Re: jaw opening excercises from Carole Anne to Jerene/

[Guest guest]

I'm on the west coast but I will get those exercises to you late

afternoon tomorrow (Saturday) if you have any questions about them

or where to put your fingers...e-mail me. They have helped open my

mouth wider. The PT did ultrasound, electric current, massage last

appointment and it went well, I sure felt it the next day though.

Chat after you receive the exercises.

Carole Anne

> > >

> > > Hey Carole Anne,

> > >

> > > I read your previous posts and I am also having a lot of

trouble

> > > with opening and with my joints. I can't get in to see my

> surgeon

> > > until Dec. 13, so I wont be referred to physical therapy for

at

> > > least a month if I end up needing it. I am 9 weeks post op on

> > > Friday from upper and lower. At my 5 week appointment, my

> surgeon

> > > gave me a simple jaw exercise where you use your thrumb and

> middle

> > > finger against your upper and lower teeth and use a scissor

like

> > > motion to open and stretch the jaw. She wants me to be at " 3

> > > fingers wide " by my 3 month post op date (Dec. 17).I have been

> > doing

> > > this every day like she said, but it's not getting any better

> and

> > my

> > > right joint is very sore and seems tight or locked up. I

can't

> > get

> > > past 2 fingers (about 1 inch) and it's really hard to do that

> > even.

> > > I was just curious what type of exercises they gave for you to

> do

> > > and what they suggest as far as things that help or things to

> > avoid

> > > doing. Any ifo you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

> > > Thanks a lot.

> > >

> > >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm on the west coast but I will get those exercises to you late

afternoon tomorrow (Saturday) if you have any questions about them

or where to put your fingers...e-mail me. They have helped open my

mouth wider. The PT did ultrasound, electric current, massage last

appointment and it went well, I sure felt it the next day though.

Chat after you receive the exercises.

Carole Anne

> > >

> > > Hey Carole Anne,

> > >

> > > I read your previous posts and I am also having a lot of

trouble

> > > with opening and with my joints. I can't get in to see my

> surgeon

> > > until Dec. 13, so I wont be referred to physical therapy for

at

> > > least a month if I end up needing it. I am 9 weeks post op on

> > > Friday from upper and lower. At my 5 week appointment, my

> surgeon

> > > gave me a simple jaw exercise where you use your thrumb and

> middle

> > > finger against your upper and lower teeth and use a scissor

like

> > > motion to open and stretch the jaw. She wants me to be at " 3

> > > fingers wide " by my 3 month post op date (Dec. 17).I have been

> > doing

> > > this every day like she said, but it's not getting any better

> and

> > my

> > > right joint is very sore and seems tight or locked up. I

can't

> > get

> > > past 2 fingers (about 1 inch) and it's really hard to do that

> > even.

> > > I was just curious what type of exercises they gave for you to

> do

> > > and what they suggest as far as things that help or things to

> > avoid

> > > doing. Any ifo you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

> > > Thanks a lot.

> > >

> > >

>

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>

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