Re: chiropractic care post op on jaw

[Guest guest]

katie, my chiro also did a jaw stretch for me. at about 8 weeks i

think. she stuck her finger down where the muscle vees on both sides

and pressed. it hurt a little but i think it helped. last check i was

at about 39mm open. good luck /eric

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with, said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

katie, my chiro also did a jaw stretch for me. at about 8 weeks i

think. she stuck her finger down where the muscle vees on both sides

and pressed. it hurt a little but i think it helped. last check i was

at about 39mm open. good luck /eric

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with, said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Ooh, that sounds nice! I'm going back to see my Chiropractor next

week (6 weeks post op) and I'm going to have to ask her about that.

Dunno if I want to have her do much with my jaw until at least week 8

though.

Thanks for the info!

~Jen

> > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with, said

> > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber gloves

> > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except for

> > eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Ooh, that sounds nice! I'm going back to see my Chiropractor next

week (6 weeks post op) and I'm going to have to ask her about that.

Dunno if I want to have her do much with my jaw until at least week 8

though.

Thanks for the info!

~Jen

> > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with, said

> > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber gloves

> > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except for

> > eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

, I don't know whether it was or wasn't chiropractic, but I do

know that Fiddlesticks had massage treatments in conjunction

with her ortho, and that some of the procedures were in her mouth.

She also had chiropractic, but I think the massage lady, and not the

chiro, was the one who did the in-the-mouth massage.

She's out of pocket for a few more days, but I'm sure she'd be glad

to tell you about hers, when she gets back.

Cammie

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except

for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

, I don't know whether it was or wasn't chiropractic, but I do

know that Fiddlesticks had massage treatments in conjunction

with her ortho, and that some of the procedures were in her mouth.

She also had chiropractic, but I think the massage lady, and not the

chiro, was the one who did the in-the-mouth massage.

She's out of pocket for a few more days, but I'm sure she'd be glad

to tell you about hers, when she gets back.

Cammie

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except

for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

I think, but don't know, that 's work inside the mouth was pre-

op. So if I were you, I'd check first with my surgeon's office to see

whether he thinks it could do any harm at this point.

Cammie

> > > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> > > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> > > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> > > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint

jaw

> > > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> > > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i

am

> > > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a

few

> > > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED,

i

> > > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to

chew

> > > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those

muscles

> > > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics

except for

> > > eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

I think, but don't know, that 's work inside the mouth was pre-

op. So if I were you, I'd check first with my surgeon's office to see

whether he thinks it could do any harm at this point.

Cammie

> > > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> > > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> > > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> > > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint

jaw

> > > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> > > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i

am

> > > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a

few

> > > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED,

i

> > > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to

chew

> > > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those

muscles

> > > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics

except for

> > > eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay, but I've been on holiday this week, will be back

to normal in a few days.

I didn't have chiro care in the mouth, that was courtesy of my

cranial-sacral therapist (also a registered massage therapist). She

has done this several times, also at one point showed me an exercise

to do myself to help release some of the tension in the muscles

within the mouth near the jaw joints. As she described it " you will

have tears running down your face doing this one " and she was right.

I won't describe it as you really need someone to show it to you.

I don't mix the two (chiro and massage therapy) although each one is

a complimentary treatment to the other. Provided the person has ample

training, they can do a tremendous amount to both relieve tension and

also adjust the cranial bones (in my case, the palatine bone needed

to be adjusted and that's why she worked inside my mouth).

I personally recommend both forms of treatment, I am continuing to

receive treatments (1x per week chiro, 1x per month massage) and can

say I am seeing tremendous improvements in my body, good posture,

more flexibility (although that's also due to the yoga I practice)

and less tension in the muscles. As with all my treatments, part of

the key for me is asking lots of questions, what can I do to help?

What exercises will help?

Keep in mind that even though your skeletal problems have been

corrected, the muscles need retraining in their new positions too.

Good luck!

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except

for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay, but I've been on holiday this week, will be back

to normal in a few days.

I didn't have chiro care in the mouth, that was courtesy of my

cranial-sacral therapist (also a registered massage therapist). She

has done this several times, also at one point showed me an exercise

to do myself to help release some of the tension in the muscles

within the mouth near the jaw joints. As she described it " you will

have tears running down your face doing this one " and she was right.

I won't describe it as you really need someone to show it to you.

