"I came to Michael for my TMJ pain. Within just a few sessions I experienced a great deal of relief from the muscle strain in my neck, jaw and shoulders. Michael's gentle cranial sacral and visceral manipulation adjustments continue to improve my over all health at each visit with little or no discomfort in the process."
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Michael uses gentle assessments and hands-on therapies to help people heal TMJ dysfunction. It is Michael's experience that when you treat the entire body it can quickly heal. Michael uses advanced osteopathic therapies to treat nerves, arteries, facet joints in the spine, cranial bones and membranes as a way to balance the TMJ and get to the source of the physical restrictions affecting the TMJ. The good news is that people respond very well to the gentle, hands-on therapy and treatment plans that Michael Hahn offers. Most people see significant improvement during the first one to five treatments with Michael.

Stress to the TMJ is usually due to strains within the entire body. Often physical trauma such as whiplash and hard impacts can limit the proper functioning of the body's tissues. A physical injury can often be enough to set-up strains and cause TMJ dysfunction. Nerves, arteries, ligaments, and tissues surrounding the spinal cord in the area of the neck and the entire body often are major contributors to TMJ dysfunction. Other times the architecture of the mandible and the temporal bones that make up the joint can cause challenges with its functioning. Stress takes many shapes and forms and when some of the issues above are combined with emotional stress TMJ dysfunction often results.

Michael takes a thorough evaluation to help gain insight into the possible and unique causes at play for each person's TMJ dysfunction. He clearly communicates his treatment plan and welcomes your feedback and input during the process. Treatment will include assessments and gentle manipulations to restore proper function to the tissues of your body. Michael will assist you in looking at any outside factors contributing to the TMJ issue such as; how you align and use your body, how to gain resources to manage emotional stress and how to physically support your work with him through the use of a stretching and strengthening routine.