Guest guest Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Sukhi, Namaste. Thank you for your email. Medical Background: Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ), the joint where the mandible (the lower jaw) joins the temporal bone of the skull, immediately in front of the ear on each side of your head. A small disc of cartilage separates the bones, much like in the knee joint, so that the mandible may slide easily; each time you chew you move it. But you also move it every time you talk and each time you swallow (every three minutes or so). It is, therefore, one of the most frequently used of all joints of the body and one of the most complex. You can locate this joint by putting your finger on the triangular structure in front of your ear. Then move your finger just slightly forward and press firmly while you open your jaw all the way and shut it. The motion you feel is the TMJ. You can also feel the joint motion in your ear canal. Symptoms: Ear pain Sore jaw muscles Temple/cheek pain Jaw popping/clicking Locking of the jaw Difficulty in opening the mouth fully Frequent head/neck aches The pain may be sharp and searing, occurring each time you swallow, yawn, talk, or chew, or it may be dull and constant. It hurts over the joint, immediately in front of the ear, but pain can also radiate elsewhere. It often causes spasms in the adjacent muscles that are attached to the bones of the skull, face, and jaws. Then, pain can be felt at the side of the head (the temple), the cheek, the lower jaw, and the teeth. There are a few other symptoms besides pain that TMJ dysfunction can cause. It can make popping, clicking, or grinding sounds when the jaws are opened widely. Or the jaw locks wide open (dislocated). At the other extreme, TMJ dysfunction can prevent the jaws from fully opening. Some people get ringing in their ears from TMJ trouble. Both major and minor trauma to the jaw can significantly contribute to the development of TMJ problems. If you habitually clench, grit, or grind your teeth, you increase the wear on the cartilage lining of the joint, and it doesn't have a chance to recover. Many persons are unaware that they grind their teeth, unless someone tells them so. Chewing gum much of the day can cause similar problems. Stress and other psychological factors have also been implicated as contributory factors to TMJ dysfunction. Other causes include teeth that do not fit together properly (improper bite), malpositioned jaws, and arthritis. In certain cases, chronic malposition of the cartilage disc and persistent wear in the cartilage lining of the joint space can cause further damage. Pranic Healing: 1. Invoke and scan before, during and after treatment. 2. General sweeping. 3. Apply pranic psychotherapy. 4. Localized thorough sweeping on the entire head, face, the forehead chakra, temple minor chakras alternately with LWG and ordinary LWV. Energize the chakras with ordinary LWV. 5. Localized thorough sweeping on the jaw area, the ears, jaw minor chakras, the throat chakra and the throat minor chakra alternately with LWG and ordinary LWV. Energize with LWG, LWB then ordinary LWV. 5. Energize the muscles of the shoulders, neck ( front, sides and back) and the jaw area with LWG, LWB and ordinary LWV. 6. Apply more thorough localized sweeping. 7. Energize the muscles of the the spine and both sides of the spine with LWG, LWB and ordinary LWV. Apply more sweeping. 8. Localized thorough sweeping on the armpit chakra with LWG and LWO. Energize with LWR. 9. Localized thorough sweeping on the meng mein chakra. 10. Localized thorough sweeping on the navel, sex and basic chakras. Energize them with LWR. 11. Stabilize and release projected pranic energy. 12. Repeat treatment three times per week. 13. Instruct patient how to do the Meditation on Twin Hearts properly. Include the physical exercises before and after the meditation. MTH is to be done daily : MTH with physical healing and on alternate days, with chakral self healing. For patient: 14. Regular physiotherapy with emphasis on ergonimic stretches and proper posture. 15. Check diet for nutritional balance and proper mineral content. 16. Avoid straining or over using the muscles of one area of the upper body more than other parts during daily physical activities. ( e.g. chewing gum for long periods, biting or chewing hard food, carrying weight on one arm, prolonged improper posture while using the computer, etc.) 17. Teach patient proper pranic breathing. Recommend for patient to do 12 cycles of pranic breathing three times per day everyday while visualizing the jaw relaxing and re-aligning properly. Love, Marilette ===== Pranic Healing is not intended to replace orthodox medicine, but rather to complement it. If symptoms persist or the ailment is severe, please consult immediately a medical doctor and a Certified Pranic Healer . ~ Master Choa Kok Sui Miracles do not happen in contradiction to nature, but only to that which is known to us in nature. ~ St. Augustine Ask or read the uptodate pranic healing protocols by joining the group through http://health./ For the latest International Information regarding GMCKS Pranic Healing, visit http://www.pranichealing.org. Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Report post Posted May 5, 2014 When you say, in step 3, "apply pranic psychotherapy", which psychotherapy protocol are you referring to? In gratitude, dani Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites