@Paige Esry Of course. Some things I just want to note because we may have gone through similar issues: I am not doubting the TMJ specialist you are working, and we have only sent a couple messages, so I know I don't have the full picture. But I often see people get in trouble when thinking moving the teeth will translate to the jaw moving. Now, if the amount they need to move is very small, and the bite is misaligned anyways, I could see it helping some. In my case, the recessed maxilla is holding back my mandible so the condyles are being pushed into a posterior position as well. Even if I changed my bite to maybe give me a percentage of relief, at what cost would it be if teeth have to tip forward. We want our teeth straight in the bone. This is also causing ear symptoms for myself and condylar resorption. That course sounds awesome. I have forward head posture also because of a small airway, from my recessed jaws (coming into play again). We were also talking about ties under the Structure tab! I had a septoplasty when in reality I needed palate expansion, so its often recomened to do expansion first if someone has to fix their palate. Again, I don't know the full picture, but my whole goal is to save people pain, time, and money that I lost, so just things to be aware of when you talk with medical proeffesionals! You also say "again" Of course! A few things I just want to note because it sounds like we may have gone through some similar issues: I'm not doubting the TMJ specialist you're working with, and we've only exchanged a couple of messages, so I know I don't have the full picture. But I often see people get into trouble when they think moving the teeth will automatically translate to moving the jaws. Now, if the amount they need to move is very small and the bite is already misaligned, I could certainly see it helping in some cases. In my case, my recessed maxilla is holding back my mandible, which contributes to my condyles sitting in a more posterior position. Even if changing my bite gave me some percentage of relief, I have to ask myself: at what cost if the teeth have to tip forward? Ideally, we want our teeth well-supported within the bone. My structure is also contributing to significant ear symptoms and condylar resorption.

@Weam Breiche Weam welcome! The “solution” to just change your bite sounds crazy for such an intense event. Sorry to hear about what you’ve been dealing with. Each part of the body influences another part so hopefully all of the physical therapy is helping at least a little! Hope we can help with anything needed!

@Alberto Fontes What a great line Alberto, "hoping for a miracle, while not expecting much at all." I like that. I'm hopeful for myself and you as well. Thank you for the kind words, good luck in the coming week, and please let us know how it is goes!

Hi Henning, so glad you’re here! My apologies as I’ve been dealing with a lot. But going forward I plan to give this community much more attention. What post did you see and what questions do you have to start?

@Heidi May Of course! Always open to discussing anything in the book. I found myself adopting a slightly different version, but very close to what is talked about

@Aleyna H my apologies for not addressing this sooner Alayna! I have tried cranial-sacral myself. First thing to note on that is: while it was enjoyable, most of the benefits probably came from relaxing. As someone who deals with structure issues, it wouldn’t help much. It may help in terms of nervous system regulation, but many regulation strategies are, in a sense, cover ups to help you calm and feel better in the moment. True nervous system rewiring has to happen for many people. To retract our system what is safe, and how past patterns may not be the best way to live anymore. Cranial sacral was much more surface level than that. Now I myself have done a fair amount on internal, somatic, IFS, etc work. I went to grad school for psychoneuroimunology. I find nervous system work and internal work through my own journey and with others to be the most important thing for health. 9/10 internal conflict is the reason for chronic nervous system dysregulation, and that stress leads to our jaw symptoms. I work with people myself and am always open to chatting! I have worked with and recommend Flynn Skidmore as well if you are able to afford his services! I think it’s a very important avenue to go down, will help with jaw pain, but the right provider is important.