This is the kind of perspective that can only come from having personal experience with it. Most doctors would NEVER be able to begin to imagine all that is going on. Most would just say "well, your X rays look fine, your MRI didn't show anything, but we'll send you to PT where they will have you do condescending exercises that hurt you more/flare up your symptoms and then the doc will offer you gabapentin and you owe us thousands of dollars. Fantastic!
They may know, but they have to care enough to want to find the problem and from my experience most don't. That's why these videos are valuable. It allows people like me to attempt to treat themselves. I have jaw , shoulder and hip issues on the left side and for some reason none of the professionals I've seen over the last 20 years can see their connected? Alcohol and drugs helped for years, now I stretch for 20min to an hour a day and that helps
Ever since orthodontic treatment at an early age, I remember telling my dentist and parents that I had lost my bite on the right side after treatment but no one took me seriously because nothing ever showed up on my dental exams. But hey, at least my teeth were straight... Years passed and I progressively began to lose ranges of motion on my right side eventually losing the ability to produce force up and down the chain on my right; It's hard to quantify but it's easily more than 50% of my strength. It started with my right jaw, then my right shoulder, my right ankle came next, and then my hip and spine. I've spent thousands of dollars on chiros, PTs, acupuncturists, podiatrists, etc. all to no avail. Intuitively my mind and body would always come back to my jaw - I just knew it was all connected and that my jaw must also be taken into consideration but it never was and nothing every helped. After years of seeking help and finding none, I stopped seeking altogether. Fast forward 10+ years and I'm a completely different person. I'm unreasonably anxious and scared at times which is really weird. I can't seem to put on weight no matter how hard I try. I've become a very light sleeper and developed food sensitivities which makes rest and digest hard to come by. I suppose this is the body in a chronic sympathetic state. Your videos are the first I've seen to connect the jaw with everything else just as I've always believed. Thank you for the video and thank you for your time 🙏
I know exactly what you're talking about. When you reach a critical state in this process, your body will take over and start complex readjustments and rewiring, if you allow it to. Pay attention and stay connected
@@whatsmyageagain1000 nice! what kind of splint is it? Neuromuscular? And also do you plan on wearing it forever or you will have orthodontics to match your bite with the splint "shape" permanently? Thanks!
Biggest indicator I find in most people is the shoulder wing, the upper traps become chronically tight, and the back neck muscles become dysfunctional.
RUclips send me here because my daughter is 11 and „needs“ orthodontic treatment. I trusted my gut and said No. I found a specialist and have an appointment soon. Thank you. So valuable
Finalllyyy!! Someone is talking about this. This is how i've been intuitevely interpreting my issue but unfortunately 11 years and i still haven't found one doctor or therapist that understood this. We need more people like you! You made my day. Looking forward to watch all your videos and book an online consultation if this is an option. Please keep going ❤
Thank you ❤ I had Adult Orthodontics in my 40s, causing me over 100 musculoskeletal symptoms & injuries (many serious) including pelvic tilt, degeneration of joints, torn knee meniscus etc. Orthodontics is dangerous. How is the industry getting away with this scandal!
I'm in disbelief because I have been suffering for a good many years from severe postural issues that ultimately caused to to attempt suicide and I have never heard anyone discuss these problems in the depth I understand it now from my own problems. Without telling the full story (it is a very long story) I fell and bumped my chin hard when I was a young kid, then grew up with jaw problems (like cracking in the TMJ) and postural problems (very tight hip flexors & hamstrings, forward head posture, kyphosis, etc). This all then got infinitely worse when I had surgery to repair a ruptured ACL, and then my postural problems got so bad I could feel my body moving out of position all the time. It's incredibly psychologically and physically distressing, and since no medical professionals could find the issue I got diagnosed with psychiatric conditions. During all this time I had lost a significant amount of height from my body being so misaligned and looking nothing like I did before. I gathered my own information from trial and error that it was a large issue with my jaw mostly, but I couldn't fix it myself and suffered for 13 years with this condition. 2 years ago I jumped from 5 stories in an attempt to end my life, but survived, only to have broken my jaw and bones in my face, femur, dislocating my right elbow, and I spent around 2 1/2 months strapped down to a hospital bed in a dissociative state. My body is now an even bigger wreck than it was before, but I've managed to make it better (but it's still pretty bad). When it's at it's absolute worst I actually cannot physically breathe (I feel like I'm literally suffocating inside my body), and any small motion has the chance to make things "move out of place" quite easily. I look so physically strange now that I get so many stares when I go outdoors, so I avoid going outside at all costs! I'm better both physically and psychologically now, but it's still extremely difficult to deal with, made even worse by the fact that virtually nobody else fully understands physically what I'm going through. I thought there wasn't anyone who understood the body to this extent like what I have suffered through, so I'm definitely going to check more of your content out, and maybe there might actually be hope for me to finally get help after decades of living in this absolute nightmarish hell.
I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. My mind went to some very dark places when my body was at its worst. If you are in the US, I recommend finding a Postural Restoration Institute certified PT to help you. They can be found on the website.
I also attempted suicide because the suffering... A no one seems to understand... Not even my parents or the doctors... Fuck em all, unless they had the same pain, they will never understand. I have always been critisized for beign lazy, for not doing anything... They don't know how such condition devours your body and mind....
Holy shit. I feel the EXACT same way as you. I have been suffering from these issues for years that has caused me to become very depressed and this is the first vdieo out of probably 500+ videos I've seen that actually nails what I have. And just like you I also tore my ACL and needed ACL surgery which caused my posture to become bad in the first place.
This is exactly what happened to me. Prior to watching Neal's content, I would have looked at the pelvis only. Priceless information, as always. PRI is really fascinating if you dig deep. Thank you Neal.
This resonates deeply. I‘m a long time follower of yours, and after consulting with Staff from the Hruska Clinic themselves and seriously considering flying over to Nebraska, I found an airway-centered dentist one block away from me in Vienna. I have my braces on for a week now, hopefully things will change (at last). Thank you for all your videos, they made sense to me when nothing else did.
Just wanted to leave a big THANK YOU for your videos. Been working on my body alignement for years now, and am happy to say that your informative videos help me gain new ground with great results. Kari
I’ve been saying this for years, orthondics is causing a lot of this by reinforcing jaw misalignment, which for some ppl is very extreme. It’s a conundrum because orthodontists removed 14 permanent teeth from my mouth in 1970 . This lasted 5 years before everything was removed, bands braces etc..that’s just mideavel. I feel like they should concentrate on a compromise where you look fine but not perfect. Depending on the severity looking perfect isn’t worth all the damage , and pain . It is not corrective except in appearance for most people
So interesting. I have a crooked jaw as well and my pelvis a little tilted up from the right. I really wish I hadnt been so innactive during my teens playing videogames. I believe all those hours of bad posture, and lack of physical activity weakened me and caused these imbalances. At 29 I am mewing and trying to be the healthiest I can be. I feel feel better than ever. But there is still more to fix
I had many instability issues, and most were fixed by eating the proper amount of protein for the weight I wanted to be at as well as doing the following lifts. Rear deltoid fly (machine), inclined bench (30 degrees or less) with dumbbells and going very deep to past the chest for the 'hunch' up top. Pull up hangs once able to do without pain is also great but not easily done at the start. Lower body wise, bulgarian split squats (start on the weaker side and do the same reps for the 'stronger' side to even out), hip thrusts, farmers walks (1/4 bodyweight of dumbbells in each hand and slowly walk heel to toe with straight back and looking straight) and squats all helped to correct me from 'gamer hunch' to shoulders nice and back straight as well as walking smooth.
@@marcellosartor9085 idk tf u talking about I'm not using my nasal steroids or antihistamines anymore because mewing has opened up my nose so much. I stopped needing medication to breathe thru my nose easily and forgot about it.
This is gold. I fogured these things out on my own which was a hard process.. but you gave me more clarity and put it in medical phrases i can search for.. so it thank you for that
I had a pelvic tilt and scoliosis since I was a teenager , I fixed my TMJ/TMD when I was 29 and 2 years later everything is almost back in line, crazy!!!!
@@owenevans3703 Jaw surgery or braces ,it depends how bad your case is.Mine was 90% fixed with with just braces at Alpan orthodontics in LA because he specializes in those cases.
My left leg is 9mm shorter than right - which, until it was found, caused me immense pain and misery over the years. My whole left side below the glute is extremely weak and underdeveloped compared to the right. A few years of using a heel lift on left side combined with strengthening and stretching (mostly the right side) has been life changing. I can do regular basic things that most people take for granted :)
I started working out and strenghtening my whole body made it looser and my tilt not as bad as muscles on the shorter leg’s side arent as tense anymore. Start exercises if you havent yet
Fascinating… I have a major jaw issue and I’ve been so focused on my hip and it makes so much sense. The jaw issue has become way more prominent and causing more issues from the top down but never realized the connection
I'm only 19 years old and live my daily life in pain. Recently, I found out I have a displaced disk in my jaw, as well as bone overgrowth, an undeveloped jaw, and narrow tongue space. I also have extremely, extremely tight SCMs to the point that they restrict my talking, chewing, swallowing, and even breathing. I also have tight scalene muscles, and recently I've developed lower back pain. All of this pain is mostly on the left side, and in the mirror I notice that my head leanes left and my whole body has a tendency to fall left. When I walk, I almost always have a tendency to fall over left. My whole life is a mess because of this. I'm only a teenager.
yo i have this is exact same problems everyday with the same symptoms? did u hit the left side of ur jaw on anything bcuz that what i did to cause all my symptoms
@@mikeoxlong4506 Ah my TMJ doctor thinks I hit my jaw when I was a little kid, which caused it to develop poorly. That, and yep, I was in a car accident where my right jaw hit the airbag which he thinks made it worst.
