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Jaw pain – Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and physiotherapy
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Jaw pain – Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and physiotherapy

Jaw pain

Jaw pain – Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and physiotherapy

Many people have jaw pain, also called TMJ pain, and/or clicking but they often don't know where to turn for help in alleviating it. Many physiotherapists do not have adequate training in dealing with jaw pain and a multidisciplinary approach is needed to deal with possible structural problems in the teeth or jaw (orthodontist and [...]

By Nicholas Evans|2017-04-10T21:20:26+01:00February 24th, 2017|Jaw pain|Comments Off

Physiotherapy or steroid for shoulder pain
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Physiotherapy or steroid for shoulder pain

Shoulder pain

Physiotherapy or steroid for shoulder pain

In a study of physiotherapy versus steroid injection in over one hundred adults with shoulder rotator cuff problems, shoulder bursitis or shoulder tendinitis, both groups showed significant improvement. However, the steroid group needed more follow up appointments with their doctor over the following year compared to the physiotherapy group. Additionally, around 20% of both groups [...]