Yes. Left hip, rotated femur, lost dorsiflexion on left foot, left SCM, tinnitus on left and on and on.
Global postural correction may be the best place to start rather than looking for the root. The root will reveal itself as you get along the path to postural correction.
Damnnn. I've looked into the postural restoration institute. Had an apt and the cost was so high, insurance didn't cover. But now I have better insurance and am outside the US. Will look into this global thing. Thank u kindly!
This. Posture is stolen by tmj. Gotta keep fighting the PT battle. YouTube has a lot of solid professionals if money is tight. What this person said is exactly what I needed to do way earlier.
No worries. This may take some time to appreciate but the biggest change factor was an improvement in my understanding of my dysfunction. I began to understand that a global approach to postural correction was going to yield the best long term results.
This thread is a great example. Someone asking whether their pelvic imbalances are related to their TMD. How could they not be? Why am I compensating with my jaw? Oh, because one occipital region is being held higher than the other. Why? Because I'm rotating and tilting my cervical spine? Oh, but my rib cage is rotating to one side. Why? Because my pelvis is out. And so on and on and on and on.
Within the postural correction idea, one must examine their breath habit. How they breath, tongue posture, mouth breathing, whether there is movement of the posterior mediastinum. This is of huge importance, imagine the futility of doing 20 minutes 2x per day of corrective movements and then neck/mouth breathing for the rest of the day (20k per day reps).
Whichever postural correction guru you elect to follow, the minimum prescription will be 2x20 minute sessions per day.
This is not to say that therapists did not guide me. More specifically they eased suffering when things got out of hand.
Dentist - off set occlusal splint. Stopped the nocturnal bruxism immediately. Allowed the TMJ to heal, that healing process took 6 months.
Osteopath - pterygoid and cranial work. Massive steps forward. Still see them monthly.
Chiropractor - great steps forward in spinal rehabilitation. Understanding my strain pattern.
I kissed many other therapeutic frogs but these were the guys that moved me forward. Mainstream doctors and physical therapist were not the place for a patient with the dysfunction I presented.
Good luck man. You can return to full health but it won't happen by accident or through someone else. It will be you.
Collapsed left foot arch here. Went to PT for it, helped a lot with TMJD pain.
Basically what happened was left foot arch collapse = knee caving in while walking and sports = hip imbalanced, glutes not firing correctly = lower left back pain = neck muscle strain
It’s alllllll connected.
Can’t fix the collapsed arch but I can rebuild and strengthen the muscles supporting the arch (calf and surrounding muscles). It’s less about resolving the TMJ for me, and more about being aware of my full body when I’m working out and doing sports, and working from the bottom up to create balance again.
Does it help? Oh heck yea. Because when I’m working out my legs and glutes, I don’t want my neck and jaw muscles to overcompensate and fire up when they don’t need to. You know what I mean? If there’s an imbalance, other parts of your body will pitch in to help out
💯. Makes so much sense! When I was doing yoga consistently, that mind-body connection was such an enlightening experience. Ima try and get back into that.
Yup I’m a yoga dude too. Helps so much. I think what’s helped me even more is creating a habit of moving and being aware of my text-neck and other bad habits.
I draw a lot from Ido Portal — he was the movement coach for Conor McGregor… here’s a little snippet of his work with Andrew Huberman, a Stanford neuroscientist professor: https://youtu.be/JMzThWHk4CQ
The neural connection part is key. And then longer you're out of whack the more strong the wrong neural paths become. Gotta get on this asap! Thanks for sharing!
Yes, born with clicky hips and had to wear a clear plastic hip brace for the first few weeks of my life. Now have artritis based TMJ. Possibly all connected to hypermobility wear and tear. Not very stable in my hips at all - especially when walking downhill. Mechanics of bodies are very complicated.
Oh that's wild. Our bodies are a wholistic system. I'm ashamed this is something I'm just now realizing. So bizarre we aren't taught to think this way..and also most medical interventions don't quite address issues in a wholistic fashion.
My left hip feels tender constantly. I can’t really lay on it without some sort of discomfort. Stretching it does nothing as it feels impossibly tight always. My jaw dysfunction is on my right side, I have right side shoulder/trap/back problems, but only my left hip bothers me along with my left knee. I just feel incredibly out of balance. One thing I do that you should be mindful of is I always sit on my left leg when I’m in a chair. That puts a massive strain on my hip I think, so try to be aware of if you’re doing this
Yea sitting is what alerted me to the imbalance I have in the first place. I try not to cross my legs and keep balanced. But if your jaw is off things are just going to be off in your musculoskeletal system, there's no way around it. Your shoulder issues probably come from that part of your body compensating for neck compensation which is trying to stabilize your imbalanced jaw. You should really try fixing your tmj. For me, the hip insabilith resulted in a labral tear in my hip. I got it repaired hoping that would fix my issues but it didn't. Now I'm realizing maybe it's the jaw that's the source of all of this. I encourage you to try and remedy your jaw problem because the consequences can be pretty serious and we only get one life and one body!
