Klarinet Archive - Posting 000510.txt from 2000/10

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.us>
Subj: RE: [kl] Headaches/TMJ
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:10:56 -0400

I have quite severe TM joint problems and also notice that the problem is
much better when I am playing. But I like to rest my tongue on the top of
my mouth to help relax my jaw. Funny how different things work for different
people.

Nancy

Nancy E. Buckman, Technical Assistant
School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, Maryland 21012 USA
nebuckman@-----.us

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Leupold [SMTP:leupold_1@-----.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 9:00 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Headaches/TMJ
>
> --- Bob Shaw <theshaws@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > I experience the same symptoms, but they seem to lessen when I play
> > my clarinet. Wierd, huh?
>
> Oh, I don't know if it's so weird. Playing clarinet can have some
> positive psycho-somatic effects on a person. Maybe practicing re-
> laxes you a little, allowing the dilated blood vessels in your skull
> to return to normal. Who can say? Don't ask why! :-)
>
> A malady for which clarinet playing has proven to be a definite ben-
> efit for me is TMJ. The act of maintaining the jaw in a relaxed but
> open position has the effect of relaxing the muscular tension that
> causes my TMJ to flare up in the first place. I now simulate that
> effect by dropping my jaw a little and laying my tongue along the
> floor of my mouth when I feel tension arise in my jaw, wherever I
> happen to be. This seems to stem the stiffness and pain associated
> with the syndrome. 'Anybody else discover this helpful side-effect?
>
> -- Neil
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