Did you know? If you suffer from tensions, or pain in the jaw, you are not alone. This frequent evil arrives second in chronic pain, after back pain. But poorly understood or poorly known, the jaw pain is often taken care of late. New recommendations from a meta-analysis of 233 studies, today allow us to know what works best to relieve them.
Final surgeries and treatments are to be avoided
The first conclusion that emanates from these recommendations is based on invasive treatments which would be little appropriate to believe the results. Thus, although it is a question of treating a joint, surgical treatments should be avoided to reduce pain because they can induce irreversible destruction of the joint.
For their part, temporary solutions, such as injections of botulinum toxin, are not excluded, but more convincing clinical trials on their effectiveness are necessary, according to experts.
Sweet methods would be the most effective
On the contrary, it seems that it is the soft methods that offer the most convincing results on the pain located in the jaws. According to the researchers, cognitivo-behavioral therapy (TCC) to treat the phobias generated by these chronic pain, doubled with relaxation therapy would be the most appropriate.
Massages and manipulations as stretching carried out by physiotherapists also bear fruit. Relaxation alone or acupuncture also fall into moderate, but beneficial methods. Lighting that can orient you more towards the right solution.
“Jaw pains are most often linked to a contraction of the masseters, or a bruteism. Demonstrations ultimately linked to stress. In this context, apart from anomalies, malposition or dental malocclusion, surgery is not a solution. On the other hand, all the techniques of decreasing stress are favorable, according to this study. Overall, in case of chronic pain, head for relaxation techniques! ” advises Dr. Gérad Kierzek, medical director of True Medical.