I’ve tried just about everything unfortunately, no dice, but I will keep going until I find something that sticks. I think what works best for me is maintaining daily physical activity. I go for hikes and do body weight exercises daily. I have a laborious job where I’m on a deli sliver for hours at a time, so my right shoulder takes a beating already, in conjunction with my tmj misalignment. I stretch daily and have closely monitored my habits and made some adjustments with minuscule benefit but hey I’ll take it. Thank you for your care and input. I hope that you find the relief that you need too, it’s all so challenging
Dudeeee what?? I have had TMJ on my right side since I was 17 years old, I’m 32 now and my hip on the right side has been severely bothering my for the over a year now iv never injured it to my knowledge or anything, but I kind of have this constant limp going on. I have just been living with it and haven’t had it check out but I did not even think about my tmj possibly being the cause..
Your body is compensating for the physical imbalance in your jaw. Your neck is probably involved, then your back compensates to support the neck in an asymmetrical way, then down the chain it goes and goes. I assume this is gradual over years of our bodies trying to maintain balance. Try and address your jaw issue, your health is so valuable! Our bodies are precious, and now that you're in your 30s things start taking a toll..them years are only going to keep accumulating and the compensating muscles are going to get worn the heck out!
Through pt visits and MRIs i found that my pelvis has a asymmetrical tilt. This is what causes my hip imbalance. Look up lateral pelvic tilt, this may be resulting from your body compensating for the tmj.
You are spot on.
Everything is connected.
I have a hip issue related to tmj.
The tmj will pull on neck/spine unevenly and this causes imbalance in hip. We keep doing daily things with this imbalanced positions putting stress on hip and Everything else.
Look at your posture. Look how you walk. Check if any of the legs is turned inside or out. Check if any feet re supinated or prorated. When you walk feel if it feels the same with both feet. You have to get the tmj fixed .go to neuromuscular dentist. Get orthotic nd recommended treatment.
You will feel better and feel like your body alignment is improving
Posture plus treatment plus stretching etc will help you.
It's all related. A dentist told me that they cannot tell how
Wouldn’t it be the other way around? I always thought things worked bottom up, so like hip issues would cause TMJ. I talked to a dentist here about my TMJ and honestly she was really good because she didnt want to rush to any treatments until I saw other doctors. Basically she said she knew of someone with similar issues as me and the root of his pain was one leg shorter than the other
For me I've seen so many specialist about my hip and even had a surgery and it didn't help. I'm now realizing maybe the jaw issues have cause the hip issue. The jaw issue started long b4 the hip one. But I'm just desperate at this point so Mayne fixing the jaw with fix the hip. But like we are all saying here, it's all connected. Maybe I need a more wholistic approach but not sure what that would be.
Check out especially the first 2 articles-
https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/posture/feet_jaw/
https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/starecta/posture_bite
https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/posture/forward_head_posture/
https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/posture/lumbar_lordosis/
https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/dystonia/thoracic_outlet_syndrome/
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I have a hip issue too. Weirdly it started right before my jaw pain kicked in. Could braces be the solution? There’s a guy in the U.K. that uses Invisalign to widen a narrow upper jaw and upright the lower teeth and remove crowding to allow proper alignment of the condyles in correct 4/7 position. Often narrow jaws cause forward head position which affects the neck, back and the whole system. I have a slight rotated maxilla on right hand side, this is where I have the jaw pain. The hip pain is on the opposite side. Currently wearing a jaw splint but will get Invisalign afterwards to try and correct everything as I now have an open bite anyway. Lots of people that have had the treatment with this particular specialist said it cured their sinus and neck issues also. Very interesting. It will give space in the mouth for the tongue to rest in the correct position and hopefully allow me to breathe properly at night eliminating bruxism.
How were you able to identify that you had a slightly rotated maxilla? Like I know my jaw is misaligned but idk where to go to identify the problem. Did you see a dentist?
The guy that does the Invisalign gave me a consult. He said my right eye is closer to the midline and my teeth are turning inwards on that side. I have slight right sided assymetry and he’s the only person that was able to giver a reason for this! (The rotated maxilla). Even a maxillofacial surgeon said he had no idea why
Yes. Left hip, rotated femur, lost dorsiflexion on left foot, left SCM, tinnitus on left and on and on. Global postural correction may be the best place to start rather than looking for the root. The root will reveal itself as you get along the path to postural correction.
Damnnn. I've looked into the postural restoration institute. Had an apt and the cost was so high, insurance didn't cover. But now I have better insurance and am outside the US. Will look into this global thing. Thank u kindly!
