Atypical Facial Pain Or Tmj ? Posted: 07-30-07 09:50am
Does anyone have any idea of what exactly
could cause the type of pain I've had for
several months? It's an aching, rather
constant pain on the right side of my face
and teeth, radiating from the temples to
the side of the face, eye, side of the
nose beneath the eye, and jaws. They ruled
out trigeminal neuralgia because it's
continous. I've also had an mri which
ruled out anything which could've been
compressing the nerve. I try to ignore it
as best as I can in order to get through
each day, though it's quite bothersome and
often increases in intensity. One of the
doctors wants to try Pamelor because he
thinks it may be atypical facial pain and
I've heard this type of medication can
help improve symptoms over time in some
people. Other than that, they offer things
such as naproxen and similar medicines for
chronic pain. It's frustrating realizing
this may never go away and that some
healthcare personnel are very cold towards
such persons depending on who the
practitioner is. As for now, I have an
appt. to see a maxillofacial surgeon
because they beleive it's a combination of
atypical facial pain and tmj. If anyone
could give me any insigt regarding what
tratments work for them or what
medications work for them, I would
appreciate it.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-12-07 05:34am
For tension in the jaw, I've found
inverting my body to be very helpful. I
practice yoga asana failry regularly, and
reversing the blood flow to my head REALLY
helps me relax the muscles of my
face...plus, it's great for the adrenals
and lymphs.
One simple inversion is a forward bend.
You place your feet hip distance apart
with your heels slightly open outward.
You can also place your hands on your
hips, squeezing your elbows in to the
center of your back. Bend the knees, and
take big breath in. Then as you exhale,
fold forward leading with your heart. The
goal is to place your ribs on the thighs
so you might need to deeply bend your
knees to achieve this. Simultaneously,
you keep your spine long, the back
straight. This supports the bend so that
you can safely relax and experience the
benefit of increased blood flow and
energy.
Once here, press the inner and outer edges
of your feet into the earth. If your
hands are on your hips, you can choose to
keep them there, place them on the ground
in front of you, or take each hand to the
opposite elbow to hang the arms down
toward the floor. Wherever you are, relax
your neck and head COMPLETELY. The weight
of the head (like a bowling ball) will
gently stretch your spine long. And given
the fleixiblity of our hamstrings, you can
also try to straighten your legs but this
is not necessary. Nod your head into a
mini "yes" or side to side in a mini "no".
Or gently spin the head in tiny circles.
The goal is to stay here 10-15 breaths (or
up to 5 minutes) so that you can relax
your facial muscles a little at a time.
When you come up, use and inhale and tuck
the tailbone. Keep the chin to the chest
and slowly stack each vertebra one on top
of the other until you're standing again.
Then roll the shoulders upto your ears,
down, and back toward the center of the
spine. Your heart is open. Close your
eyes and reflect on your experience.
Let me know if you want to try some more.
I'll be glad to help.
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Tmddyan
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Hey Posted: 08-13-07 12:38pm
thats great. I wonder would you put
together a video of simple yoga for
us>? pretty please?
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catswold
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 08-14-07 11:08am
Hi Anne. Sorry that I missed your posting
a couple of weeks ago. I have had a lot
of face pain over the years from my TMJ.
My dentist tried to tell me I have TN
because one spot really hurts bad if
touched but wind does not aggravate it. I
wanted to suggest to you that you consider
Lyrica or something similar for the face
pain if the doctors think it might have
anything to do with nerves (which pain
usually does). I can't believe the
difference it made for me. At first I
didn't think it was doing anything, but
one day I noticed that my face wasn't
hurting as much. My face still has
sensitivity areas, tightness and some
tingling, but the pain relief is a God
send.
I hope and pray that you are getting the
help you need.
God bless...
Carol
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californiaguy1
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Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 27 Location: California
Posted: 09-05-07 01:06am
The symptoms you describe may definitely
be TMJ, of course its not definite but if
I were you I would be pro-active and see a
few more doctors to get a definite
diagnosis of your problem. I've had all
sorts of different pains at different
times from my TMJ disorder so it seems
like just about any facial pain can be
related to it.
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