@@ahadmdabdul I do have photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light) and major eye pain. I consider them a part of my headache symptoms, hence why I require accommodations at school to test in dark rooms. I didn't bring up any of my ocular pain, so I'm very curious how you concluded that? And what sort of vision problem might you suspect?
Thank you for the information you've been putting out about postural restoration. This have been life chaning for me. I can now breath again after 4 years of not knowing whats going on with my body. You doing gods work!
Absolutely great stuff! I'm a massage therapist and am always telling people how their muscles are interconnected, so sometimes I may have to work a different area of their body before I even touch the one they want.
This is EXCELLENT information! I have been going from the bottom up trying to find the source of my misalignment. I was told pelvis but I see my left shoulder is forward when I walk. I never realized how complicated it can get. Thank you for the video!
hey Neal - I have a birth defect & only about 15% vision in my right eye (I basically just see light and dark with a tiny bit of colour). now that I've been watching your videos I keep wondering what effect that might have on my postural issues. the body is so fascinating! thanks for all your work!
Oh, so appreciative of this & your videos. With an inner standing of how we r connected internally, boosts my perception & awareness, able to change long help movement patterns. Consequently, feels safer, more confident.
I finally have a clear explanation for my secondary illnesses and physical dysfunctions. A shorter right femur causes my musculoskeletal injuries. Well, I had three root canals on the same molar because of severe CJD and toothache on the opposite side of the jaw. And as a former dental assistant for 20 years, I know the midline offset is logical. I believe in your factual theory, research, and discovery. God Bless you. 🙏
I have swallowing problems. My myofascial LMT identified tightness in my jaw, but not a tilt. Good information about the right diaphragm. The RUclips algorithm sent me to you😊.
You are greatly appreciated. You confirmed my general understanding of the issue with with your comprehensive outlook. TMJ vs upper cervical instability... was wondering which one came first and I have a better idea now. Thank you big man!!
i have just the pelvic asymmetry you describe here and had TMJ dysfunction with severe pain for many years, on one side. I've been doing what I guess is now called somatic meditation for about 10 years and the TMJ problems have gone, but I still feel and explore the asymmetry in my body - the Yogis have a lot of knowledge on the two sides.
Orthodontia started in 3rd Grade. Headgear, braces. TMJ started in freshman year of high school. Pelvic problems in junior year. I’m now over 40. Three major surgeries in head and neck. Constant left anterior hip pain, constant right SI pain. You describe me here.
This is amazing discovery i have the exact same issue i. have a left TMJ and blocked airway due to childhood injury and lateral pelvic tilt at the right side. Thank you.
Your videos are so great and just the information I needed to hear! Since my injury I have had all these docs that look at the body one part at a time. It is so refreshing to learn and affirm the system as a whole. Doctors should be learning this stuff before they can practice. The mechanics of the head to toe makes sense to me! Thanks so much for the info!
Hey Neal, I am a chiropractic student. I came across your channel a week ago and I have to say I am really* enjoying the videos. You have inspired me to one day complete the PRI courses in the near future sometime ! Take care, looking forward to your future videos man!
I have been dealing with TMD for over 10 years. Have gone to Chiropractors, Dentists, Massage Therapists. Never heard the relationship between TMD, diaphragm, and pelvis. I have issues with all 3. Makes complete sense.
Very interesting. My right hip is in front of my left hip and my whole spine has rotated. I started getting terrible balance, to the point I was afraid to go out.
I’m Anthony I emailed you, I ended up sticking with the chiropractor. So what I am doing now is getting a splint from my dentist and working to continue to fix my neck. I’m going to keep you up to date, my issue might be one of the most complicated I have personally ever seen.
@@reikodra1580 Loss of cervical lordosis, lateral pelvic tilt, malocclusion, severe TMJ, hyper lordosis of low back, lots of nerve compressions everywhere, blurry visions, bad hearing, and so forth. I’ve minimized a lot of it through chiropractic treatment but there’s still a lot of confusion
Have a look at Mike Mew and Orthotropics on RUclips. His clinic deals with TMJ and says splints cause long term problems. To treat tmj, need to expand palate and then keep teeth in light contact for 6+ hrs per day. I had mild symptoms of tmj (clicking and grinding of jaw joint) which have subsided simply by keeping teeth lightly together all day and keeping tongue on roof of mouth.
I can't believe how much I can relate with what you have just said in this video. I have not been able to pin point what was wrong with my body and why it is the way it is and I feel like you have lifted a weight off my shoulder. For so long now I was afraid to tell anyone what I was going through on a daily. I just thought it was part of getting old and I have sort of accepted as who I was and living with it. But now I want to change and get out of living in constant discomfort and pain. I want to feel body and get real help. Thank you so much educating me and others. Your testimony and knowledge really shed a light that I thought was not possible. You are a hero to me and I'm sure to others as well. Keep up the good work!
Extremely interesting video. I wanna share something that happened to me related to it. After a spine injury for a while I had the left side of my pelvis or hip higher than the right one very noticably and it was painful. Then I started doing alot of squats and leg exercises with focus on symmetrically using my leg muscles and keeping my back straight. After some time my spine stopped hurting and the pain went into my legs. I kept exercising and after the while the pain went away from my legs and my hips evened out back to normal. Present day if I don't workout my legs for a few months and live a couch potato lifestyle the problem returns, but if I keep doing leg workouts with focus on symmetry it doesn't hurt or bother me and evens out again.
@@TheEmaile making sure that both feet are evenly spaced apart and to feel the weight of my upper body symmetrically pushing down into my hips and legs. For example since I hurt my left side of the back and hip my right leg naturally started to overcompensate to avoid pain. So in order to rehabilitate myself I had to consciously make sure I'm spreading the weight of my body symmetrically over both legs and that they're both directly under each of my hips when squatting
@@TheEmaile pretty much consider the injury, do your best to understand how the injury affects the symmetry of your body, when exercising pay attention to technique attempting to do the exercise symmetrically despite the injury in order to strengthen like in my case my injured hip and left side of the back. The injury remains but because of the focus on strengthening the muscles on the injured side through exercise with proper symmetry in technique it helps me live my day to day life with less pain
@@TheEmaile Technique and form with proper symmetry of the body during exercise is extremely important after an injury. Especially if it's a life long injury like to the spine. During the process of rehabilitation, technique, form and symmetry of your body are paramount. To strengthen the muscles around the injury to prevent it getting worse and by having good techniques hopefully you can avoid additional injuries and workout safely and continue the rehabilitation process for years
@@lukefrombk thanks for sharing all of that! Makes sense and it’s something that I haven’t done… trying to baby my injured areas has really lead to more issues, when like you said, being mindful of the movements in both sides really helps with rehab and healing.
I had serious problems with lateral pelvic tilt .muscle imbalances .anterior pelvic tilt .walking was painful .I felt like I had lead in my legs ..went to a physio and exercised three to four times a week hard. Stretches single leg squats and every pelvis movement you could think of..I had this problem for ten months .due to hard work I'm now back to normal .so don't give up hope .I incorporated some of there movements too .but it was good old fashioned physio that got me better .and slot of hard work.so don't give up ..I thought I'd never be able to walk without pain again but I'm as straight as a die. Thanks to my physio
@@googleadmin1515 no ..right shoulder was lower .. lateral pelvic tilt was from lifting heavy things on one side of my body. No facial misalignment..and my right hip stuck out when I walked ..
@@googleadmin1515 I got very down with it .but I'm a fitness freak so kept at it ..lockdowns and going back to a heavy job caused all my problems .I still have back problems due to flare ups of anterior pelvic tilt .but I'm working on that .. if I slack off from physio my back gets bad
Valuable information here. My chiropractor said I had lateral pelvic tilt along with my sacrum being out of line. Never mentioned anything about potential neck SCM tightness that may be at cause. I'll look further into this. Thank you very much 😊
So I just discovered what my problem is, I have been so frustrating at my noticeably more muscular right side: abs, lat, quad, chest, shoulder, arm are bigger and more defined on my right side. This is frustrating as someone who does powerlifting and bodybuilding as it kills any symmetry while also provoking strength imbalances. It's really hard to overcome and I hope i'll fix it someday
I started weight training and was feeling positive but the position we're stuck in and the imbalances cause, so much bad form it became so painful l. Itd a shame because working out was helping my mental health and feeling physically stronger made me feel mentally stronger too, but the pain soon overtook any benefits and I gave up. I've been worse than ever since then. It sucks.i try to do an hr a day on exercise bike only now but even that has issues with balancing the body
WOW this is crazy. I'm having all these issues with my right shoulder and had braces when I was younger, but am getting orthodontic treatment again because my bite is so messed up and my jaw is moving to the right and causing facial asymmetry. I do think it's all connected even though the doctors aren't putting it together, EVEN THOUGH I'M TELLING THEM
So wild to come across a video that actually understood my problem. Im a veteran, and every doctor I’ve talked to (VA or not) tells me I’m crazy. Im so exhausted with it. My quality of life has been greatly reduced because of this. I cant even sit or lay comfortably anymore. Where can I seek help in michigan? I have the worst of the worst I think. I thought I was screwed until I watched this video. Ive looked for answers for 7 years and only got a TMJ diagnosis.
