Guest guest Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 I found this interesting connection from the Hyperacusis Board, thought it would be good to send to you. The Hyperacusis Network at located at: www.hyperacusis.net, for anyone you'd know who might be interested in checking it out, is really informative!!! The TMJ and Leg Connection: Hi - I'm brand new to the network, in fact I just registered so that I could reply to you. I've been dealing with TMJ for a very long time - I've had a headache from it every day for the past 28 years. About 10 years ago, I started going to a chiropractor and she was able to help although it I still haven't had a day when I didn't have a TMJ headache (it didn't help that I moved away for 6 years and couldn't find a good chiropractor). After I had been seeing her for several months, she went to a seminar and learned that people who have had TMJ problems for a long period of time build up pressure points in the calves of their legs. She decided to test that on me because she knew that if it would show up in anyone, it would show up in me (after 18 years of forcing my jaw open every morning). When she massaged the back of my legs - it felt like she had struck a match to them. But, after she was finished, the muscles in my jaw had loosened up quite a bit. So now when it's bad - I'll massage my calves or find someone to do it for me because it works better if your legs are straight instead of bent around so that you can reach it yourself. It does help. I'm lucky - my chiropractor believes in doing muscle work in addition to the adjustments (to keep the muscles from shoving the bones back out of place before you even get out the door). So she'll usually massage my neck and sometimes different points on my head (it doesn't take much to find the trouble spots). She also uses an activator - which doesn't bother me as far as sound goes - but it could cause problems for you. I would suggest having the chiropractor test it away from your ear first because if your Hyperacusis is bad - it will hurt. Other things that have worked for me - or at least helped a little - Icy Hot (it's stronger than Ben Gay) rubbed on the back of my neck or a handheld massager that I could place directly on the muscle spasms or my calves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I'm not the least bit surprised to hear that - I have learned TBM (Total Body Modification), and there are LOTS of things in the body where you don't necessarily have what you've got - such as carpal tunnel syndrome - the problem there is not in the wrists, but in the hamstrings - I have corrected the hamstrings on numerous people and in doing so cleared carpal tunnel...hip adductors cause tennis elbow, gallbladder is responsible for joints, so if you have knee problems, probably ought to check gallbladder - you may be dehydrated (which is the most common cause of gallbladder problems) or not getting in enough essential fatty acids. Kat , Janice Ashby <oneplanet4life> wrote: > I found this interesting connection from the > Hyperacusis Board, thought it would be good to send to > you. > > The Hyperacusis Network at located at: > www.hyperacusis.net, for anyone you'd know who might > be interested in checking it out, is really > informative!!! > > The TMJ and Leg Connection: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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