Rosetta Chiropractic

Tag: jaw pain

  • Symptom of the Week: Neuralgia

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    Neuralgia is a sharp, shocking pain that follows the path of a nerve and is due to irritation or damage to the nerve. Trigeminal Neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve which causes episodes of intense, stabbing, electric shock-like pain in the areas of the face where the branches of the…

  • Symptom of the Week: TMJ Syndrome/Jaw Pain

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    The Temporomandibular Joint If you place your fingers in front of either ear and open your jaw, you’ll feel changing shapes beneath your fingers. You are feeling the joint where the temporal bone of your skull attaches to your mandible (jaw)-the joint that is called the temporomandibular joint or TMJ. This fascinating joint connects your…