TMJ - TEMPOROMANBULAR JOINT SYNDROME
TMJ - TEMPOROMANBULAR JOINT SYNDROME
Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ), this long name is simply the name of a disease that affects the joint that connects the lower part of your mouth to the upper part. It is located just in front of the middle ear. According to the American Dental Association, thirty percent of the population have some discomfort with this joint for all kind of reasons. It is considered one of the most pervasive and least understood and controversial health disorders in existence today; this condition may create back pain, leg cramps and nausea.
Because of MSM’s pain reducing, anti-inflammatory, and increased blood-supply properties, clinical experience shows that this natural nutritional supplement relieves this pain better than anything else.
It is suggested to take 6,000 to 8,000 mg of MSM daily in the form of crystals or capsules. Start with the smaller dose and increase gradually by taking the MSM dose divided in two to three portions a day until you find the exact dose that corresponds to the level of life you want to attain. Depending on your situation, one may have to take more as in severe cases, patients must take 40,000 mg daily. In my experience, if you reach doses above 8,000 mg daily, you may as well drink it all day with your daily hydration. Because MSM is known to increase energy level, try not to take it near bedtime.
The MSM therapeutic topical gel applied several times a day to the sensitive area will help relieve both the inflammation and the pain by increasing the blood flow. Dr. Jacob highly recommended using MSM both oral and topical.
Notice: Every time you use the MSM therapeutic topical gel, make sure your hands and the massaged area are clean because the MSM penetrates the skin, and one does not want to infect the skin with dirt. Also make sure that you rub the MSM gel in until your hands and the massaged area are completely dry to avoid the MSM crystals staying on top of your skin when the gel’s water evaporates. The demineralized water-based gel contains 15% MSM, which is the maximum to avoid crystallization. So, to prevent the MSM from crystallizing in the MSM gel bottle, do not forget to close the MSM gel bottle lid after use.
The book "The Miracle of MSM" reports the following testimonial:
A fifty-six-year-old teacher from Brookline, Massachusetts, could eat only baby food or very well-cooked vegetables for a year and a half because she could not chew her food without excruciating pain. This was due to one of the most severe forms of TMJ. The cushioning material in the jaw joint had deteriorated and some calcium chunks had formed. She had a ping-pong ball size protrusion in front of her left ear.
She had pain when her mouth was closed and even more when she opened it. She could not teach more than two hours a night and then went home and apply ice packs and take medication.
She saw all kind of specialist doctors, was prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs, and had acupuncture four times a week to keep working, but still in partially bearable pain.
A chiropractor told her that her case was too severe for him to be able to help.
A dental surgeon wanted to operate and try to replace the muscle tissue from the joint with muscle tissue from another part of her face. She searched for information on this procedure and like in many cases, people that had this procedure always had to have it done later. Not too encouraging!
Her acupuncturist told her about MSM. She heard that Dr. Jacob was to speak in Pennsylvania and decided to drive there with her daughter to hear about MSM.
She started using both the MSM nutritional supplement and the topical gel. After a few months, taking 40,000 mg/day, she was able to eat normally again, and the pain went down to twenty-five percent after six months. After just over a year, she was back to normal. If she forgets the MSM, the pain comes back.
Now we are talking $45/month to be pain free from one of the most severe TMJ conditions and reduced pain from any other conditions that her MSM intake helps at the same time.
One must just increase the MSM dosage to the level that will bring a pain and drug free life which should be much less than this lady takes. And use the MSM topical gel whenever some pain appears.
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