GJA

I went to the center on monday and was very impressed.

-First I filled out about a hundred forms and had a
circular x-ray of my jaw and joint.

-I then met with 3 senior interns and their instructor,-the Gelb center is run by Tufts University Dental School.

-They performed a verity of movement tests and
measurments.

-they diagnosed me with a form of myalgia--basically
muscle disfunction/imbalance from years of clenching,
then not clenching and possibly bad posture from hanging over a computer terminal all day.

-I do use a large hard splint at night, they said I
must continue to use it,and that it needed a slight adjustment, also- I MUST use a splint during the day--
they are fabricating a thin lower splint for daytime use.

When I swallow, it always feels like i have something
in the back of my throat. One of the doctors asked me
to put the splint in and swallow, the lump was gone---something i never noticed before--he explained that my neck muscles are also imbalanced-they also control the jaw.Since i dont wear the splint during the day, i am constantly swallowing--water,saliva--and constantly adding stress to the muscles and adding to the imbalance.

Treatment will also include a muscle stress test to
actually measure the imbalance between my left and right side and home treatment instruction on
accupressure.

they also said my neck range of motion was off and
there was a problem with my c1 vertibrea, they said they had a chiropractor on staff, but i just happen to have started seeing one.

I was very impressed, and have some hope--again
this is all they do--cranio-facial pain related to
tmj/tmd--they have a fairly good web site--just search for Gelb craniofacial