Ep. 35: “All About the TMJ: A Detailed Description of the TMJ & TMJ Issues From a PT Trained in Myofunctional Therapy"

Welcome to the "Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb: Expanding your Breath of Knowledge". In this episode, Nicole interviews Dr. Dave Evans who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with advanced training in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.  Dr. Evans discusses TMD/TMJ disorder and physical therapy considerations in this insightful interview! 👂🧠 Dr. Evans shares his journey from traditional physical therapy to a focus on breathing, airway, and the face! 🤯. 

‼️ 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓/𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈. 🧐🙌
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✅ He answers questions about how he became interested in TMJ and the 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 on his approach to patient care.
✅ He discusses the 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 of TMD and how he addresses them in his practice.
✅ He reveals how his 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 has enhanced his treatment of all types of patients!
✅ You are sure to 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐌𝐉, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐌𝐃 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬.
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D͟r͟.͟ ͟E͟v͟a͟n͟s͟'͟s͟ ͟p͟r͟e͟s͟e͟n͟t͟a͟t͟i͟o͟n͟ ͟e͟x͟p͟l͟o͟r͟e͟s͟:
• The 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐌𝐉 in detail 🦴
• 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐌𝐃, like anterior disc displacement 💥
• 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 and how they can lead to headaches and other issues 🤕
• 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, including manual therapy, myofunctional therapy, and postural and breathing re-education 🙌
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐌𝐃/𝐓𝐌𝐉, 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐌𝐉 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 💯.

Tune in to 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 from Dr. Dave Evans and 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 you and your patients find relief from pain and improve overall well-being! 💪
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ABOUT THE GUEST:
DR. DAVID EVANS PT, DPT, OCS, OMT is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who has a strong background in orthopedic and manual physical therapy. He has taken multiple advanced classes in the evaluation and treatment of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines, as well the lumbar/pelvic complex and extremity integration. Dr. Evans has taken many continuing education courses from Titleist Performance Institute, Postural Restoration Institute, Selective Functional Movement Assessment, and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization. Dr. Evans has also received advanced training in evaluating and treating the TMJ in conjunction with the mechanics of the cervical spine.  Dr. Evans developed a particular interest in OMDs as related to oral rest posture issues, mouth breathing, malocclusion and deficient orofacial growth, airway dysfunction, sleep-disordered breathing, and the relationship of OMDs to the cervical spine, posture, body pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, tinnitus, TMJ issues, and overall health in both children and adults. Dr. Evans truly understands the interrelationship of form and function of the orofacial system and the entire musculoskeletal system. He embraces the idea that addressing the orofacial system and treating OMDs is an important component to the overall well-being of the entire body.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, and owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy.