Migraines Headaches Baltimore

Migraine Headaches are just a way of life …. aren’t they?

You have been living in Baltimore with constant headaches for so long now, it’s just become a way of life. In fact, it’s been so long that you haven’t had a headache you simply can’t remember what life was like before. This way of living has defined you.

If you suffer from chronic headaches and/or migraines, facial pain and irritation in your shoulders, neck and back, you might not know that your TMJ could be causing it.

When your temporomandibular joint isn’t lined up properly, your muscles around your face, neck and head are relentlessly strained. Everything you do increases the stress and strain on those muscles and more importantly, on that particular joint. Even when you are relaxed, the specific muscles are not “resting” in their authentic and natural position and additional stress is added (because of the misaligned joint). All this added strain on these head, face and neck muscles - lead to headaches, TMJ migraines and irritation & soreness in all the inter-connected muscles.

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Is your migraine headache a TMJ headache?

When your TMJ is not in alignment your face, head and neck muscles have extra strain on them.  These strained muscles can cause headaches that are often diagnosed as migraine headaches.  Baltimore dentist, Dr. Gary Imm, is a specially trained neuromuscular dentist that can identify TMJ headaches. Morning headaches can also be a symptom of sleep apnea, headaches occur when breathing is restricted during the night and lack of oxygen causes a migraine type headache in the morning.

Please – make these migraine headaches stop

When your muscles are constantly impacted and strained, it can result in tension headaches which are different from migraine headaches. TMJ headaches can also be caused by a build-up of blood pressure. When the muscles in your face, head and neck are stressed, they prevent blood from flowing to the proper places. When this happens, your body attempts to correct the problem by sending more blood to the area, which in turn, intensifies your blood pressure. This feeling of pressure around the head (called a vascular headache) can be remarkably painful.

One of the most common grievances from TMJ sufferers in Baltimore - is the frequent occurrence of migraine headaches. Most often associated in your temple area, TMJ headaches can also occur behind the eyes and at the back of the head, with the pain spreading to your neck and shoulders and causing back pain.

TMJ headaches are often so painful, rigorous and frequent that they are often misdiagnosed as migraines. Migraine headaches are mainly on one side of your head and are usually coupled with visual disturbances and acute sensitivity to light. The treatment for migraine headaches in Baltimore is much different from headaches because of dislocated joints - so it’s essential that a qualified medical professional in Baltimore examine you for a migraine and make the distinction.

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