🙏🏼Wow, thank you, finally someone understands. Mine is a little opposite… right hip upslipped and rotated, all the muscles below my hip are compromised, all the muscles within my pelvis, and all the muscles above are significantly smaller than my left side. I stand mostly with my weight on my left side. The only part of my left that’s affected is my neck. I stretch a lot and tend to overstretch if I’m not careful. I walk crooked sometimes looking drunk but I have no glute med. and piriformis is affecting lymph flow apparently to my right leg. I tell every doctor and practitioner that it feels like I have a Barbie leg that was taken off and not put back on correctly… like it doesn’t fit right or feel right like the rest of my body. I don’t know what PIC(?) is…? Looked like happy baby pose
I have scoliosis, which has resulted in rotational curve that twists most severely at L5-S1 nerve root. I’ve had damage done from a fall at work. This resulted in my stable scoliosis becoming unstable and damaging the motor and sensory nerves in my right leg. I’m right handed dominant so I have a massive QL muscle on my right side that often spasms. So I’m a house of card’s literally. 8 years ago I had an accident that caused damage to my good hip in my left. This has caused me great disability. I was lucky that I wasn’t injured more severely from a trailer losing hardiplank siding that flew into my lane from the opposite lane. I got out of the way otherwise it would have come through the windshield at my head. Instead I quickly move into the right lane. I had BOTH hands on the wheel and both eyes in the road. The damage to my left hip was substantial needing surgery to correct. I am born crooked and even though I have a lot of pain and muscle spasms I still retail mobility in my joints. I need regular treatments from Accupuncture to chiropractor and Reiki, in addition to my regular doctor and a pain specialist
This is good stuff. Through studying to become CPT, I learned that a lot of the times, the site isn’t always going to be the source. This video demonstrates this very nicely 👌🏻 Kinetic chain baby!!
All your videos have blown my mind! They make complete sense. I have Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos, so I already struggle to know where my joints are in space. I have been trapped in a L AIC pattern for years, I grind my teeth at night, I pronate more on my left foot and find it hard to pronate on the right. I have a lot of neck pain and tension. You have opened a new door for me after years of pain and struggle with seeing lots of different professionals. I am a personal trainer and your videos are a huge help in me moving forward, and for my clients too. Question, will the neck sort itself out if I return to neutral?
Ehlers Danlos is tough to deal with because of the hypermobility. The neck will sort itself if a body is able to get neutral, yes, but sometimes the neck is the limiting factor. I talk about this in my most recent video.
Interesting. I had issues with my left foot since birth. When I started physical therapy for it, an old jaw injury got reactivated and my gums spit out suture that was in there for over 20 years. Now I understand why this is happening. The body is one hell of a self correcting mechanism given the chance
I love your work. You have truely discovered something I was suspecting . But so clearly presented. I have these issues and am a dental assistant. Thru out the years if working and getting older you I found out are a massage therapist. ME too as all the pain left me to pursue massage therapy. My own pursuit is much like your own pursuit. Must be that 100th monkey effect. Very interesting and I wonder how many of us are effective by this chronically. Conectting the dots. ❤
I nearly cried getting this video recommended to me because mywhole left side has been in agony for the last 2 years as my TMJ problems worsened and no one seems to be able to explain how any of it is related, would you be able to do speak more about the steps people need to take to start managing/solving their TMJ issues?
Wow i think this is what i have. My rib cage on my left side also protrudes more than the right . My whole body up and down is uneven, beyond the normal asymmetrical expectations.
I've had tmj dance I was 12. I'm 46 now with left hip arthritis. My right hip was hiked and shoulder down, but now my left hip has hiked to meet same level as right due to muscle spasms
I have an anterior bite, stigmatism in my right eye, high hip on the right, left shoulder problems - and it seems - based on this video that they are all connected... which needed fixing first, the bite?! Man we need better holistic healthcare.
First of all, great video. Now, I can checkmark that I have everything that is described. Lateral pelvic tilt to the right (with shoulder lower in the heightened side), tight back and neck, overuse of lats and obliques in compensating side (I train with weights and my overused side constantly gets injured somehow), jaw that is "out of sync" and problems with my ears as well. I got it all. Now, I have no idea who to seek out for this kind of thing. Should I start with a basic physio? What kind of professional would typically be able to help with this?
Wow! So interesting. I have all of these issues including TMJ. I recently had an MRI for my low back and hip pain on the right side and I am wondering which doctor to go to first. I also had ankle instability on the right side which I had surgery for last year. Thanks for connecting more of these dots. It does make sense.
My mom had her leg partially severed by a boat propeller in her early teens and has one slightly shorter leg than the other. She never wore a lift. She's in her 70's and still tossing around 50# bags of horse feed... mostly without pain, though she'd throw her back out from time to time. Im wondering out loud if her amazingly straight teeth and jaws played a role in her being okay despite 5+6mm difference between legs.
THANK YOU for addressing all the comorbidities and mind muscle connection between muscles. Ik my bad jaw would fuck up the rest of my body but I couldn’t afford it. Would have been such a good investment
Man thank you so much I’m 17 and been suffering back spasms neck pain back pain lower back pain and hip pain and everything got worse from sports. I played lacrosse track amd football and weightlifting for football lemme tell you I felt Brocken I didn’t wanna do anything I thought this was life. Oh and I had problems with my acl and meniscus and mcl but I never tore them thankfully and when going to a physical therapist he found that my neck was fcuked up my hips where messed up my shoulders were messed up and my left quad under developed and now everything is getting better my face feels more symmetrical my walk is way better I feel my inner ass oh and also it doesn’t feel werid to laugh or shit and when listening to this video I realized that my neck pain started after I got my cavity filled or what ever they do for cavity’s I had 6 of them worked on and after 2 weeks I had neck pain than my shoulder felt funky but I told someone about it and they said oh your just a kid you don’t know true pain. Whoever says this shit is a idiot. And after one football season I felt lopsided so I think everything started when I got dental work done. I’m just glad that I didn’t really do this to my self. If you feel werid or ducked up go to a physical therapist( I’m lucky to get such a good one he was very intelligent with his practice he’s been doing it for a while you can tell ) his name is Rick at seatttle hill physical therapist if you want a good one he’s the guy not a big place with hella equipment he just knows what he’s doing
Any type of dental work that leaves your brain sensing your bite as “uneven” can result in neck dysfunction that spreads to the rest of the body. It’s real. People are just ignorant. You aren’t crazy.
@@NealHallinan man the rehab I got to do takes me about 4 hours each day to do so this shit gives me motivation love you man not complaining just telling you keep doing whatcha doing brotha
About 3 years ago I had an extremely bad shoulder injury that started out feeling like TMJ for quite a while. It all started when I worked for this heavier elder patient doing homecare. She weighed about 250lbs and she would fall alot and couldnt get up herself. The normal thing to do is call ambulence and wait for them to lift her up but I felt bad and always lifted her back up myself. I did this for a year with no issues or pain everything felt normal. Eventually one day I noticed my right side was getting tighter and at one point my face getting tighter which eventually led to a serious injury. I went to my PCP and dentist and they both said something regarding TMJ and doing exercises for it. After trying that for 2 weeks and the pain getting worse I gave up. The tightness got so bad one day that my entire right side of my body went cold and numb and I literally thought I was dying. I had an extreme muscle spasm and could no longer lift my neck at all anymore. I went to the hospital and these people saw me in pain, not able to lift my neck, clearly lopsided body and they told me everything was fine and gave me a muscle relaxer and extra strength Tylenol. I went to several hospitals after that and had EKGs and X-rays done but all of them told me I was fine while I was CLEARLY not. For the next 2 months after coming out of the hospital I would constantly get numbness and tingling feelings in the right side and I was living with unbearable pain to the point I would just take an oxy twice a day so I was knocked out for 90% of the day. I couldnt lift my neck at all without a ton of pain and I couldnt fall asleep without oxy bc while laying down I could feel everything in my body was terribly wrong and it scared the living shit out of me. Anytime I was awake was spent in extreme pain trying to do some type of workout to relieve the pain. After 2 months or so the pain went from a 50/10 to like a 6 or so and it was manageable while staying awake so I stopped taking oxy and focus on trying to fix things. Fastforward to today (3 yrs later) and I still feel this to a much lesser extent. My right side is tighter, my right leg is turned outward while my left is inward, my right arm ALWAYS looks pumped with veins while the left doesnt look worked at all. Whats been helping me after MANY trial and error to alleviate the pain is a ton of stretching, working out the left side forearm and working out my right side shoulder/back. Somehow someway this has had noticable effect and it actually feels like some day I may be able to live without this constant aching again. Still to this day I dont know exactly what happened and no medical professional gave me any insight so I had to figure out all of this myself. Hopefully my experience helps someone or I find someone whos been through a similar experience to shed light on what may have happened to me because I still dont know.
I highly recommend finding a Postural Restoration Institute certified PT to help you. You are describing the pattern of right dominance that I talk about in this video. My entire channel is about this discipline.
Fascinating.. i remember when i was about the same age.. had an xray. they wanted to do a surgery on my lower jaw to correct a right side was smaller or maybe something..like bringing the whole lower jaw more forward.. something about growing in... . we decided to just 'fudge' the teeth to fit.... turns out the jaw grew in fine terms of over/underbite.. no issue.. however ive always noticed my rightside jaw is smaller than left by a bit.. on feel.. I take it this is a contributing factor.. to the effectiveness of PRI.... either way Ill continue seeing my PRI guy and doing the exercises as they're working. great video.. stirred up some stuff
Thank you so much. This is me. I quit running about 2.5 yrs ago, quit all workouts, be came more sedentary. Not my best move...Stress brought on tmj on the right, slowly I noticed I was twisting my upper body to the left in daily activity, mostly in the kitchen, etc...until I was like totally twisted and leaned to the left ALL THE TIME! When I started watching your vids here, I knew I was onto something. I want to be active again, but I don't want to further injure myself. The tissue in the shoe helped. I watched your recent walk to music vid, it was interesting. I noticed that my right leg is slow to bring forward and very tight. For someone like me, would you recommend your beginner videos? Thank you for your content. I feel like there is hope.
