CAN ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MRDICINE TREAT TMJ?
Yes, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture most definitely can treat TMJ. Not only can acupuncture typically relieve the pain, tension, and discomfort of TMJ within a matter of minutes, we can also help you to understand the disease mechanism that lead to this disorder and what you yourself can do about them. This may mean relaxation and stress reduction, but it may also mean modification in one’s diet. There are 10 different patterns in Chinese Medicine corresponding to TMJ. The beauty of Chinese Medicine is that it takes the whole patient into account and prescribes a treatment plan that brings the entire person back to a sense of vibrant and dynamic balance. For instance, most womenÃs TMJ involves a yin-blood vacuity failing to nourish the sinews (or muscles) of the jaw. In this case, proper diet is extremely important as well as supplementation with Chinese herbs which nourish the blood. Whereas, in other patients, it may be heart-stomach fire exuberance causing the problem. In that cas
