Your jaw is a set of bones that holds your teeth. It consists of two main parts. The upper part is the maxilla. It doesn’t move. The moveable lower part is called the mandible. You move it when you talk or chew. The two halves of the mandible meet at your chin. The joint where the mandible meets your skull is the temporomandibular joint.
JAW PROBLEMS INCLUDE
• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
• Osteonecrosis,which happens when your bones lose their blood supply
• Cancers,
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your jaw to the side of your head. When it works well, it enables you to talk, chew, and yawn. For people with TMJ dysfunction, problems with the joint and muscles around it may cause
• Pain that travels through the face, jaw, or neck
• Stiff jaw muscles
• Limited movement or locking of the jaw
• Painful clicking or popping in the jaw
A change in the way the upper and lower teeth fit together
ACUPRESSURE
• Jaw twisting, jaw vibration,
• Oil Massage from outside on the joint
• Udid dal flour paste, cook and apply as a plaster on the jaw joint from outside.
HEEL PAIN
Acupressure treatment:
• Middle finger of the same foot press for 15-20 seconds.
• Hot pot cold.
• Brain meridian, sciatica nerve, sciatica band.
SHOULDER PAIN
Shoulder pain includes any pain that arises in or around your shoulder. Shoulder pain may originate in the joint itself, or from any of the many surrounding muscles, ligaments or tendons. Shoulder pain usually worsens with activities or movement of your arm or shoulder.
Certain disease and condition affecting structure in your chest or abdomen, such as heart disease or gallbladder disease, also may cause shoulder pain. Shoulder pain that arises from some other structure is called “referred pain.” Referred shoulder pain usually doesn’t worsen when you move your shoulder.
SELF – CARE
To relieve minor shoulder pain you might try.
• Rest – Avoid using your shoulder in ways that cause or worsen pain.
• Ice – Apply an ice packs to your painful shoulder for 15 to 20 minutes a few times each day.
ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT
• Towel twist.
• Shoulder reflex pts, local pts.
• Shoulder exercise, bucket 1, 2, 3. Bottle fomentation.