@@NealHallinan The videos on your web site, like the 90/90 etc. Not sure if it matters, 54 yr old woman, used to run 5-7 miles several days per week in the street.
Hi Neal I am facing similar problems from the day I felt down on my back during Long Jump practice and it has affected my body on the left side including jaw, backside of my skull and neck and I feel constant pain here and there
Very good Info. Thank you.I suffered with TMJ over half of my life. I know exactly what you're describing re braces being adjusted when you're lying backwards. I always thought it was wrong to take mold of teeth in that position,etc. I hoped someone would someday say what I knew to be true. So much money spent , chiropractic, P.T. braces 2x yes, small palate, I always felt my tongue too long for my mouth. Horrible pain radiating over top of my ear down Into trap. Muscle. Multiple afternoon trips to ER for manor headaches.ugh! Hope still go our , atlas axis instability still persist today at age 64.. I started this journey at 27 years old. I a lap had to have c spine We've blocks just to work, brain for forever. Hope by reading my symptoms others can get help. I'm too broke now to go to specialists. Good luck all and blessings.
Hi Neal, thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. I got the chills watching this video, especially hearing the constellation of symptoms & seeing your past photo, because it looks exactly like what I've been seeing in the mirror for the past 7 years. My symptoms started with the right TMJ, and very quickly progressed to an intense soreness in my back. I then noticed that my pelvis was rotated to the left, that my right hip was higher than the left, and my right shoulder/ribcage was lower than the left. No amount of PT/RMT/chiro helped. I was wondering - have you ever experienced either directly or indirectly via your patients any lateral cranial tilt of your skull to the left? Is this a common symptom that's associated with a right lateral pelvic tilt? It leads to a lot of pulling and soreness in my right suboccipital/trapezius areas. Looking forward to hearing your expert insight and thank you in advance. Please upvote so he can see this comment :)
A "lateral cranial tilt" are actually called "cranial strain patterns", so that's what I technically had. They can be classified as occurring on the left or right. So yes, the jaw can be rotated to the left as well. In Postural Restoration it's called the Right TMCC pattern. I'd highly recommend you find a PRI therapist to help you. It's complicated to resolve.
@@NealHallinan Hi Neal, appreciate the quick response. I'm located out in western Canada and the only practitioner is located approximately 4 hours away. I'm wondering about the feasibility of self-treatment through virtual guidance. Is there some place more private we can talk about this further?
Yes i think in hindsight that everything from cervical riduculopathy to pelvic tlilt to feeling sciatica, everything has to do with me doing imbalanced mewing that cause cranial tilt.
Anyone know how to get in contact with Neil? Can’t book appointments or reach him on social media. Really wanted his insight on jaw surgery that I’m on the fence about.
Hey Neil would you be able to make a video detailing proper exercises to improve scapula control and how to properly fix shoulders from rounding forward. I feel like all 4 pri exercises have helped me tremendously in improving right shoulder internal rotation and pain relief in general. But recently iv been noticing that the fear of going to back into rib extension + my already badly developed posture has resulted in me becoming slightly hunched over. I dont want to go for the standard rear deltoids, hanging scapula shrugs and upper pec isolation exercises, as i just dont want to do something that could ever bring me back into extension and even bring back half the pain i used to feel when stuck in left aic right bc pattern.
The problem is that there is no one technique that will work for everybody. Without working with someone directly, I really can't know what would work. What may work for one person may not work for another because their challenges will be different. The best thing you can do for a right shoulder is have a stable pelvis .
I always thought I had a stroke as a child or something, because my entire left side is weaker. Starting to realize it's probably my jaw. I also have joint hypermobility, which can't help. I've had orthodontics and ive discovered "mewing". Was a mouth breather and mewing changed my life. I know many people think bone cannot remodel, but I am experiencing it in real time. I
The reason your pelvis shifted to the other side once you fixed it on one side is the same - your core was so tight that your spine has to bend in order to keep the muscles shortened thus throwing havoc into the rest of the system. The reason it got worse after driving is because sitting hunched over makes your front core tight. So does sitting at a desk and all those other things you listed. Your exercises sort of hit some of the front core and allow it to relax. There are much much better easier ways to fix this as with regular back bends and self massage while regaining much more mobility than you ever dreamed of. Start at your pubic bone and work around and upwards... spine straightens and you can then release tension elsewhere
"Start at your pubic bone and work around and upwards" - what do you mean by that exactly? Start massaging it, for example using a massage ball to release the psoas muscle, or start stretching the area?
Hii are you indian , Actually I am trying to find Indians who r suffering from postural issues and knows about pri and I want to make a community of it, as there is no one to about in India . Do u use insta?
I have this exact same thing. At 47 hip degeneration on my right side, plus on and off again lower back and right hip pain. Xray shows my spjne is curved. I have went to many doctors and not one has mentioned this. I dont know where exactly it originated but I have some ideas. I wish i could someone to help me. I lifts weights so it can become very frustrating.
If you want to address your body in the way that I present things in this video, you need to find a Postural Restoration Institute certified therapist to help.
Thank you for confirming what I already felt was my issue. I had a cracked tooth on the left side in 2017 or so and got a filling. I looked in the mirror after watching another video you posted last year 2 nights ago. My smile slants down on the right side because the filling on the left side is to much! I want to get it shaved down.
Wow. I’ve been wondering where my tmj came from - getting worse and worse over time… I broke my left leg twice when I was 5 years old and had to relearn walking 2x. During that time I often just used my right leg which got much stronger and still is to this day… my right and left sides feel completely different. This makes total sense. Thank you.
Hi Moni, there is no doubt that imbalances through the pelvis (left AIC, right BC pattern) can travel up to the the TMJ via the anterior neck muscles (in particular the SCMs).
I have been suffering from this very same contition for over 25 years but have never had the privilege to have it corrected. It has caused a number of other issues like severe muscle imbalance and stiffness from overcompensating, over all aches and discomfort, not to mention posture and aesthetic issues, and the embarrassment/insecurity that comes with it. I've asked many MDs regarding this, and was told that time and time again that my issue is physiological and there's not much that can be done outside of surgery. One said that I was probably born this way, which is not true at all and I have photos and videos of me when I was younger when I was younger. Where does one go to get help?
This is the kind of perspective that can only come from having personal experience with it. Most doctors would NEVER be able to begin to imagine all that is going on. Most would just say "well, your X rays look fine, your MRI didn't show anything, but we'll send you to PT where they will have you do condescending exercises that hurt you more/flare up your symptoms and then the doc will offer you gabapentin and you owe us thousands of dollars. Fantastic!
Not me my physio new what he was doing and got me better .I did use some of these movements too.but physio got me thru..they know more than you think
They may know, but they have to care enough to want to find the problem and from my experience most don't.
That's why these videos are valuable. It allows people like me to attempt to treat themselves.
I have jaw , shoulder and hip issues on the left side and for some reason none of the professionals I've seen over the last 20 years can see their connected?
Alcohol and drugs helped for years, now I stretch for 20min to an hour a day and that helps
But a massage therapist would totally understand this ❤️
@@wesleylawrence6439I understand your frustrations sadly
@@wesleylawrence6439only way is to take control of our health and plenty of resources online to help us along the way.
Ever since orthodontic treatment at an early age, I remember telling my dentist and parents that I had lost my bite on the right side after treatment but no one took me seriously because nothing ever showed up on my dental exams. But hey, at least my teeth were straight... Years passed and I progressively began to lose ranges of motion on my right side eventually losing the ability to produce force up and down the chain on my right; It's hard to quantify but it's easily more than 50% of my strength. It started with my right jaw, then my right shoulder, my right ankle came next, and then my hip and spine. I've spent thousands of dollars on chiros, PTs, acupuncturists, podiatrists, etc. all to no avail. Intuitively my mind and body would always come back to my jaw - I just knew it was all connected and that my jaw must also be taken into consideration but it never was and nothing every helped. After years of seeking help and finding none, I stopped seeking altogether. Fast forward 10+ years and I'm a completely different person. I'm unreasonably anxious and scared at times which is really weird. I can't seem to put on weight no matter how hard I try. I've become a very light sleeper and developed food sensitivities which makes rest and digest hard to come by. I suppose this is the body in a chronic sympathetic state. Your videos are the first I've seen to connect the jaw with everything else just as I've always believed. Thank you for the video and thank you for your time 🙏
I've had pretty much the same experience, including the sleep and foot sensitivities. Did you manage to fix the bite?
I know exactly what you're talking about. When you reach a critical state in this process, your body will take over and start complex readjustments and rewiring, if you allow it to. Pay attention and stay connected
Did you ever fix the bite, or the problem?
I had a michigan splint made which is so much more comfortable as it gives an even bite, and sure enough it has relieved TMJ and neck pain.
@@whatsmyageagain1000 nice! what kind of splint is it? Neuromuscular?
And also do you plan on wearing it forever or you will have orthodontics to match your bite with the splint "shape" permanently?
Thanks!
Biggest indicator I find in most people is the shoulder wing, the upper traps become chronically tight, and the back neck muscles become dysfunctional.
As someone who's been very frustrated with TMJ for 16+ years, this was very interesting
I'm happy to hear that.
Damn man we do have that same algorithm. Love your stuff
Dude it’s good to see you here
@Adam Swink temporomandibular joint
@Adam Swink temporal mandibular joint, dysfunction...
RUclips send me here because my daughter is 11 and „needs“ orthodontic treatment. I trusted my gut and said No. I found a specialist and have an appointment soon. Thank you. So valuable
Finalllyyy!! Someone is talking about this.
