Jaw manual therapy (TMJ) in Újlipótváros, Budapest

When can jaw manual therapy help?

Jaw joint problems (medically, temporomandibular disorder or TMD) are common. The jaw may hurt in front of the ear, click or pop when you open your mouth, the chewing muscles may tire, and the head or neck often hurts as well. Daytime clenching, night-time grinding or a tense neck and shoulder area often keep the problem going.

Most jaw joint problems do not need surgery and respond well to conservative care: manual therapy, targeted exercises and changing habits. Jaw manual therapy complements dental and orthodontic treatment rather than replacing it; a night splint, for example, is made by your dentist.

What happens during treatment?

The first visit starts with a jaw joint assessment. The therapist checks how your jaw opens and moves, the state of your chewing muscles, and whether your neck and head posture play a part. The treatment's name (cranio- and temporomandibular) means it looks not only at the joint itself but also at how the skull, jaw and neck work together.

The hands-on work targets the chewing muscles and the area around the joint. In the MozgásKlinika approach manual therapy is followed by active exercise: you learn how to relax your jaw during the day and which exercises to do at home so the change lasts.

When should you see a doctor or dentist first?

• Jaw pain after an accident or a blow, or a suspected tumour: you can come to us after an oral surgery or gnathology consultation.
• An inflamed jaw joint or a locked jaw (you cannot open your mouth): also see an oral surgeon or gnathologist first.
• A jaw stuck open that you cannot close: emergency care.
• Jaw pain with chest pain, shortness of breath or pain spreading to the left arm: call 112.
• Fever, facial swelling or toothache: see a dentist.
• Over 50, a new headache at the temples with jaw tiredness when chewing, or numbness in the face: see a doctor the same day.

Does it help with tinnitus?

We also recommend this treatment for tinnitus that comes with jaw joint problems. With tinnitus, see an ear, nose and throat specialist first. If the ringing changes when you move your jaw or neck and you also have jaw joint problems, treatment may help, but we cannot promise that the tinnitus will stop.