Craniosacral therapy, jaw pain, grinding your teeth and that ringing sound.

If you have any or all of those chances are you have TMJD.

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder is a set of chronic symptoms affecting the muscles and bones of the cranium.
TMJ can be very painful and, in some cases, even debilitating. On occasion, the jaw can even lock up making it hard to open and close the mouth or even eat! For sufferers, it often seems like there is no real treatment besides pain medications and expensive, invasive surgery that can cause more problems than it solves.

It can be treated without the need for surgery or severe, uncomfortable disruptions to your life. Craniosacral therapy directly interacts with some of the root causes of TMJ including possible relief from:

• Muscle tension
• Neck pain
• Facial pain
• Headaches
• Jaw-locking
• Tinnitus
• Biting your lip
• Grinding your teeth.

Does Craniosacral Therapy work for a TMJ and what about Tinnitus?
Working with the bones of the cranium and muscles of the face/jaw allows a therapist to find restrictions and imbalances in the TMJ and balance it relieving the symptoms and also restoring the system again.

Tinnitus is a common complaint from many people suffering from TMJD that can be caused by the bones of the cranium, being compressed in abnormal ways impeding there movement therefore putting fascial strains on the nerves and auditory system. The muscles of the face restricting and dislodging the tmj.

Cst allows a therapist to tune into the disturbance resonating in the tissues along the auditory pathways and help drop them back into stillness.

When this happens people commonly report hearing their symptoms getting quieter, less intense and sometimes switching off completely.


Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy for TMJ
• When it comes to treatment options, craniosacral therapy can be a natural fit for alleviating TMJ symptoms. Think stress response and clenching your jaw. CST resets the nervous system too.

• Noninvasive: No need to worry about an implant breaking, craniosacral therapy is noninvasive. It also works by relying on soft touches that palpate facial muscles and bones to release tensions and stimulate proper function by manipulating the body's circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.

• Realignment: TMJ is primarily a dysfunction of misalignments and tensions in the jaw making craniosacral therapy an excellent choice of treatment.

• Gentle: Because craniosacral therapy is gentle, it can be beneficial for TMJ sufferers since pain is often experienced in the areas where craniosacral therapy is performed.

The Gentleness of Craniosacral Therapy and TMJ

Craniosacral therapy is gentle. This is highly important to TMJ sufferers, especially to those who experience intense pain in the affected area. Gentle touches will not aggravate the condition or pull anything further out of place. Craniosacral therapy for TMJ does not mean that anyone is trying to forcefully yank a jaw into place. It is more of a pinpoint treatment that directly addresses the issues causing pain. Cst works with the body and follows the restriction to its path of ease or restriction and waits for the body to recognise it and unwind it. Re-synchronising.

How Many Sessions are Recommended?

Like TMJ pain, treatment is individualized. You will get to choose the pace of your craniosacral therapy for TMJ. A lot of people will start to notice a difference in pain level and jaw movement after two to three sessions of craniosacral therapy. You may need more or fewer sessions.

Even after getting relief from their TMJ pain, many patients find the experience so relaxing and beneficial to their overall health that they continue to undergo treatment sessions after the TMJ issues have been addressed.