This is how i've been intuitevely interpreting my issue but unfortunately 11 years and i still haven't found one doctor or therapist that understood this.
We need more people like you!
You made my day. Looking forward to watch all your videos and book an online consultation if this is an option. Please keep going ❤
Yeah talking is the key word here. Why doesn’t he demonstrated how to fix it??? Hmmmm!!
Thank you ❤ I had Adult Orthodontics in my 40s, causing me over 100 musculoskeletal symptoms & injuries (many serious) including pelvic tilt, degeneration of joints, torn knee meniscus etc. Orthodontics is dangerous. How is the industry getting away with this scandal!
I'm in disbelief because I have been suffering for a good many years from severe postural issues that ultimately caused to to attempt suicide and I have never heard anyone discuss these problems in the depth I understand it now from my own problems. Without telling the full story (it is a very long story) I fell and bumped my chin hard when I was a young kid, then grew up with jaw problems (like cracking in the TMJ) and postural problems (very tight hip flexors & hamstrings, forward head posture, kyphosis, etc). This all then got infinitely worse when I had surgery to repair a ruptured ACL, and then my postural problems got so bad I could feel my body moving out of position all the time. It's incredibly psychologically and physically distressing, and since no medical professionals could find the issue I got diagnosed with psychiatric conditions. During all this time I had lost a significant amount of height from my body being so misaligned and looking nothing like I did before. I gathered my own information from trial and error that it was a large issue with my jaw mostly, but I couldn't fix it myself and suffered for 13 years with this condition. 2 years ago I jumped from 5 stories in an attempt to end my life, but survived, only to have broken my jaw and bones in my face, femur, dislocating my right elbow, and I spent around 2 1/2 months strapped down to a hospital bed in a dissociative state. My body is now an even bigger wreck than it was before, but I've managed to make it better (but it's still pretty bad). When it's at it's absolute worst I actually cannot physically breathe (I feel like I'm literally suffocating inside my body), and any small motion has the chance to make things "move out of place" quite easily. I look so physically strange now that I get so many stares when I go outdoors, so I avoid going outside at all costs! I'm better both physically and psychologically now, but it's still extremely difficult to deal with, made even worse by the fact that virtually nobody else fully understands physically what I'm going through. I thought there wasn't anyone who understood the body to this extent like what I have suffered through, so I'm definitely going to check more of your content out, and maybe there might actually be hope for me to finally get help after decades of living in this absolute nightmarish hell.
Appreciate you opening up and saying this bro. Keeping you in prayer, stay strong
I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. My mind went to some very dark places when my body was at its worst. If you are in the US, I recommend finding a Postural Restoration Institute certified PT to help you. They can be found on the website.
Stay strong buddy
I also attempted suicide because the suffering... A no one seems to understand... Not even my parents or the doctors... Fuck em all, unless they had the same pain, they will never understand. I have always been critisized for beign lazy, for not doing anything... They don't know how such condition devours your body and mind....
Holy shit. I feel the EXACT same way as you. I have been suffering from these issues for years that has caused me to become very depressed and this is the first vdieo out of probably 500+ videos I've seen that actually nails what I have. And just like you I also tore my ACL and needed ACL surgery which caused my posture to become bad in the first place.
This is exactly what happened to me. Prior to watching Neal's content, I would have looked at the pelvis only. Priceless information, as always. PRI is really fascinating if you dig deep. Thank you Neal.
You're welcome, Thomas.
This resonates deeply.
I‘m a long time follower of yours, and after consulting with Staff from the Hruska Clinic themselves and seriously considering flying over to Nebraska, I found an airway-centered dentist one block away from me in Vienna. I have my braces on for a week now, hopefully things will change (at last). Thank you for all your videos, they made sense to me when nothing else did.
Vienna, Austria? Or Vienna, Virginia?
@@NealHallinan Vienna, Austria. Would have been a long way to Nebraska.
@@danielgupta9374 I’m happy my videos made sense to you. I’m not sure they make sense to most people, unfortunately.
They'll make lots of sense to people who think & question what's happening in the body, & why. Thanks, Neal
Bin auch aus Wien. Darf ich fragen wie der Zahnarzt heißt, den Sie da gefunden haben?
Just when i was looking for answers for my posture, you release this video
Just wanted to leave a big THANK YOU for your videos. Been working on my body alignement for years now, and am happy to say that your informative videos help me gain new ground with great results. Kari
You're welcome.
I’ve been saying this for years, orthondics is causing a lot of this by reinforcing jaw misalignment, which for some ppl is very extreme. It’s a conundrum because orthodontists removed 14 permanent teeth from my mouth in 1970 . This lasted 5 years before everything was removed, bands braces etc..that’s just mideavel. I feel like they should concentrate on a compromise where you look fine but not perfect. Depending on the severity looking perfect isn’t worth all the damage , and pain . It is not corrective except in appearance for most people
So interesting. I have a crooked jaw as well and my pelvis a little tilted up from the right. I really wish I hadnt been so innactive during my teens playing videogames. I believe all those hours of bad posture, and lack of physical activity weakened me and caused these imbalances. At 29 I am mewing and trying to be the healthiest I can be. I feel feel better than ever. But there is still more to fix
Hello, mewing isnt't good for health !
@@marcellosartor9085 you don’t know what your talking about and spewing nonsense. Go do your research buddy
I had many instability issues, and most were fixed by eating the proper amount of protein for the weight I wanted to be at as well as doing the following lifts. Rear deltoid fly (machine), inclined bench (30 degrees or less) with dumbbells and going very deep to past the chest for the 'hunch' up top. Pull up hangs once able to do without pain is also great but not easily done at the start.
Lower body wise, bulgarian split squats (start on the weaker side and do the same reps for the 'stronger' side to even out), hip thrusts, farmers walks (1/4 bodyweight of dumbbells in each hand and slowly walk heel to toe with straight back and looking straight) and squats all helped to correct me from 'gamer hunch' to shoulders nice and back straight as well as walking smooth.
@@marcellosartor9085 idk tf u talking about I'm not using my nasal steroids or antihistamines anymore because mewing has opened up my nose so much. I stopped needing medication to breathe thru my nose easily and forgot about it.
@@gedix3578 this sounds so intriguing. Can you please explain a bit more? I myself am allergic to stuff like dust and I'm sensitive to pollution.
This is gold. I fogured these things out on my own which was a hard process.. but you gave me more clarity and put it in medical phrases i can search for.. so it thank you for that
You're welcome.
I had a pelvic tilt and scoliosis since I was a teenager , I fixed my TMJ/TMD when I was 29 and 2 years later everything is almost back in line, crazy!!!!
How did u fix it? I’ve been struggling for 5+ years and it drives me crazy
@@owenevans3703 Jaw surgery or braces ,it depends how bad your case is.Mine was 90% fixed with with just braces at Alpan orthodontics in LA because he specializes in those cases.
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How are you doing now?@@ivanpanzovski
My left leg is 9mm shorter than right - which, until it was found, caused me immense pain and misery over the years. My whole left side below the glute is extremely weak and underdeveloped compared to the right.
A few years of using a heel lift on left side combined with strengthening and stretching (mostly the right side) has been life changing.
I can do regular basic things that most people take for granted :)
I started working out and strenghtening my whole body made it looser and my tilt not as bad as muscles on the shorter leg’s side arent as tense anymore. Start exercises if you havent yet
@@fr0sbitEDIT I have, I'm lifting light weights working out 2-3 times a week
What kind of stretches ?
@@louie8425 what kind of lifting?
Fascinating… I have a major jaw issue and I’ve been so focused on my hip and it makes so much sense. The jaw issue has become way more prominent and causing more issues from the top down but never realized the connection
I'm only 19 years old and live my daily life in pain. Recently, I found out I have a displaced disk in my jaw, as well as bone overgrowth, an undeveloped jaw, and narrow tongue space. I also have extremely, extremely tight SCMs to the point that they restrict my talking, chewing, swallowing, and even breathing. I also have tight scalene muscles, and recently I've developed lower back pain. All of this pain is mostly on the left side, and in the mirror I notice that my head leanes left and my whole body has a tendency to fall left. When I walk, I almost always have a tendency to fall over left.
My whole life is a mess because of this. I'm only a teenager.
Stay strong
yo i have this is exact same problems everyday with the same symptoms? did u hit the left side of ur jaw on anything bcuz that what i did to cause all my symptoms
@@mikeoxlong4506
Ah my TMJ doctor thinks I hit my jaw when I was a little kid, which caused it to develop poorly. That, and yep, I was in a car accident where my right jaw hit the airbag which he thinks made it worst.
You might have a vision issue. It may develop if you chew more on one side.
@@ahadmdabdul
I do have photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light) and major eye pain. I consider them a part of my headache symptoms, hence why I require accommodations at school to test in dark rooms.
I didn't bring up any of my ocular pain, so I'm very curious how you concluded that? And what sort of vision problem might you suspect?
Thank you for the information you've been putting out about postural restoration. This have been life chaning for me. I can now breath again after 4 years of not knowing whats going on with my body. You doing gods work!
Absolutely great stuff! I'm a massage therapist and am always telling people how their muscles are interconnected, so sometimes I may have to work a different area of their body before I even touch the one they want.
Fascinating topic and your passion and dedication to this work is so inspiring Neal 🙏🏽
Thanks, Gonzalo! Hope you are doing well!
This is EXCELLENT information! I have been going from the bottom up trying to find the source of my misalignment. I was told pelvis but I see my left shoulder is forward when I walk. I never realized how complicated it can get. Thank you for the video!
