This practical, evidence-informed seminar provides chiropractors with a structured approach to assessing and managing temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). TMD presentations may include jaw pain, clicking, headaches, cervical discomfort, altered chewing, and functional jaw restriction.
Participants will develop clinical reasoning skills for TMJ differential assessment, functional movement analysis, palpation, auscultation, cranial nerve screening, and cervical/postural evaluation. The hands-on component includes TMJ and masticatory-muscle palpation, soft-tissue and myofascial approaches, cranial and upper-cervical considerations, and neuromuscular re-education strategies.
Topics include:
TMJ anatomy, biomechanics, pathology, and evidence-based clinical decision-making
TMJ-focused history taking, range-of-motion testing, deviation patterns, palpation, and joint sounds
Assessment of the masseter, temporalis, pterygoids, digastric muscles, cranial nerves, cervical spine, and posture
Discussion of chiropractic adjustments, cranial releases, myofascial and trigger-point techniques, stabilization exercises, and adjunctive care options
**Please bring benches with you where possible**
DATE CHANGE from 7th November now on Saturday 30th January!!