Tmj Healing Plan: Ten Steps to Relieving Headaches, Neck Pain, and Jaw Disorders (Positive Options for Health)

This book helped me very much as it gives the TMJ sufferer a very deep, almost scientific understanding of how the symptoms came about and how they can also be made better. The book is great in teaching you how to chew, breathe, swallow, sit at a desk, stand, sleep and all the other activities we spend most of our day doing and therefore adapting these habits is essential for improvement of TMJ. If you are experiencing quite strong pain, however, I would definitely recommend pairing this with seeing a medical professional regularly as well as deep tissue massage of neck and upper back. Also try some self-massage tools every evening for a few minutes followed by applying heat to relax the muscle afterwards.

This book really helped me to understand TMJ disorder and to put into practice various massage techniques and exercises which really relieved my TMJ related pain and headaches. Part of the problem with TMJ is not really knowing what you can do to help yourself and overcome chronic pain and discomfort. Cynthia Peterson explains what can be done in a simple, straightforward way and even the chapters on anatomy were easy to follow. After 4 weeks of following her advice, my TMJ disorder has notably improved and I feel empowered by the knowledge which the book provided about this condition.

This is an incredibly helpful book. It's written in a positive and motivating way ... and even the simple reminder of where your tongue should sit in your mouth has made a HUGE difference to my condition. I believe in a holistic approach to medical conditions ... and it is important to have positive energy feeding your mind. I'll take this moment to suggest that anyone with this condition is careful when joining any Facebook and/or chatroom groups ... I joined one and it was the most negative experience of my life ... I compare it to the dementors in Harry Potter as the users/contributors appear to want to suck every happiness and positive energy out of you. Where this book gets it right is that it is realistic, positive, and written in a friendly and simple way. Whilst typing this I'm aware of my posture, my tongue, and that I'm not scrunching my shoulders up ... hopefully by continuing to follow the guidance set out in this book I'll continue to manage the condition successfully.

Having suffered from TMJ pain for a number of years and trying anti inflammatory tablets and night guards that only provided temporary relief this book is so helpful. I did not realise that the way I slept and the pillow I used could aggravate my joints and I am already finding that my jaw pain and headaches have nearly disappeared. I would recommend this book as the advice is invaluable.

This book was very informative :) Quite interesting and relevant, important for people with TMJ to investigate all avenues and be informed of everything about their condition as it's a very upsetting unsettling illness, good luck everyone :)

After over 2 years of chronic head and jaw pain, three different anti-depressants, 5 consultants, £500 spent on 'I can really help you private therapists' at last I found the answers I need in order to get back my quality of life. Time and commitment is needed to read, understand, and work out your own treatment plan and then to stick to it. I have needed to make fundamental changes to what I eat, how I sit, stand, and sleep and to work out a routine of exercises but after only 4 weeks the improvement has been massive. If I get a bad day I can problem solve and try to reduce the trigger which has caused the increased pain. Why isn't help like this available on the NHS? This book is not for you if you just want to pop a pill to make the pain go away but for me it has enabled me to take control of the pain I have been suffering and do something about it. Absolutely invaluable.

What a book. After a visit to our dentist who explained I had TMJ I had to come home & explore more - when I found this book on Amazon. After reading almost all the reviews I went ahead & purchased it. I am very glad I did. I suffer from frozen shoulders on both sides & what I hadn't realised was the way we hold our heads & the bite of our teeth etc can contribute to nearly all problems with muscles & tendons in the facial & neck areas. I haven't put the book down yet & I am still finding new things on each page on what to do or not do, I would too recommend this book very highly.

Wow! Amazing book. So much information. I am focussing on one thing at a time. Already seeing positive results

Excellent and very thorough resource. The best and most comprehensive information that I have found on TMJ/TMD. The ten steps are extremely useful, practical and can be immediately applied by anyone suffering the debilitating effects of this often misunderstood disorder.

This is the third self help TMJ book I've purchased, it is by far the most in depth and helpful of any I've read to date. Suffering from chronic jaw and neck pain for over 5 years this book quickly pointed out some habits I was doing that continued to aggravate my condition. It's a wonder (and disappointment) that none of the 4 PT's I've seen during this period had the information that's in this book. If they had, I would have saved lots of money and been on the road to recovery much sooner. I will no doubt give a copy to the one I'm seeing now! What I like about this book is that it very specifically addresses bad habits that can promote these ailments and the correlating correct habits that can prevent them. As I went thru it I very much see why the author does her one hour office evaluation prior to treatment. As I self diagnosed my bad habits through this book it was eye opening to see that changing a few things that before seemed non-related (such as sleep position) could in fact dramatically affect these conditions. Doing physical therapy for one hour a day will not correct the bad habits that may persist for the other 23! I cannot thank the author enough for her efforts to publish this book. I hope it is widely read by suffers and clinicians who are trying to help those in pain suffering from this condition.

I have had major TMJ symptoms for many many years and have been labeled as a very bad case by many practitioners. This book helped my more than any practitioner to date because it helped me help myself and understand why symptoms build to an acute state. Am so thankful to have found it!

I don't now what to say... Some time i feel good some time.. It hurt the same... So 😔 but this book....contain each and every topic.. And way how to cure it

amazing book. Great /easy solutions. went to see sooo many specialists to try to find solutions to my TMJ pain; tis book helped me the most !