pearl1975
05-08-2009, 08:13 AM
hi everyone
today I went to a chiropractor. he told me that he sees the main problem with my neck, a compressed nerve is likely.
has anyone been told something like this?
please, reply.
today I went to a chiropractor. he told me that he sees the main problem with my neck, a compressed nerve is likely.
has anyone been told something like this?
please, reply.
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Thelma-Louise
05-08-2009, 10:46 AM
Personally I have found that chiros will say that the main problem is from the neck or some alignment issue elsewhere in the body and dentists will say that the main problem is with your bite or dysfunctioning of the jaw components. Kind of like the old "what came first" routine - the chicken or the egg. I guess one has to look at both their dental and medical histories, childhood accidents or any type of trauma or injury, etc.and then examine the sequence of events and/or symptoms as they occurred to figure out what really happened to get you to this point. For me it started when my bite was changed and then quickly progressed to my neck and down my spine - for others it may not be clearly evident.
Did your chiro take xrays and show you where the compression is? Or was this a just his opinion based on your symptoms and his examination?
Did your chiro take xrays and show you where the compression is? Or was this a just his opinion based on your symptoms and his examination?
pearl1975
05-08-2009, 11:50 AM
no, he didn't take any x-rays. before you ask why I didn't go to someone who takes Xrays, I have to say I live in Hungary, a small, under-developed country, and I was happy even to find a chiro in my area... we don't have TMJ specialists or TMJ clinics, nothing.... but I'm trying to heal.... I live in a country where 5 out of 10 doctors said that my toothache and earache are not related.....
now there is a guy who maked my splints with a special technique to reposition my jaw, and he doesn't understand why my pains haven't stopped. if there really is a problem with my neck _ and that is a possibility, because head MRI and CT and Xray didn't show anything, and I know my posture is bad - than the chiro might be able to solve the problem and the spint can work, too. That's what I hope.
now there is a guy who maked my splints with a special technique to reposition my jaw, and he doesn't understand why my pains haven't stopped. if there really is a problem with my neck _ and that is a possibility, because head MRI and CT and Xray didn't show anything, and I know my posture is bad - than the chiro might be able to solve the problem and the spint can work, too. That's what I hope.
StillHope
05-08-2009, 10:15 PM
After a major dental work of redoing the crowns on all my back teeth I had a pinched nerve in the neck just few weeks later. My hand was getting numb. Many sessions of chiro for the neck didn't help it. What helped was general exercising which usually helps the body to align itself. As I learned later that dental work was the first step in "sk..ewing my bite". Of course, dentists deny any relation of what they do with anything else in the body.
Be careful with repositioning splints b/c if they reposition your jaw to where it is not suppose to be this can cause many problems later. I'd say listen to your body and do not try to force yourself into getting used to smth which hurts or is not comfy within a few days.
I can console you that being in this "well advanced" country with the "best tmj specialists" and spending tens of thousands of dollars on them does not help a little bit to get the tmj/bite problems resolved. Mostly these problems are created by those top specialists...
Be careful with repositioning splints b/c if they reposition your jaw to where it is not suppose to be this can cause many problems later. I'd say listen to your body and do not try to force yourself into getting used to smth which hurts or is not comfy within a few days.
I can console you that being in this "well advanced" country with the "best tmj specialists" and spending tens of thousands of dollars on them does not help a little bit to get the tmj/bite problems resolved. Mostly these problems are created by those top specialists...
pearl1975
05-09-2009, 02:40 AM
thanks, so it is possible to have neck problems because of dental work....
the splint: the truth is, I feel better when it is in (or better to say I feel horrible when it is not in), but I still have pain and the clicking.
well, the guy who makes the splint says that if it worked, we could plan my bridge to replace my missing teeth, and then I would get back my normal bite and my problems would be resolved.... the problem is that the splint does not work so well.
when I asked him if he could send me to a TMJ specialist, he said that the only man he knows in Hungary is the doctor he has learned from, and he would do the same as he does for more money.....
anyway, in 2 weeks he is going to try a new thing with my splint.
the splint: the truth is, I feel better when it is in (or better to say I feel horrible when it is not in), but I still have pain and the clicking.
well, the guy who makes the splint says that if it worked, we could plan my bridge to replace my missing teeth, and then I would get back my normal bite and my problems would be resolved.... the problem is that the splint does not work so well.
when I asked him if he could send me to a TMJ specialist, he said that the only man he knows in Hungary is the doctor he has learned from, and he would do the same as he does for more money.....
anyway, in 2 weeks he is going to try a new thing with my splint.