You're welcome. Seek out a PRI certified PT, they can help figure things out for you.
hey Neal - I have a birth defect & only about 15% vision in my right eye (I basically just see light and dark with a tiny bit of colour). now that I've been watching your videos I keep wondering what effect that might have on my postural issues. the body is so fascinating! thanks for all your work!
Oh, so appreciative of this & your videos. With an inner standing of how we r connected internally, boosts my perception & awareness, able to change long help movement patterns. Consequently, feels safer, more confident.
So relatable. They moved my jaw too. The bia-nator. Been healing from a year of neck shoulder pain.
I finally have a clear explanation for my secondary illnesses and physical dysfunctions. A shorter right femur causes my musculoskeletal injuries. Well, I had three root canals on the same molar because of severe CJD and toothache on the opposite side of the jaw. And as a former dental assistant for 20 years, I know the midline offset is logical. I believe in your factual theory, research, and discovery. God Bless you. 🙏
life changing info. just becoming aware of the neurological reporting in points has put my body in a restoration mode, so much changing
I have swallowing problems. My myofascial LMT identified tightness in my jaw, but not a tilt.
Good information about the right diaphragm.
The RUclips algorithm sent me to you😊.
You are greatly appreciated. You confirmed my general understanding of the issue with with your comprehensive outlook.
TMJ vs upper cervical instability... was wondering which one came first and I have a better idea now.
Thank you big man!!
You're welcome. TMJ and upper cervical instability really can't be separated because the TMJ and C1/2/3 are so highly integrated.
i have just the pelvic asymmetry you describe here and had TMJ dysfunction with severe pain for many years, on one side. I've been doing what I guess is now called somatic meditation for about 10 years and the TMJ problems have gone, but I still feel and explore the asymmetry in my body - the Yogis have a lot of knowledge on the two sides.
Orthodontia started in 3rd Grade. Headgear, braces. TMJ started in freshman year of high school. Pelvic problems in junior year. I’m now over 40. Three major surgeries in head and neck. Constant left anterior hip pain, constant right SI pain. You describe me here.
It's been a long time since I've experienced a paradigm shift but right now my mind is totally blown. I'm going to have to look into this. Wow!
I'm happy to help with that paradigm shift.
This is amazing discovery i have the exact same issue i. have a left TMJ and blocked airway due to childhood injury and lateral pelvic tilt at the right side.
Thank you.
This is the most insightful TMJ video I’ve ever seen. Thank you very much.
Your videos are so great and just the information I needed to hear! Since my injury I have had all these docs that look at the body one part at a time. It is so refreshing to learn and affirm the system as a whole. Doctors should be learning this stuff before they can practice. The mechanics of the head to toe makes sense to me! Thanks so much for the info!
This video is connecting so many dots for me! Thank you thank you thank you
You're welcome.
Hey Neal, I am a chiropractic student. I came across your channel a week ago and I have to say I am really* enjoying the videos. You have inspired me to one day complete the PRI courses in the near future sometime ! Take care, looking forward to your future videos man!
Thank you Gnostic Ari. I'm glad they have inspired you.
I have been dealing with TMD for over 10 years. Have gone to Chiropractors, Dentists, Massage Therapists. Never heard the relationship between TMD, diaphragm, and pelvis. I have issues with all 3. Makes complete sense.
Very interesting. My right hip is in front of my left hip and my whole spine has rotated. I started getting terrible balance, to the point I was afraid to go out.
I’m Anthony I emailed you, I ended up sticking with the chiropractor. So what I am doing now is getting a splint from my dentist and working to continue to fix my neck. I’m going to keep you up to date, my issue might be one of the most complicated I have personally ever seen.
what are you dealing with?
@@reikodra1580 Loss of cervical lordosis, lateral pelvic tilt, malocclusion, severe TMJ, hyper lordosis of low back, lots of nerve compressions everywhere, blurry visions, bad hearing, and so forth. I’ve minimized a lot of it through chiropractic treatment but there’s still a lot of confusion
Have a look at Mike Mew and Orthotropics on RUclips. His clinic deals with TMJ and says splints cause long term problems.
To treat tmj, need to expand palate and then keep teeth in light contact for 6+ hrs per day. I had mild symptoms of tmj (clicking and grinding of jaw joint) which have subsided simply by keeping teeth lightly together all day and keeping tongue on roof of mouth.
I can't believe how much I can relate with what you have just said in this video. I have not been able to pin point what was wrong with my body and why it is the way it is and I feel like you have lifted a weight off my shoulder. For so long now I was afraid to tell anyone what I was going through on a daily. I just thought it was part of getting old and I have sort of accepted as who I was and living with it. But now I want to change and get out of living in constant discomfort and pain. I want to feel body and get real help. Thank you so much educating me and others. Your testimony and knowledge really shed a light that I thought was not possible. You are a hero to me and I'm sure to others as well. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the kind words.
I am looking forward to learning more through your videos. Thank you
Extremely interesting video. I wanna share something that happened to me related to it. After a spine injury for a while I had the left side of my pelvis or hip higher than the right one very noticably and it was painful. Then I started doing alot of squats and leg exercises with focus on symmetrically using my leg muscles and keeping my back straight. After some time my spine stopped hurting and the pain went into my legs. I kept exercising and after the while the pain went away from my legs and my hips evened out back to normal. Present day if I don't workout my legs for a few months and live a couch potato lifestyle the problem returns, but if I keep doing leg workouts with focus on symmetry it doesn't hurt or bother me and evens out again.
Late reply, but wondering if you could explain how you incorporated the focus on symmetry with your exercises.
@@TheEmaile making sure that both feet are evenly spaced apart and to feel the weight of my upper body symmetrically pushing down into my hips and legs. For example since I hurt my left side of the back and hip my right leg naturally started to overcompensate to avoid pain. So in order to rehabilitate myself I had to consciously make sure I'm spreading the weight of my body symmetrically over both legs and that they're both directly under each of my hips when squatting
@@TheEmaile pretty much consider the injury, do your best to understand how the injury affects the symmetry of your body, when exercising pay attention to technique attempting to do the exercise symmetrically despite the injury in order to strengthen like in my case my injured hip and left side of the back. The injury remains but because of the focus on strengthening the muscles on the injured side through exercise with proper symmetry in technique it helps me live my day to day life with less pain
@@TheEmaile Technique and form with proper symmetry of the body during exercise is extremely important after an injury. Especially if it's a life long injury like to the spine. During the process of rehabilitation, technique, form and symmetry of your body are paramount. To strengthen the muscles around the injury to prevent it getting worse and by having good techniques hopefully you can avoid additional injuries and workout safely and continue the rehabilitation process for years
@@lukefrombk thanks for sharing all of that! Makes sense and it’s something that I haven’t done… trying to baby my injured areas has really lead to more issues, when like you said, being mindful of the movements in both sides really helps with rehab and healing.
I have the same situation, I'm stretching my hamstrings which is helping a lot.
I had serious problems with lateral pelvic tilt .muscle imbalances .anterior pelvic tilt .walking was painful .I felt like I had lead in my legs ..went to a physio and exercised three to four times a week hard. Stretches single leg squats and every pelvis movement you could think of..I had this problem for ten months .due to hard work I'm now back to normal .so don't give up hope .I incorporated some of there movements too .but it was good old fashioned physio that got me better .and slot of hard work.so don't give up ..I thought I'd never be able to walk without pain again but I'm as straight as a die. Thanks to my physio
@@googleadmin1515 no ..right shoulder was lower .. lateral pelvic tilt was from lifting heavy things on one side of my body. No facial misalignment..and my right hip stuck out when I walked ..
@@googleadmin1515 I got very down with it .but I'm a fitness freak so kept at it ..lockdowns and going back to a heavy job caused all my problems .I still have back problems due to flare ups of anterior pelvic tilt .but I'm working on that .. if I slack off from physio my back gets bad
Valuable information here. My chiropractor said I had lateral pelvic tilt along with my sacrum being out of line. Never mentioned anything about potential neck SCM tightness that may be at cause. I'll look further into this. Thank you very much 😊
You’re welcome. Almost nobody recognizes the contribution of compensatory breathing. It’s at the heart of Postural Restoration.
Hey Neil! I’m glad my friend Karin is getting to see you, she’s a very smart woman and has some great wisdom to offer!
Ah, yes. On Friday. We will have lots to discuss.
SO MUCH INSIGHTS .I LOVE IT BECAUSE I KNOW BODY ANATOMY . PLZ ALSO ADD SOME REMEDIES THANKS
My entire channel is about Postural Restoration, which is the remedy. There is no one perfect exercise for everyone.
So I just discovered what my problem is, I have been so frustrating at my noticeably more muscular right side: abs, lat, quad, chest, shoulder, arm are bigger and more defined on my right side. This is frustrating as someone who does powerlifting and bodybuilding as it kills any symmetry while also provoking strength imbalances. It's really hard to overcome and I hope i'll fix it someday
Yes, you just have to keep in mind that there is an underlying right dominance built into all humans. It's not a problem until we lose our left side.
@@NealHallinan I guess in my case since it's only a problem aesthetically it's less important
I started weight training and was feeling positive but the position we're stuck in and the imbalances cause, so much bad form it became so painful l. Itd a shame because working out was helping my mental health and feeling physically stronger made me feel mentally stronger too, but the pain soon overtook any benefits and I gave up. I've been worse than ever since then. It sucks.i try to do an hr a day on exercise bike only now but even that has issues with balancing the body
SUUUPER INTERESTING. I had tmj for so many years and am 24. I even got zygomatic cheekbone surgery. I have low back pain as well as the hip shift
WOW this is crazy. I'm having all these issues with my right shoulder and had braces when I was younger, but am getting orthodontic treatment again because my bite is so messed up and my jaw is moving to the right and causing facial asymmetry. I do think it's all connected even though the doctors aren't putting it together, EVEN THOUGH I'M TELLING THEM
So wild to come across a video that actually understood my problem. Im a veteran, and every doctor I’ve talked to (VA or not) tells me I’m crazy. Im so exhausted with it. My quality of life has been greatly reduced because of this. I cant even sit or lay comfortably anymore. Where can I seek help in michigan? I have the worst of the worst I think. I thought I was screwed until I watched this video. Ive looked for answers for 7 years and only got a TMJ diagnosis.
