If you have pain in your or experience clicking or popping sounds, then you may be suffering temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD). We all have a tendency to experience this pain, but you don’t have to live with it. There are natural non-invasive solutions that work like magic to relieve. If you want to get relief from your TMJD, the good news is that a Chiropractor can help you with alignments and soft tissue treatments to help loosen up your jaws and relieve pain. The interesting part is that these chiropractic procedures are quick and provide fast relief to pesky TMJD. Let’s quickly review TMJD before talking more on chiropractic help on this condition. What is TMJD? TMJD also known as temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is term used to describe acute or chronic inflammation of the TMJ – temporomandibular joints, which connects your jaws to your skull. TMJD is often used to describe a wide variety of conditions affecting the TMJ, facial nerves, and jaw muscles. This dysfunction is quite common among younger people and it can be caused by a number of factors, including teeth grinding, trauma/direct injury to the jaw, and degenerative joint diseases, such as arthritis and autoimmune diseases. Most times, TMJD is accompanied by a wide range of symptoms including headaches, ear pain, neck pain, jaw pain when chewing or biting, tinnitus, jaw stiffness, difficulty opening and closing the mouth, etc. If you experience any of these symptoms for a long period, you may be experiencing TMJD, and it is advisable that you take quick action to correct it.  Luckily, you can get natural relief through alignment and soft tissue procedure. How a chiropractor can help with alignment and soft tissue techniques for TMJD Chiropractors are experts on conditions relating to the spine and nervous system. At our Chiropractic office at Elizabeth City NC, we’ve worked on a number of TMJD cases and help our patients get relief from the chronic pains and symptoms associated with this condition. When you visit our office with jaw pain, we focus on three key muscles – the masseter, the pterygoid, and the temporalis.  We also work on the suboccipital muscles, top two vertebrae and the TMJ itself to make sure everything is properly aligned. Your masseter is a thick muscle in the upper jaw area that controls chewing. Your temporalis is a thinner muscle on each side of your head that also controls chewing but covers a broader area than the masseter, including regions around your temples. At our chiropractic office, we walk you through some soft tissue techniques that work on your masseter and the temporalis to relieve jaw pain. After soft tissue work, we move on to adjust and assess the jaw using chiropractic TMJD adjustment. After this process, we reassess to see if the joint is realigned. Most times, we help patients with TMJD and accompanying pain enjoy fast relief. You can consult Dr. Jason Jones at our chiropractic office in Elizabeth City, NC to schedule an appointment for alignment and soft tissue work you’re your chiropractic TMJD adjustment.