StillHope
05-09-2009, 11:06 AM
This looks to me like your bite was lowered (or tilted) from missing that tooth, this is why it feels better to bite on smth thicker like a splint.
If it's not comfy it is likely b/c it is not matching your jaw path.
Again it's a very difficult thing even for good dentists to make work.
I suggest to pay close attention where does the splint make it hurt of at what exact movement of the jaw it becomes not comfy. Do it very slowly in front of the mirror. Try not to "move your jaw yourself" but to observe how it wants to move naturally. Start with the jaws apart and breathe for a while w/o touching the teeth. Then watch closely what will happen if your splint is on or out.
Unfortunately, no dentist can know this for sure w/o your participation b/c we are all not perfect like mechanical machines (nothing is 100% symmetric and so on).
Good luck!
And try not to have any irreversible work done until you are comfy in smth!
If it's not comfy it is likely b/c it is not matching your jaw path.
Again it's a very difficult thing even for good dentists to make work.
I suggest to pay close attention where does the splint make it hurt of at what exact movement of the jaw it becomes not comfy. Do it very slowly in front of the mirror. Try not to "move your jaw yourself" but to observe how it wants to move naturally. Start with the jaws apart and breathe for a while w/o touching the teeth. Then watch closely what will happen if your splint is on or out.
Unfortunately, no dentist can know this for sure w/o your participation b/c we are all not perfect like mechanical machines (nothing is 100% symmetric and so on).
Good luck!
And try not to have any irreversible work done until you are comfy in smth!
Thelma-Louise
05-09-2009, 01:21 PM
Stillhope is right - you don't need many tmj dentists - you need the right one. And this guy you are seeing seems to be working with you and trying to figure this out - so I hope his future changes to the splint do help.
At least you did have some tests done - even if not by the chiro himself - and that they did not show anything significant is good.
The chiro may be able to help reposition your neck a bit - but b/c your bite is not yet where it needs to be - the adjustments may not resolve the issue entirely or remain for long periods of time - so you may have to continue treatment until your splint and bite issues are corrected. You may also want to try massage therapy - if its available where you are - a good head and neck massage may help your neck and jaw muscles relax enough that the compression the chiro is referring to is lifted.
Please let us know how the changes to your splint work out.
At least you did have some tests done - even if not by the chiro himself - and that they did not show anything significant is good.
The chiro may be able to help reposition your neck a bit - but b/c your bite is not yet where it needs to be - the adjustments may not resolve the issue entirely or remain for long periods of time - so you may have to continue treatment until your splint and bite issues are corrected. You may also want to try massage therapy - if its available where you are - a good head and neck massage may help your neck and jaw muscles relax enough that the compression the chiro is referring to is lifted.
Please let us know how the changes to your splint work out.
pearl1975
05-10-2009, 03:48 AM
thanks for the encouragement, I really appreciate it.
the chiropractor also does massage, so I guess he builds it in. he also suggested how I can relax my neck muscles to make his work more effective. he says all my muscles are very stressed (no surprise), he can't be aggressive. after the first time, I had muscle fever all over my body, and he didn't do anything that strong (as far as I can judge)
anyway, I must try this, there is nothing to lose (but the money)....
the splint: now I think the guy will take a new sample for adjustment. he says he has never had a case like me before, but he wants to help, because he knows that "specialists" wouldn't do more for me than he does. he also encouraged me about the chiropractor, he says it would be a very logical explanation if there was really a problem with my neck....he also said that the chiro I have found has a good reputation.
the chiropractor also does massage, so I guess he builds it in. he also suggested how I can relax my neck muscles to make his work more effective. he says all my muscles are very stressed (no surprise), he can't be aggressive. after the first time, I had muscle fever all over my body, and he didn't do anything that strong (as far as I can judge)
anyway, I must try this, there is nothing to lose (but the money)....
the splint: now I think the guy will take a new sample for adjustment. he says he has never had a case like me before, but he wants to help, because he knows that "specialists" wouldn't do more for me than he does. he also encouraged me about the chiropractor, he says it would be a very logical explanation if there was really a problem with my neck....he also said that the chiro I have found has a good reputation.