Tempromandibular Joint Pain and the Morton’s Toe
HOW A MORTON’S TOE CAN MAKE YOUR TEETH HURT
Temporomandibular Joint Pain (TMJ) is a painful muscular condition affecting the jaw, which in turn can affect the teeth, neck, eyes and ears, and it can even cause headaches. TMJ is a form of Myofascial Pain that can be caused by a Morton’s Toe.
In Vol. 1 of their book Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: the Trigger Point Manual, Doctors Travell and Simons stated that because of Morton’s Toe, sometimes the muscles of the lower leg can work against the head and neck muscles, resulting in restrictions of the movement of the head and neck muscles. It is this problem that can cause Temporomandibular Joint Pain. Treating the Morton’s Toe can decrease this problem by as much as 30 percent. Once the affected Trigger Points are inactivated, the jaw muscles can relax, with the end result that there is a marked increase in these muscles opening at once. Along the way, your teeth can stop hurting because the muscle spasms causing your pain are gone.
PAINFUL PLACES ON THE HEAD CAUSED BY TMJ”