Thank you so much sir . You are great please upload more this type of content.
🙏🏼Wow, thank you, finally someone understands.
Mine is a little opposite… right hip upslipped and rotated, all the muscles below my hip are compromised, all the muscles within my pelvis, and all the muscles above are significantly smaller than my left side. I stand mostly with my weight on my left side. The only part of my left that’s affected is my neck. I stretch a lot and tend to overstretch if I’m not careful. I walk crooked sometimes looking drunk but I have no glute med. and piriformis is affecting lymph flow apparently to my right leg.
I tell every doctor and practitioner that it feels like I have a Barbie leg that was taken off and not put back on correctly… like it doesn’t fit right or feel right like the rest of my body.
I don’t know what PIC(?) is…? Looked like happy baby pose
I have scoliosis, which has resulted in rotational curve that twists most severely at L5-S1 nerve root. I’ve had damage done from a fall at work. This resulted in my stable scoliosis becoming unstable and damaging the motor and sensory nerves in my right leg. I’m right handed dominant so I have a massive QL muscle on my right side that often spasms. So I’m a house of card’s literally. 8 years ago I had an accident that caused damage to my good hip in my left. This has caused me great disability. I was lucky that I wasn’t injured more severely from a trailer losing hardiplank siding that flew into my lane from the opposite lane. I got out of the way otherwise it would have come through the windshield at my head. Instead I quickly move into the right lane. I had BOTH hands on the wheel and both eyes in the road. The damage to my left hip was substantial needing surgery to correct. I am born crooked and even though I have a lot of pain and muscle spasms I still retail mobility in my joints. I need regular treatments from Accupuncture to chiropractor and Reiki, in addition to my regular doctor and a pain specialist
This is good stuff. Through studying to become CPT, I learned that a lot of the times, the site isn’t always going to be the source. This video demonstrates this very nicely 👌🏻 Kinetic chain baby!!
"It's all connected" is always said, but rarely actually believed.
Just the information I needed. Driving a forklift for years has caused a right side hip hike.
RUclips kept showing this in my recommended so I decided to watch. Pretty interesting stuff. Guess you can say this one's for the algorithm!
The algorithm did a good job on this one. Watch the follow-up video I just uploaded yesterday.
All your videos have blown my mind! They make complete sense. I have Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos, so I already struggle to know where my joints are in space. I have been trapped in a L AIC pattern for years, I grind my teeth at night, I pronate more on my left foot and find it hard to pronate on the right. I have a lot of neck pain and tension. You have opened a new door for me after years of pain and struggle with seeing lots of different professionals. I am a personal trainer and your videos are a huge help in me moving forward, and for my clients too. Question, will the neck sort itself out if I return to neutral?
Ehlers Danlos is tough to deal with because of the hypermobility. The neck will sort itself if a body is able to get neutral, yes, but sometimes the neck is the limiting factor. I talk about this in my most recent video.
I'm hypermobile too. It definately doesnt help the situation
This is my exact situation currently thank you for explaining
Interesting. I had issues with my left foot since birth. When I started physical therapy for it, an old jaw injury got reactivated and my gums spit out suture that was in there for over 20 years. Now I understand why this is happening. The body is one hell of a self correcting mechanism given the chance
Yes, if given the chance.
I love your work. You have truely discovered something I was suspecting . But so clearly presented. I have these issues and am a dental assistant. Thru out the years if working and getting older you I found out are a massage therapist. ME too as all the pain left me to pursue massage therapy. My own pursuit is much like your own pursuit. Must be that 100th monkey effect. Very interesting and I wonder how many of us are effective by this chronically. Conectting the dots. ❤
I nearly cried getting this video recommended to me because mywhole left side has been in agony for the last 2 years as my TMJ problems worsened and no one seems to be able to explain how any of it is related, would you be able to do speak more about the steps people need to take to start managing/solving their TMJ issues?
Please watch the video I uploaded yesterday. Beyond that, you should seek out a PRI physical therapist.
www.posturalrestoration.com/find-provider
Wow i think this is what i have. My rib cage on my left side also protrudes more than the right . My whole body up and down is uneven, beyond the normal asymmetrical expectations.
Scoliosis
I have been going through something similar since I was a kid as well. Thank you so so much for this video 🙏❤
You're welcome.
I've had tmj dance I was 12. I'm 46 now with left hip arthritis. My right hip was hiked and shoulder down, but now my left hip has hiked to meet same level as right due to muscle spasms
Thank you for the helpful knowledge, the things you are describing are what I have been feeling for years I really appreciate it
You're welcome, Luke.
I have an anterior bite, stigmatism in my right eye, high hip on the right, left shoulder problems - and it seems - based on this video that they are all connected... which needed fixing first, the bite?!
Man we need better holistic healthcare.
You'll need help sorting all that out.
www.posturalrestoration.com/find-provider
Thank you for the subtitles amazing
I hope so, they are very expensive!
First of all, great video. Now, I can checkmark that I have everything that is described. Lateral pelvic tilt to the right (with shoulder lower in the heightened side), tight back and neck, overuse of lats and obliques in compensating side (I train with weights and my overused side constantly gets injured somehow), jaw that is "out of sync" and problems with my ears as well. I got it all. Now, I have no idea who to seek out for this kind of thing. Should I start with a basic physio? What kind of professional would typically be able to help with this?
If you are in the US, you should search for a Postural Restoration Institute certified PT.
Wow! So interesting. I have all of these issues including TMJ. I recently had an MRI for my low back and hip pain on the right side and I am wondering which doctor to go to first. I also had ankle instability on the right side which I had surgery for last year. Thanks for connecting more of these dots. It does make sense.
My mom had her leg partially severed by a boat propeller in her early teens and has one slightly shorter leg than the other. She never wore a lift. She's in her 70's and still tossing around 50# bags of horse feed... mostly without pain, though she'd throw her back out from time to time.
Im wondering out loud if her amazingly straight teeth and jaws played a role in her being okay despite 5+6mm difference between legs.
THANK YOU for addressing all the comorbidities and mind muscle connection between muscles.
Ik my bad jaw would fuck up the rest of my body but I couldn’t afford it.
Would have been such a good investment
Man thank you so much I’m 17 and been suffering back spasms neck pain back pain lower back pain and hip pain and everything got worse from sports. I played lacrosse track amd football and weightlifting for football lemme tell you I felt Brocken I didn’t wanna do anything I thought this was life. Oh and I had problems with my acl and meniscus and mcl but I never tore them thankfully and when going to a physical therapist he found that my neck was fcuked up my hips where messed up my shoulders were messed up and my left quad under developed and now everything is getting better my face feels more symmetrical my walk is way better I feel my inner ass oh and also it doesn’t feel werid to laugh or shit and when listening to this video I realized that my neck pain started after I got my cavity filled or what ever they do for cavity’s I had 6 of them worked on and after 2 weeks I had neck pain than my shoulder felt funky but I told someone about it and they said oh your just a kid you don’t know true pain. Whoever says this shit is a idiot. And after one football season I felt lopsided so I think everything started when I got dental work done. I’m just glad that I didn’t really do this to my self. If you feel werid or ducked up go to a physical therapist( I’m lucky to get such a good one he was very intelligent with his practice he’s been doing it for a while you can tell ) his name is Rick at seatttle hill physical therapist if you want a good one he’s the guy not a big place with hella equipment he just knows what he’s doing
Any type of dental work that leaves your brain sensing your bite as “uneven” can result in neck dysfunction that spreads to the rest of the body. It’s real. People are just ignorant. You aren’t crazy.
@@NealHallinan man the rehab I got to do takes me about 4 hours each day to do so this shit gives me motivation love you man not complaining just telling you keep doing whatcha doing brotha
About 3 years ago I had an extremely bad shoulder injury that started out feeling like TMJ for quite a while. It all started when I worked for this heavier elder patient doing homecare. She weighed about 250lbs and she would fall alot and couldnt get up herself. The normal thing to do is call ambulence and wait for them to lift her up but I felt bad and always lifted her back up myself. I did this for a year with no issues or pain everything felt normal. Eventually one day I noticed my right side was getting tighter and at one point my face getting tighter which eventually led to a serious injury.
I went to my PCP and dentist and they both said something regarding TMJ and doing exercises for it. After trying that for 2 weeks and the pain getting worse I gave up. The tightness got so bad one day that my entire right side of my body went cold and numb and I literally thought I was dying. I had an extreme muscle spasm and could no longer lift my neck at all anymore. I went to the hospital and these people saw me in pain, not able to lift my neck, clearly lopsided body and they told me everything was fine and gave me a muscle relaxer and extra strength Tylenol. I went to several hospitals after that and had EKGs and X-rays done but all of them told me I was fine while I was CLEARLY not. For the next 2 months after coming out of the hospital I would constantly get numbness and tingling feelings in the right side and I was living with unbearable pain to the point I would just take an oxy twice a day so I was knocked out for 90% of the day. I couldnt lift my neck at all without a ton of pain and I couldnt fall asleep without oxy bc while laying down I could feel everything in my body was terribly wrong and it scared the living shit out of me. Anytime I was awake was spent in extreme pain trying to do some type of workout to relieve the pain.
