I'm happy to say more off-list. But just to finish out the thread. Free advice is always worth what you pay, of course. 8^) But I've mitigated nearly all of my spine problems by:
a) calisthenics, and b) a standing desk (sitting will kill you!). My calisthenics are a mix of martial arts, stretching, and "yoga-like stuff" (at least that's what friends who have some experience with yoga have told me). I also do some posture exercises. A search on youtube.com for posture, "forward hip", "forward head", etc. can yield productive results. Just be skeptical with what you find. One exercise that I've been doing since I started recovering from my childhood chiropractor/charlatan was an isometric exercise for my neck. You stand straight with your hands against your head and push, first forward, then backward, then from each side. Don't move, just push (not too hard) your head against your hand(s). So, it's 4 positions. 1) two hand heels on your forehead and push forward with your neck muscles, 2) two hands clasped behind your head (not your neck!) and push backward, 3) right hand heel above your right ear, push rightward, 4) left hand heel above your left ear, push leftward. Kinda like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kWF968uFXY But I keep my neck straight and stand while I do it. (Did I mention sitting will kill you?) If you want professional advice for your neck, I'd go to a *sports* doctor. They have all sorts of experience with weird body mechanics problems. There's also a nice build-up of evidence that yoga really works for spine problems ... though I have yet to try it. None of this applies to TMJ, though. I'm completely ignorant of it. On 10/11/2017 10:48 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: > Oh thanks glen! > THAT is very good to know. Purely For What it's worth the students I click > with as much as possible avoid using vague langauge with helping manage the > TMJ and cautionend me that chinese medicine his a little hit and mis for > sniffing out the root what's causing TMJ. Basically the person I am pretty > lucky to try is also studying to be a GP I simply don't know if that's a > new thing to the SouthWest school or not he's the 3rd person their be into > nutriction, health etc. > > > Sufficed to say I was under the mis-impression that Chriopracties might be > able to help. thank Buddha for the caitonary tale. > > > If Chriopracty(SP) is not a good idea after all. Any idea where or to get > help with from it? Just to keep the cards on the table: I tried PT several > months ago for the TechNeck and some of the TMJ. It helped some but with > only 5-6 essions it's hard to make solid progress. > > What might be the next step then? BoddyWork specialist maybe? If their is > such a thing? -- ☣ gⅼеɳ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
