Conditions We Treat
TMJ Treatment in Silverdale, WA
Clicking, clenching, and jaw pain, treated through the joint and the neck that feeds it.
The jaw joint never gets a day off
The temporomandibular joint works every time you chew, speak, yawn, or swallow, thousands of cycles a day. When it is unhappy, you know: clicking or popping, aching in front of the ear, morning jaw fatigue from overnight clenching, headaches at the temples, even a jaw that occasionally catches or locks.
The jaw rarely suffers alone. The muscles that move it share wiring and posture with the upper neck, and a head that sits forward all day preloads both systems. That is why jaw treatment that ignores the neck so often plateaus, and why a chiropractor with a gentle touch has something real to offer alongside your dentist.
How Dr. Siegel treats TMJ
- An exam of the jaw, its musculature, and the cervical spine together
- Gentle work on the jaw muscles that clenching abuses
- Upper cervical adjusting where neck dysfunction feeds the pattern
- Cold laser over the joint to calm inflammation
- Coordination with your dentist on guards and bite factors
Unclench, finally
If your jaw pops, aches, or wakes up tired, come find out how much of it lives in your neck.