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Subject: Re: Forward head posture

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drrick

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Date Posted: 11:05:53 07/27/04 Tue
In reply to: naomi 's message, "Re: Forward head posture" on 08:41:22 07/27/04 Tue

Also many people are "protrusive clenchers" This means they clench their teeth(usually while sleeping) and do so by pushing the lower jaw forward. This can cause neck pain and pain behind the eyes (often confused with a sinus headache. I actually have this problem. I wear an NTI at night and it has helped immensely. A lot less neck pain.

>I have a forward head posture as well. Mine is mostly
>do to having a whiplash which caused TMJ problems. If
>I understand correctly, the muscles in your neck try
>to compensate for the muscles in your jaw contracting.
>If your jaw is too small then your jaw muscles are
>most likely overworked and the anterior neck muscles
>try to compensate for the jaw muscle overload. Your
>orthodontist may be correct in saying that braces will
>correct your neck problem as well. In my case I was
>told that braces would not help my jaw. I would go
>and get a second opinion from a different ortho
>especially if this is your main concern when
>considering getting orthodontic work done. Best of
>luck!
>
>~naomi

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Subject	Author	Date
NTI Nightguard-Dr Rick	Christina	17:27:45 07/27/04 Tue
Re: NTI Nightguard-Dr Rick -- drrick, 18:37:34 07/27/04 Tue Advice for how to approach ortho with this info? -- Susan (TX), 21:10:33 07/27/04 Tue Re: Advice for how to approach ortho with this info? -- drrick, 10:54:13 07/28/04 Wed