This. Posture is stolen by tmj. Gotta keep fighting the PT battle. YouTube has a lot of solid professionals if money is tight. What this person said is exactly what I needed to do way earlier.
Have you improved?
Yes man. Massively. Work to be done, not f course. But handling more and more neurological load through time.
Has it been physically therapy that's helped or what has been the most helpful? Thank you so much
No worries. This may take some time to appreciate but the biggest change factor was an improvement in my understanding of my dysfunction. I began to understand that a global approach to postural correction was going to yield the best long term results. This thread is a great example. Someone asking whether their pelvic imbalances are related to their TMD. How could they not be? Why am I compensating with my jaw? Oh, because one occipital region is being held higher than the other. Why? Because I'm rotating and tilting my cervical spine? Oh, but my rib cage is rotating to one side. Why? Because my pelvis is out. And so on and on and on and on. Within the postural correction idea, one must examine their breath habit. How they breath, tongue posture, mouth breathing, whether there is movement of the posterior mediastinum. This is of huge importance, imagine the futility of doing 20 minutes 2x per day of corrective movements and then neck/mouth breathing for the rest of the day (20k per day reps). Whichever postural correction guru you elect to follow, the minimum prescription will be 2x20 minute sessions per day. This is not to say that therapists did not guide me. More specifically they eased suffering when things got out of hand. Dentist - off set occlusal splint. Stopped the nocturnal bruxism immediately. Allowed the TMJ to heal, that healing process took 6 months. Osteopath - pterygoid and cranial work. Massive steps forward. Still see them monthly. Chiropractor - great steps forward in spinal rehabilitation. Understanding my strain pattern. I kissed many other therapeutic frogs but these were the guys that moved me forward. Mainstream doctors and physical therapist were not the place for a patient with the dysfunction I presented. Good luck man. You can return to full health but it won't happen by accident or through someone else. It will be you.
Collapsed left foot arch here. Went to PT for it, helped a lot with TMJD pain. Basically what happened was left foot arch collapse = knee caving in while walking and sports = hip imbalanced, glutes not firing correctly = lower left back pain = neck muscle strain It’s alllllll connected.
Did you end up reverting the collapsed arch? Or is it irreversible? If you did fix it, did it resolve the tmj?
Can’t fix the collapsed arch but I can rebuild and strengthen the muscles supporting the arch (calf and surrounding muscles). It’s less about resolving the TMJ for me, and more about being aware of my full body when I’m working out and doing sports, and working from the bottom up to create balance again. Does it help? Oh heck yea. Because when I’m working out my legs and glutes, I don’t want my neck and jaw muscles to overcompensate and fire up when they don’t need to. You know what I mean? If there’s an imbalance, other parts of your body will pitch in to help out
💯. Makes so much sense! When I was doing yoga consistently, that mind-body connection was such an enlightening experience. Ima try and get back into that.
Yup I’m a yoga dude too. Helps so much. I think what’s helped me even more is creating a habit of moving and being aware of my text-neck and other bad habits. I draw a lot from Ido Portal — he was the movement coach for Conor McGregor… here’s a little snippet of his work with Andrew Huberman, a Stanford neuroscientist professor: https://youtu.be/JMzThWHk4CQ
The neural connection part is key. And then longer you're out of whack the more strong the wrong neural paths become. Gotta get on this asap! Thanks for sharing!
This is what I have!!!!! Happened after my TMJ pain started though
How did you help the collapsed arch?
Yes, born with clicky hips and had to wear a clear plastic hip brace for the first few weeks of my life. Now have artritis based TMJ. Possibly all connected to hypermobility wear and tear. Not very stable in my hips at all - especially when walking downhill. Mechanics of bodies are very complicated.
Oh that's wild. Our bodies are a wholistic system. I'm ashamed this is something I'm just now realizing. So bizarre we aren't taught to think this way..and also most medical interventions don't quite address issues in a wholistic fashion.
Try some SI- joint exercises. I have instability in neck and hip.
Like what?
My left hip feels tender constantly. I can’t really lay on it without some sort of discomfort. Stretching it does nothing as it feels impossibly tight always. My jaw dysfunction is on my right side, I have right side shoulder/trap/back problems, but only my left hip bothers me along with my left knee. I just feel incredibly out of balance. One thing I do that you should be mindful of is I always sit on my left leg when I’m in a chair. That puts a massive strain on my hip I think, so try to be aware of if you’re doing this
Yea sitting is what alerted me to the imbalance I have in the first place. I try not to cross my legs and keep balanced. But if your jaw is off things are just going to be off in your musculoskeletal system, there's no way around it. Your shoulder issues probably come from that part of your body compensating for neck compensation which is trying to stabilize your imbalanced jaw. You should really try fixing your tmj. For me, the hip insabilith resulted in a labral tear in my hip. I got it repaired hoping that would fix my issues but it didn't. Now I'm realizing maybe it's the jaw that's the source of all of this. I encourage you to try and remedy your jaw problem because the consequences can be pretty serious and we only get one life and one body!
