Physical Therapy Blog Articles — Lake Washington Physical Therapy

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Kamy Brandt, PT, DPT

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TMJ Pain

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TMJ Pain

It is estimated that up to 25% of the population suffers from pain in the jaw at some point in their lives. (1) This pain is commonly referred to as TMJ or TMD, acronyms that stand for Temporomandibular Joint or Temporomandibular Dysfunction respectively. This can manifest in jaw or face pain with eating, talking, and singing, painful clicking/popping, restricted range of motion when opening or closing the jaw or resting muscular pain in the jaw. (1) If any of these listed symptoms apply to you, seeking physical therapy may help.

The temporomandibular joints are made up of your mandibular bone and the temporal bone of your skull. The joints include surrounding ligaments that help to control and support jaw motion as well as a disc which acts as a cushion for the joint.


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Scoliosis Treatment

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Scoliosis Treatment

Adolescent Scoliosis

In the United States, adolescent scoliosis was aggressively screened in primary & secondary educational institutions then subsequently over-diagnosed due to the relatively high general population prevalence of 0.47% - 5.2%. The presence of scoliosis does not always necessitate professional intervention, in fact only 10% of scoliotic curves require medical intervention. Additionally, Schroth method certification is the gold standard for physiotherapy-specific scoliosis exercise (PSSE), and clinicians with Schroth background are not always readily available.