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Patient with TMJ Responds to Subluxation Correction

The January 2002 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
highlights a case study of a patient with Tempomandibular Joint syndrome (TMJ) who had her problems clear up after a chiropractor corrected her vertebral subluxations.

The patient, a 41 year-old woman, had pain in both ears, tinnitus (ringing of the ears), dizziness, altered and decreased hearing capability and headaches. She also complained of chronic ear infections which had been treated with antibiotics. She was diagnosed with TMJ syndrome which had been treated by a medical doctor and a dentist, both of which were unsuccessful.

Her chiropractor found a subluxation (misaligned vertebra) of the atlas, the first vertebra in the neck. When she was adjusted, the symptoms she was experiencing improved and ultimately resolved themselves after 9 visits.

Commentary: Nerve function is not the only thing subluxations interfere with. Subluxations also cause mechanical and structural imbalances that can cause other joints to operate improperly. When the subluxation is adjusted and corrected, structural imbalances are restored to normal and affected joints are then better able to correct themselves as they did in this case. The entire family needs to have their spines checked on a regular basis to maintain health, proper balance and function.

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