by Michael Karegeannes | Mar 1, 2016 | Chronic Pain
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) historic 2011 report, Relieving Pain in America, documented the profound cumulative impact of chronic pain on our nation. Findings indicated that four in ten American adults live with chronic pain disorders, with annual costs exceeding... 
by Michael Karegeannes | Nov 25, 2015 | TMJ
This post was originally published at TreatingTMJ.com Four concepts to encourage healing of musculoskeletal pain include: Reduce Strain Relaxation Posture Stretching Apply moist heat or cold, and massage tender muscle and joints Heat or ice applications used up to... 
by Michael Karegeannes | Nov 24, 2015 | TMJ
This post was originally published at TreatingTMJ.com One of the most common complaints I hear from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) patients is that their jaw will “pop” or “click”. In many cases, the popping or clicking is harmless, painless and does not impair... 
by Michael Karegeannes | Apr 30, 2015 | TMJ
This post was originally published at TreatingTMJ.com So what exactly is TMJ hypermobility? Well hypermobility is characterized by early and/or excessive forward gliding (translating) of one or both TMJs. This excessive forward gliding results in laxity of the... 
by Michael Karegeannes | Mar 5, 2015 | TMJ
This post was originally published at TreatingTMJ.com Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), Fothergill’s Disease or “Tic douloureux” is characterized by sudden attacks of severe, sharp, stabbing, electric shock like pain affecting one side of face mainly along the second and...