After 2 months or so the pain went from a 50/10 to like a 6 or so and it was manageable while staying awake so I stopped taking oxy and focus on trying to fix things.
Fastforward to today (3 yrs later) and I still feel this to a much lesser extent. My right side is tighter, my right leg is turned outward while my left is inward, my right arm ALWAYS looks pumped with veins while the left doesnt look worked at all. Whats been helping me after MANY trial and error to alleviate the pain is a ton of stretching, working out the left side forearm and working out my right side shoulder/back. Somehow someway this has had noticable effect and it actually feels like some day I may be able to live without this constant aching again.
Still to this day I dont know exactly what happened and no medical professional gave me any insight so I had to figure out all of this myself. Hopefully my experience helps someone or I find someone whos been through a similar experience to shed light on what may have happened to me because I still dont know.
I highly recommend finding a Postural Restoration Institute certified PT to help you. You are describing the pattern of right dominance that I talk about in this video. My entire channel is about this discipline.
Fascinating.. i remember when i was about the same age.. had an xray. they wanted to do a surgery on my lower jaw to correct a right side was smaller or maybe something..like bringing the whole lower jaw more forward.. something about growing in... . we decided to just 'fudge' the teeth to fit.... turns out the jaw grew in fine terms of over/underbite.. no issue.. however ive always noticed my rightside jaw is smaller than left by a bit.. on feel..
I take it this is a contributing factor.. to the effectiveness of PRI.... either way Ill continue seeing my PRI guy and doing the exercises as they're working.
great video.. stirred up some stuff
Thanks. The cranium/jaw/airway are always the most difficult things to correct.
Thank you so much. This is me. I quit running about 2.5 yrs ago, quit all workouts, be came more sedentary. Not my best move...Stress brought on tmj on the right, slowly I noticed I was twisting my upper body to the left in daily activity, mostly in the kitchen, etc...until I was like totally twisted and leaned to the left ALL THE TIME! When I started watching your vids here, I knew I was onto something. I want to be active again, but I don't want to further injure myself. The tissue in the shoe helped. I watched your recent walk to music vid, it was interesting. I noticed that my right leg is slow to bring forward and very tight. For someone like me, would you recommend your beginner videos? Thank you for your content. I feel like there is hope.
The beginner videos, or beginner program?
@@NealHallinan The videos on your web site, like the 90/90 etc. Not sure if it matters, 54 yr old woman, used to run 5-7 miles several days per week in the street.
Thanks for this. Just wanted to shout out to The Power Broker. Read in college. Was interesting especially for a native New Yorker.
Hi Neal I am facing similar problems from the day I felt down on my back during Long Jump practice and it has affected my body on the left side including jaw, backside of my skull and neck and I feel constant pain here and there
Very good Info. Thank you.I suffered with TMJ over half of my life. I know exactly what you're describing re braces being adjusted when you're lying backwards. I always thought it was wrong to take mold of teeth in that position,etc. I hoped someone would someday say what I knew to be true. So much money spent , chiropractic, P.T. braces 2x yes, small palate, I always felt my tongue too long for my mouth. Horrible pain radiating over top of my ear down Into trap. Muscle. Multiple afternoon trips to ER for manor headaches.ugh! Hope still go our , atlas axis instability still persist today at age 64.. I started this journey at 27 years old. I a lap had to have c spine We've blocks just to work, brain for forever. Hope by reading my symptoms others can get help. I'm too broke now to go to specialists. Good luck all and blessings.
C spine nerve blocks (correction to above)
Also above to state brain "fog"
How do we fix the misaligned jaw
Dude I have this ! I thought I was going crazy for years dude omg thank you!
You're welcome.
Hi Neal, thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. I got the chills watching this video, especially hearing the constellation of symptoms & seeing your past photo, because it looks exactly like what I've been seeing in the mirror for the past 7 years. My symptoms started with the right TMJ, and very quickly progressed to an intense soreness in my back. I then noticed that my pelvis was rotated to the left, that my right hip was higher than the left, and my right shoulder/ribcage was lower than the left. No amount of PT/RMT/chiro helped. I was wondering - have you ever experienced either directly or indirectly via your patients any lateral cranial tilt of your skull to the left? Is this a common symptom that's associated with a right lateral pelvic tilt? It leads to a lot of pulling and soreness in my right suboccipital/trapezius areas. Looking forward to hearing your expert insight and thank you in advance.
Please upvote so he can see this comment :)
A "lateral cranial tilt" are actually called "cranial strain patterns", so that's what I technically had. They can be classified as occurring on the left or right. So yes, the jaw can be rotated to the left as well. In Postural Restoration it's called the Right TMCC pattern. I'd highly recommend you find a PRI therapist to help you. It's complicated to resolve.
@@NealHallinan Hi Neal, appreciate the quick response. I'm located out in western Canada and the only practitioner is located approximately 4 hours away. I'm wondering about the feasibility of self-treatment through virtual guidance. Is there some place more private we can talk about this further?
so glad I found this video, Ive been walking in circles for years :D
happy to find your channel, just subscribed...... great & valuable but underated content🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
thank u
You're welcome.
Man, story of my life. I am seeing a TMJ expert, I can breathe.
Yes i think in hindsight that everything from cervical riduculopathy to pelvic tlilt to feeling sciatica, everything has to do with me doing imbalanced mewing that cause cranial tilt.
Anyone know how to get in contact with Neil? Can’t book appointments or reach him on social media. Really wanted his insight on jaw surgery that I’m on the fence about.
Hey Neil would you be able to make a video detailing proper exercises to improve scapula control and how to properly fix shoulders from rounding forward.
I feel like all 4 pri exercises have helped me tremendously in improving right shoulder internal rotation and pain relief in general. But recently iv been noticing that the fear of going to back into rib extension + my already badly developed posture has resulted in me becoming slightly hunched over. I dont want to go for the standard rear deltoids, hanging scapula shrugs and upper pec isolation exercises, as i just dont want to do something that could ever bring me back into extension and even bring back half the pain i used to feel when stuck in left aic right bc pattern.
The problem is that there is no one technique that will work for everybody. Without working with someone directly, I really can't know what would work. What may work for one person may not work for another because their challenges will be different. The best thing you can do for a right shoulder is have a stable pelvis .
I always thought I had a stroke as a child or something, because my entire left side is weaker. Starting to realize it's probably my jaw. I also have joint hypermobility, which can't help.
I've had orthodontics and ive discovered "mewing". Was a mouth breather and mewing changed my life. I know many people think bone cannot remodel, but I am experiencing it in real time. I
On my way to get jaw surgery, hope correcting my facial symmetry is gonna help with my posture.
The reason your pelvis shifted to the other side once you fixed it on one side is the same - your core was so tight that your spine has to bend in order to keep the muscles shortened thus throwing havoc into the rest of the system.
The reason it got worse after driving is because sitting hunched over makes your front core tight. So does sitting at a desk and all those other things you listed.
Your exercises sort of hit some of the front core and allow it to relax.
There are much much better easier ways to fix this as with regular back bends and self massage while regaining much more mobility than you ever dreamed of. Start at your pubic bone and work around and upwards... spine straightens and you can then release tension elsewhere
"Start at your pubic bone and work around and upwards" - what do you mean by that exactly? Start massaging it, for example using a massage ball to release the psoas muscle, or start stretching the area?
Hii are you indian , Actually I am trying to find Indians who r suffering from postural issues and knows about pri and I want to make a community of it, as there is no one to about in India . Do u use insta?
Thank you for this video. So much.
You're welcome, Fred.
I have this exact same thing. At 47 hip degeneration on my right side, plus on and off again lower back and right hip pain. Xray shows my spjne is curved. I have went to many doctors and not one has mentioned this. I dont know where exactly it originated but I have some ideas. I wish i could someone to help me. I lifts weights so it can become very frustrating.
Doc please tell us how to correct posture from head, maxilar to hips please
thank you , great video
If you want to address your body in the way that I present things in this video, you need to find a Postural Restoration Institute certified therapist to help.
thank you for this explanation
Best video on RUclips
Thank you for confirming what I already felt was my issue. I had a cracked tooth on the left side in 2017 or so and got a filling. I looked in the mirror after watching another video you posted last year 2 nights ago. My smile slants down on the right side because the filling on the left side is to much! I want to get it shaved down.
I'd recommend seeing an "airway centric" dentist. www.aapmd.org/
Wow. I’ve been wondering where my tmj came from - getting worse and worse over time… I broke my left leg twice when I was 5 years old and had to relearn walking 2x. During that time I often just used my right leg which got much stronger and still is to this day… my right and left sides feel completely different. This makes total sense. Thank you.
Hi Moni, there is no doubt that imbalances through the pelvis (left AIC, right BC pattern) can travel up to the the TMJ via the anterior neck muscles (in particular the SCMs).
@@NealHallinan And the imbalance through TMJ can travel down to pelvis, right?
I have been suffering from this very same contition for over 25 years but have never had the privilege to have it corrected. It has caused a number of other issues like severe muscle imbalance and stiffness from overcompensating, over all aches and discomfort, not to mention posture and aesthetic issues, and the embarrassment/insecurity that comes with it. I've asked many MDs regarding this, and was told that time and time again that my issue is physiological and there's not much that can be done outside of surgery. One said that I was probably born this way, which is not true at all and I have photos and videos of me when I was younger when I was younger. Where does one go to get help?
Well a postural restoration therapist and a airway centered dentist should be a good start.
Same issue from past 5 years and I have visited several physio and chiros but no one understands my issue, i've lost hope that it will ever fix