Resolution of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) by correcting a lateral head translation posture following previous failed traditional chiropractic therapy: a CBP® case report.
Jason O Jaeger, Paul A Oakley, Robert R Moore and 2 others
PMID 29410576WHAT IT FOUND
A 24-year-old woman with jaw pain and clicking reported her jaw pain was essentially gone after 36 chiropractic treatments combining exercises, adjustments, and traction to correct head posture.
Because multiple techniques were used together, it is impossible to know which part helped.
Key findings
01After 36 treatments, the patient reported her jaw pain was essentially gone and scored 2% on the neck disability index.
02The treatment combined corrective exercises, spinal manipulative therapy, and traction, so the effect of any single component cannot be separated.
03Radiographic analysis showed the right head translation reduced from 19 mm to 1.3 mm, and the dentist confirmed the TMJ vibration pattern became normal.
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What it does not show
This is a single case report, so it describes what happened to one person and cannot prove the treatment works. There was no long-term follow-up to see if the jaw pain stayed away. The patient received exercises, adjustments, and traction at the same time, so it is impossible to tell which part of the treatment caused the improvement. The authors have financial ties to the treatment method they are promoting.
Declared interests
One author is paid by the non-profit that owns the treatment method for writing the manuscript. Another author teaches the methods used and sells products related to them.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume correcting head posture alone resolved the jaw pain. The patient received exercises, spinal manipulative therapy, and traction together, and the authors state that the contribution of any single component cannot be separated.