I don't mix the two (chiro and massage therapy) although each one is

a complimentary treatment to the other. Provided the person has ample

training, they can do a tremendous amount to both relieve tension and

also adjust the cranial bones (in my case, the palatine bone needed

to be adjusted and that's why she worked inside my mouth).

I personally recommend both forms of treatment, I am continuing to

receive treatments (1x per week chiro, 1x per month massage) and can

say I am seeing tremendous improvements in my body, good posture,

more flexibility (although that's also due to the yoga I practice)

and less tension in the muscles. As with all my treatments, part of

the key for me is asking lots of questions, what can I do to help?

What exercises will help?

Keep in mind that even though your skeletal problems have been

corrected, the muscles need retraining in their new positions too.

Good luck!

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except

for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Actually it was pre and post-op, but my massage therapist would not

see me for at least 6 weeks post-op, and I was told by her not to go

to my chiropractor for at least 8 weeks, and even then not to have

high velocity adjustments. I didn't see my ortho for 8 weeks either.

Some things you may just have to put up with until the bones are

fully healed (6-8 weeks). Good point, Cammie! I would always err on

the cautious side.

> > > > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and

hips.

> > > > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach

with,

> said

> > > > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

> gloves

> > > > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the

joint

> jaw

> > > > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking

of

> > > > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i

> am

> > > > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just

a

> few

> > > > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area

KILLED,

> i

> > > > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to

> chew

> > > > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those

> muscles

> > > > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics

> except for

> > > > eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Actually it was pre and post-op, but my massage therapist would not

see me for at least 6 weeks post-op, and I was told by her not to go

to my chiropractor for at least 8 weeks, and even then not to have

high velocity adjustments. I didn't see my ortho for 8 weeks either.

Some things you may just have to put up with until the bones are

fully healed (6-8 weeks). Good point, Cammie! I would always err on

the cautious side.

> > > > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and

hips.

> > > > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach

with,

> said

> > > > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

> gloves

> > > > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the

joint

> jaw

> > > > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking

of

> > > > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i

> am

> > > > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just

a

> few

> > > > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area

KILLED,

> i

> > > > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to

> chew

> > > > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those

> muscles

> > > > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics

> except for

> > > > eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Hi kate,

I have had a lot of joint problems post op, my physical thareapist

has put gloves on and done some work in side of my mouth, on trigger

points and trying to loosen up the muscles so I can open more. it

seems to work well. She alos does some side to side stretches to try

to help with the lateral movement.

Marsha

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except

for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

Hi kate,

I have had a lot of joint problems post op, my physical thareapist

has put gloves on and done some work in side of my mouth, on trigger

points and trying to loosen up the muscles so I can open more. it

seems to work well. She alos does some side to side stretches to try

to help with the lateral movement.

Marsha

> Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and hips.

> Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach with,

said

> he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

gloves

> and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the joint jaw

> area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking of

> tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i am

> months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just a few

> minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area KILLED, i

> think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to chew

> the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those muscles

> will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics except

for

> eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

I forgot to mention that my PT cleared it with my surgeon before she

went in the mouth, I think it was at about 9 or 10 weeks.

Marsha

> > > > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and

hips.

> > > > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach

with,

> said

> > > > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

> gloves

> > > > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the

joint

> jaw

> > > > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking

of

> > > > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i

> am

> > > > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just

a

> few

> > > > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area

KILLED,

> i

> > > > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to

> chew

> > > > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those

> muscles

> > > > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics

> except for

> > > > eating and cleaning.

[Guest guest]

I forgot to mention that my PT cleared it with my surgeon before she

went in the mouth, I think it was at about 9 or 10 weeks.

Marsha

> > > > Hi, I receive chiropractic care on my back and neck and

hips.

> > > > Another chiropractor, who is a husband of a woman i teach

with,

> said

> > > > he did care on a woman who had jaw surgery. he put on rubber

> gloves

> > > > and went into her mouth and did massage type work in the

joint

> jaw

> > > > area. i have been having a lot of discomfort and am thinking

of

> > > > tyring this. Has anyone else rec'd chiro care in jaw area? i

> am

> > > > months post op have had 3 situations of jaw locking and just

a

> few

> > > > minutes ago while eating pork, my left jaw, muscle area

KILLED,

> i

> > > > think from trying to move my jaw a little bit to the side to

> chew

> > > > the meat. OUCH. i can only imagine that working on those

> muscles

> > > > will feel good and help. Remember, i am still in elastics

> except for

> > > > eating and cleaning.