Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Taking Control of Tmj: Your Total Wellness Program for Recovering from Tempromandibular Joint Pain, Whiplash, Fibromyalgia, and Related Disorders by Robert O. Uppgaard DDS ISBN: 1-57224-126-8 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Uppgaard's "Taking Control of TMJ" was a revelation for me.
Comment: He accurately described and diagnosed the cause of the muscle pain I had been experiencing for over a year. The techniques and knowledge I have gained from reading his book have been a tremendous help and will continue to be so in the future. Thank you Dr. Upggaard!
Rating: 4
Summary: This book helped me reduce TMJ Pain
Comment: In his book, Dr. Uppgaard gives many suggestions for treating your own TMJ pain. I have been trying several of his suggestions and have experienced a great reduction in TMJ-related jaw, neck, and shoulder pain. I am so grateful that someone wrote a book on this, since my dentist and physician had few helpful suggestions for me. Thanks Dr. Uppgaard!
Rating: 5
Summary: "Do it Yourself" help for the desperate
Comment: I had never heard of TMJ until late February 04.
After years of predictable middle America life, things went crazy for me in 2003. Both my parents died after long painful illnesses (where I was the care giver), my company hired a hatchet man to reduce costs, and he outsourced all our jobs to India (George Bush thinks this is a good thing? That shows how out of touch he is with the actual working class in this country!), my daughter was in a car accident, my husband needed knee surgery, and my dog died! (I know that in retrospect, it all starts to make me want to laugh, just the sheer negativity of it all). Evidently, I began clenching and grinding my teeth, so my dentist gave me a mouth guard.
Ironically, this CAUSED TMJ symptoms! A week after using the mouth guard, my jaw began to pop. To her credit, my dentist determined this was caused by an improperly designed mouth guard so we agreed I would stop using it. However, symptoms escalated (even without the mouth guard) to jaw pain, popping and tension that did not allow me to eat anything more solid than oatmeal!
I could only open my mouth the width of 1 finger.
My local doctor knew nothing about TMJ. At this point, my dentist also washed her hands of the situation and said she referred such cases to a specialist. The problem for me is that I was in transition, moving from one part of the USA to another area almost 1000 miles away. I did not have time to establish a relationship with a TMJ specialist in my old neighborhood. I felt totally on my own! As those with TMJ know, 1 day can seem like an eternity in such a case.
So what does the modern person do in such cases? If they are like me, they surf the internet for help! I came to Amazon.com and searched for books on TMJ, and found this book. Upon receipt, I read the doctor's holistic approach (including general body muscle releasing exercises, e.g., I am doing Yoga each day via a video tape by Peggy Cappy). Perhaps more importantly, I did the deceptively simple exercises at least twice a day, and made part of my ongoing life his directive on letting the tongue help me establish a new habit to break the clenching/grinding insanity that probably precipitated TMJ.
Results? I still have to be wary of not abusing my jaw. I no longer eat nuts, hard pretzyls, hard candies, or even steak. However, I am able to eat normal food again without experiencing pain or popping. I can open my mouth up to 3 fingers in width (which the doctor considers the norm). I do the doctor's exercises every single day, even if my jaw feels normal. I apply a heat pad 2 times a day. I am more conscious of my body's stress reactions, e.g., on days when a part of me is frightened or tense (now living in a totally new city with a new climate), I know I must be more kind to my jaw and not over tax it.
Will I have to live with TMJ forever? Perhaps...but what I hope to achieve is a benign relationship. Right now most of the symptoms are gone, and so our relationship consists of me continuing with the preventive exercises in the doctor's book and being aware of my stress level and what I am sticking in my mouth!
Bye the book. You cannot fail for the price.
 |
Title: Tmj: The Jaw Connection : The Overlooked Diagnosis : A Self-Care Guide to Diagnosing and Managing This Hidden Ailment by Greg Goddard ISBN: 0943358353 Publisher: Aurora Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
 |
Title: The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief by Clair Davies ISBN: 1572242507 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
 |
Title: Tmj: The Self Help Program by John J. Taddey ISBN: 0962554030 Publisher: Surrey Park Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
 |
Title: Relief of Pain from Headaches and TMJ by Paula MacKowiak ISBN: 0962550825 Publisher: Solomon Books, Incorporated Pub. Date: 01 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
 |
Title: TMJ: Its Many Faces by Wesley E. Shankland ISBN: 1890018236 Publisher: Anadem Publishing Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $19.50 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
