | | | jaw will be stabilized so that the best treatment |
| One of the ways to determine if you are | | | | for you can be determined. Finally, the two of |
| suffering from headaches or migraines as a result | | | | you can discuss a long-term treatment that is |
| of TMD is by getting diagnosed by a specially | | | | designed specifically for you. |
| trained neuromuscular dentist like Dr. Pavlenko in | | | | The symptoms of TMD can cause discomfort |
| Edmonton, Alberta. | | | | and they can lead to serious physical damage. |