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A Summer of EDS Education

This summer has been a busy one for Dr. Mitakides, educating and meeting patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and their families...

Surviving Summer with TMJ

Summertime. It’s warm, the sun is shining, you’re having friends over for cookouts and pool parties, and you’re spending time...

Is There a Link Between Stress, Anxiety and TMJ?

The answer? They could all be linked. All three diagnoses—stress, anxiety and temporomandibular (TMJ) joint disorder—have similar symptoms, causing them...

Finding the Best Sleeping Position for Patients with TMJ

Finding the Best Sleeping Position for Patients with TMJ Sleep is one of the most important activities your body does....

Lesser Known Symptoms of TMJ

For many people, when they think of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) symptoms, their minds automatically go to the clicking and popping...

Questions to Ask Your TMJ Doctor

Pain or tenderness in your face or jaw, clicking or popping when chewing, difficulty chewing, swelling on the side of...

The Chewing Hangover

The following is a guest blog from Sarah Fatherley, an Ehlers-Danlos and TMJ patient/activist from the United Kingdom who has...

TMJ Pain and Cold Weather – How to Avoid Increased Jaw Pain

Love it or hate it; the cold winter weather is here for a majority of the country. With this weather...

Beighton Score Explains Hypermobility

The phrase “double-jointed” often describes people who can bend joints in extreme or abnormal ways or have surprising flexibility. Does...

For a Friend, Family Member or for You—TMJ Awareness

Millions of Americans live with painful TMJ symptoms and have no idea. Currently, one in eight adults is diagnosed with...