Practical osteopathy: effective TMD treatment

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The purpose of the new course is to teach dentists the protocols of osteopathic manipulative techniques for the treatment of TMDs.

 

The course lecturers are specialists with extensive experience in the treatment of TMJ dysfunctions:


- Nick Rainey — American board certified orthopaedic specialist
- Tzvika Greenbaum — Certified сervical and temporomandibular therapist.

 

During the course you will learn:


– Diagnostic protocols and techniques of TMDs
– Osteopathic manipulation for TMD
– Exercise for TMD and headaches management
– Еvidence-based strategies for musculoskeletal management of patients with TMDs during orthodontic treatment.

Lesson 1.Understanding TMD: An Overview of TMJ Anatomy and Diagnosis

– Relevant anatomy including the muscles of mastication, mandibular nerve (V3), trigeminocervical nucleus, articular disc, temporomandibular, and cervical spine

– Disc displacement classification

– Disc disorder progression to patient presentations

– The quality of the prevalence data of TMJ disorders

– Diagnosis of orofacial pain

– Prognosis of TMD. 

 

Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.

Lesson 2.Diagnostic Protocols of orofacial pain and TMDs

– The diagnostic techniques of TMDs according to the current diagnostic criteria

– Diagnosis of TMDs according to:


- The international diagnostic criteria

- American academy of orofacial pain.


– Subjective and objective diagnostic criteria of TMDs

– The physical assessment of patients with orofacial pain

– Subgrouping patients with TMDs:


- Orofacial pain

- Disc disorders and degenerative joint disease.


– Analysis of clinical cases.


Recommended for: Functional dentists, Orthodontists, General dentists.

Lesson 3.Posture, Malocclusion and TMDs: Structural Integrity and Function

– The scientific association between TMDs, bite, posture, and the cervical spine

– Clinical connection between neck pain and TMDs

– The supported association between TMDs and cervical spine disorders

– The neck and jaw functional, postural, and muscular connection

– Protocols of cranio-cervical flexion test

– Protocols of flexion-rotation test (FRT)

– The relationship between posture, function, and pain within the craniocervical mandibular (CCM) complex

– Analysis of clinical cases. 


Recommended for: Functional dentists, Orthodontists, General dentists.

Lesson 4.Relevant managment of TMDs. Clinical and Evidence-based Approach

– Еvidence-based strategies for musculoskeletal management of patients with TMDs during orthodontic treatment

– Protocols for management of common joint and muscular disorders during orthodontic treatment using manual the exercise therapies

– Step-by-step of protocols and management techniques of patients who are suffering from severe TMDs pain

– Clinical protocols of managing discogenic patients and degenerative cases

– Analysis of clinical cases.


Recommended for: Functional dentists, Orthodontists, General dentists.

Lesson 5.Osteopathic manipulation for TMD. Step-by-step protocols

– The mechanics of upper cervical ligament testing

– The mechanics of cranial nerve testing

– When should the cranial nerve testing and upper cervical ligament testing be performed? 

– The mechanics of manipulative techniques for the upper cervical spine and the TMJ

– The cervical flexion-rotation test

– Atlanto-Axial (AA) manipulation

– Atlanto-occipital manipulation

– Medial pterygoid manipulation

– The research for manipulative techniques for those with TMJ pain and disorders.  


Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.

Lesson 6.Exercise for TMD and Headaches Management

– The TMD exercise guide

– TMJ movement evaluation with:


- the C-curve exercise. Repeated lateral deviation

- the S-curve exercise. Resisted lateral deviation.


– The Mannheimer exercise for TMD management;

– The scientific research on exercises for TMJ disorders and headaches

– Step-by-step protocols of various exercises for management of TMJ disorders

– Step-by-step protocols of various exercises for management different type of headache disorders

– The relationship of cardiovascular exercise to headache and TMJ pain. 


Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.

Lesson 7.Posture and its Relationship with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Headaches

– The multiple aspects of posture that can be evaluated for a patient

– The research link between posture, TMJ disorders and headaches

– Forward head posture (FHP) and occlusion

– The relation between posture and headaches. Migraine and posture

– Forward head posture (FHP) and tension type headache (TTH)

– Forward head posture (FHP) and neck pain

– The ability of practitioners to improve posture

– Application of researches on posture to educate patients;

– Intervention protocols that can be used to improve posture.


Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.

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Posture, TMJ, Occlusion: Osteopathic Approach Evidence based approach to the treatment of TMJ dysfunctions Functional dentistry of Dr. Mariano Rocabado Evidence-based treatment of temporomandibular disorders Jeffrey Okeson School of radiodiagnostics in dentistry. Module on TMJ & maxillofacial area radiodiagnostics.
 
Msc., PhD. Certified Cervical and Temporomandibular Therapist. CEO and founder of the Cervico-Cranio-Mandibular Academy (CCMA). Published several articles on peer-reviewed international journals.
 

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