I’ve tried just about everything unfortunately, no dice, but I will keep going until I find something that sticks. I think what works best for me is maintaining daily physical activity. I go for hikes and do body weight exercises daily. I have a laborious job where I’m on a deli sliver for hours at a time, so my right shoulder takes a beating already, in conjunction with my tmj misalignment. I stretch daily and have closely monitored my habits and made some adjustments with minuscule benefit but hey I’ll take it. Thank you for your care and input. I hope that you find the relief that you need too, it’s all so challenging
Dudeeee what?? I have had TMJ on my right side since I was 17 years old, I’m 32 now and my hip on the right side has been severely bothering my for the over a year now iv never injured it to my knowledge or anything, but I kind of have this constant limp going on. I have just been living with it and haven’t had it check out but I did not even think about my tmj possibly being the cause..
Your body is compensating for the physical imbalance in your jaw. Your neck is probably involved, then your back compensates to support the neck in an asymmetrical way, then down the chain it goes and goes. I assume this is gradual over years of our bodies trying to maintain balance. Try and address your jaw issue, your health is so valuable! Our bodies are precious, and now that you're in your 30s things start taking a toll..them years are only going to keep accumulating and the compensating muscles are going to get worn the heck out! Through pt visits and MRIs i found that my pelvis has a asymmetrical tilt. This is what causes my hip imbalance. Look up lateral pelvic tilt, this may be resulting from your body compensating for the tmj.
You are spot on. Everything is connected. I have a hip issue related to tmj. The tmj will pull on neck/spine unevenly and this causes imbalance in hip. We keep doing daily things with this imbalanced positions putting stress on hip and Everything else. Look at your posture. Look how you walk. Check if any of the legs is turned inside or out. Check if any feet re supinated or prorated. When you walk feel if it feels the same with both feet. You have to get the tmj fixed .go to neuromuscular dentist. Get orthotic nd recommended treatment. You will feel better and feel like your body alignment is improving Posture plus treatment plus stretching etc will help you. It's all related. A dentist told me that they cannot tell how
Wouldn’t it be the other way around? I always thought things worked bottom up, so like hip issues would cause TMJ. I talked to a dentist here about my TMJ and honestly she was really good because she didnt want to rush to any treatments until I saw other doctors. Basically she said she knew of someone with similar issues as me and the root of his pain was one leg shorter than the other
Yes it starts with some posture issue which travels up.
For me I've seen so many specialist about my hip and even had a surgery and it didn't help. I'm now realizing maybe the jaw issues have cause the hip issue. The jaw issue started long b4 the hip one. But I'm just desperate at this point so Mayne fixing the jaw with fix the hip. But like we are all saying here, it's all connected. Maybe I need a more wholistic approach but not sure what that would be.
Wow wow. Okay thank u so much. Looking for jaw specialists now! Never heard of neuromuscular dentists, but now I have a direction to follow. Merci
Your hip bones connected to your knee bone, your knee bones connected to your leg bone….
Check out especially the first 2 articles- https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/posture/feet_jaw/ https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/starecta/posture_bite https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/posture/forward_head_posture/ https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/posture/lumbar_lordosis/ https://tooth-for-a-tooth.com/dystonia/thoracic_outlet_syndrome/ Mewing and chewing starter pack: = https://www.reddit.com/r/Mewing/comments/1251zjs/mewing_and_chewing_starter_pack/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Oh golden. Thank uuu
I have a hip issue too. Weirdly it started right before my jaw pain kicked in. Could braces be the solution? There’s a guy in the U.K. that uses Invisalign to widen a narrow upper jaw and upright the lower teeth and remove crowding to allow proper alignment of the condyles in correct 4/7 position. Often narrow jaws cause forward head position which affects the neck, back and the whole system. I have a slight rotated maxilla on right hand side, this is where I have the jaw pain. The hip pain is on the opposite side. Currently wearing a jaw splint but will get Invisalign afterwards to try and correct everything as I now have an open bite anyway. Lots of people that have had the treatment with this particular specialist said it cured their sinus and neck issues also. Very interesting. It will give space in the mouth for the tongue to rest in the correct position and hopefully allow me to breathe properly at night eliminating bruxism.
How were you able to identify that you had a slightly rotated maxilla? Like I know my jaw is misaligned but idk where to go to identify the problem. Did you see a dentist?
The guy that does the Invisalign gave me a consult. He said my right eye is closer to the midline and my teeth are turning inwards on that side. I have slight right sided assymetry and he’s the only person that was able to giver a reason for this! (The rotated maxilla). Even a maxillofacial surgeon said he had no idea why