TMJ PHYSICAL THERAPY
140 E Hanover Ave Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Look for the ‘BRI’ sign
732-400-5011 call or text to start
TMJ Dysfunction
TMJD, or temporomandibular dysfunction is commonly misunderstood and misdiagnosed. As a result, countless patients are mistreated for their symptoms. TMJD is a term used when your TMJ is experiencing dysfunction, sometimes causing you pain when the joint is activated.TMJ stands for the temporomandibular joint, the joint that allows the jaw to move.
Your jaw joint, or TMJ, connects both sides of your jaw to your skull just in front of both ears. As a result, any sort of dysfunction, disorder or misalignment within the TMJ and the jaw muscles can be carried into the ear canal. Ear pain caused by TMJ can vary; some patients experience sharp pains while others have a constant mild pain. However, in most cases patients experience ear pain when moving their jaw, such as when they eat, talk, or yawn. While the jaw joint connects just in front of the ear, the pain felt can spread to the temple, cheek, neck, or lower jaw and teeth.
Unlike the ball-like shoulder joint, the TMJ is a sliding joint. It helps with biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and swallowing. This sliding allows us to distribute pressure placed on the jaw throughout the joint. The nerve connected to the TMJ is a branch of the trigeminal nerve. Therefore, any TMJD can also cause headaches, jaw pain, ear pain, sinus pain, or neck pain. A TMJ dysfunction can be very painful, debilitating, and frustrating. That is why it is important to us at TMJD Physical Therapy to help educate patients and clinicians about this condition and how it should be treated.
- Trouble Chewing, Biting or Swallowing -
- Locked Jaw -
- Ear Pain -
- Neck Pain -
- Sinus Pain -
- Neuromuscular Headaches -
Physical Therapist: Taher Abouelleil PT, DPT
A doctoral graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2010. Dr. Taher has over 15 years of experience helping patients recover from postural stress to their bodies. He utilizes his expertise and experience to get to know his patients at a personal and professional level prior to initiating treatment
LIC NO 40QA01439200
How he treats TMJ Dysfunction:
Utilizes the scopes of Neuromuscular Reeducation; Manual Therapy for postural function of the jaw-head-spine-pelvis and foot. His techniques are within the scopes of Physical Therapy. He has helped over 300 patients at TMJ Physical Therapy in a one to one treatment facility in Cedar Knolls, NJ since 2022. The treatment takes a holistic approach of the whole body and improvement is based on the JLFS-8. This objective measure is used to determine the outcome of the treatment. An improvement by 50% or more is considered a successful TMJ protocol.
Duration of treatment:
One to two times a week for 6 weeks is the minimum amount of time a patient should designate to rehabilitate their TMD. Each session is about 50 minutes. The evaluation must be performed by Dr Taher to initiate treatment with him.
Insurance accepted?
Yes. TMJ Physical Therapy is out of network. Please schedule a time for a phone call via text 732-400-5011 the direct number to Dr Taher.