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1.When you say 'locked' jaw, what exactly does that mean? Specifically, is a hard stop like the joint is out of whack, or does it just hurt to open it past a certain point. A. Hurts to open past a certain point. 2. What does the pain feel like? What does the 'lock' feel like? A When it gets to a painful point the bone feels like its being broken or pulled extremely hard 3. Any blows or trauma to the jaw in the last few years (or ever). Car crash, sports accident, boxing practice, oral surgery, bad day at the dentist, etc? A. when she was six she fell off the bike and landed on the side of her face. Nothing serious, scratch up her face. In 2009, she had all 4 wisdom teeth taken out the same day, and had trouble with bleeding for almost 10 hours. 4. Anything specific happen that started this? A.None that she can recall, her jaw just got worse over the months 5. Did it start slow and get worse, or just show up hurting one day? A. Started off just as a stiff jaw in the morning, she would simply stretch it open until she heard a pop, this had no pain involved. Then one day her jaw just wouldn?t budge. Finally after trying to open it for hours she managed to get a pop but only on her right side. From then on her jaw on the left side has been hurting when she eats. 6. Is your daughter stressed, nervous/anxious, had mental trauma in the near/far past? A. No obvious stress, except the normal school/test anxiety 7. Give me an idea of what/how she eats, meaning, what does a daily food intake look like? A. Lots of chicken, burgers, salads. Nothing incredibly hard. Most are easy to chew. She has cut out gum chewing all together and drinks soda occasionally. 8. Does she clench/grind her jaw at night? If so, how long has that been going on? A. She says she doesn?t...... but who knows it may happen while sleeping. 9. When she opens her jaw/chews, is there any joint grinding, popping, etc? Does one or both sides try to come out of joint? A. Not while she eats. But right before breakfast or lunch she will pop her jaw open once, the pop is only on the right side. She says it helps with the pain of chewing. <br>

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Submitted by: The Tendonitis Expert

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<b>Joshua Comments:</b> Hi Heather. Well, the bike crash could have been the beginning, but the wisdom teeth out is the primary culprit so far. That's a lot of trauma to the jaw and skull, getting yanked on and what not. My primary suggestion is to find a Cranio-Sacral practitioner in your area. One that SPECIALIZES in that kind of work, not just 'oh, I also do craniosacral therapy'. If there isn't one around, then, in short, I would do this self care (this is what they would show you how to do too for self care): In short, you and/or your daughter need to: 1. Rub/massage the muscles at the temple that clench when one bites. 2. Rub/massage the muscles through the cheeks around the jaw joint. You'll feel them, she may need to clench a bit to help you feel them. 3. Finger inside the mouth, explore around back by where the jaw hinges, on the outside side of the teeth, and the inside side of the teeth. There's all sorts of connective tissue and muscle in there that will likely HURT, so start very slowly. Static pressure, small circles, back and forth, push and stretch, etc. 4. She needs to start working her jaw structure like this EVERY DAY until it gets better. If she does this every day, she will notice benefit in the first week (but problably not till after the first few days, which will be the most sharp/painful/tender. 5. Can't hurt to make sure she is getting enough <a href="http://www.tendonitisexpert.com/magnesium-for-tendonitis.html">Magnesium</a>. <br>

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