Change your body mechanics for TM disorder
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Change your body mechanics for TM disorder
Changing body mechanics can help you prevent or treat a temporomandibular (TM) disorder.
- Maintain good posture. Slumping your shoulders or assuming positions in which your upper body is thrust forward (many people do this to relieve back pain) disturbs the natural alignment between your facial bones and muscles.
- Don't sleep on the painful side of your face. Avoid sleeping on your stomach.
- When you sleep, use a single, flat pillow or a specially designed pillow to help keep your neck and head in alignment (ask your health professional about pillows).
- Avoid sitting with your jaw cradled in your hand.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Arden Christen, DDS, MSD, MA, FACD - Dentistry |
| Last Updated | January 24, 2008 |
| Last updated: | January 24, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Arden Christen, DDS, MSD, MA, FACD - Dentistry |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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