溫氏現代針灸 溫崇凱中醫診所-耳針眼針頭皮針舌針權威-跟診日誌

Overcoming the Challenges of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder with Acupuncture

Temporomandibular joint disorder, also known as the temporomandibular joint syndrome (abbreviated to TMD), has varying symptoms. It has been one of the most common ailments that I have seen during my observation at the clinic of my master, the Chinese medicine doctor, Dr. Chong-Kai Wen. Today a female patient in her fifties came a long way ­– from Changhua – specifically to visit the clinic. She had suffered from TMD for over one year. Occasionally she had not been able to open her jaw or had had pain in the temporomandibular joints. At the same time, due to her being nervous and easily prone to anxiety, she had often suffered from a tight chest and a lack of stamina. She even mentioned that she had never known what it felt like to be joyful.

    顳顎關節異常(temporomandibular joint disorder )，有很多不一症狀，又稱顳顎關節症候群，簡稱TMD。這個病是我在跟老師-溫崇凱中醫師跟診過程中，經常會看到的病症之一。今天來了一位五十餘歲女性患者，遠從彰化特地北上，罹患此病已經一年多，不定時張不開或顳顎痛，同時因為個性緊張憂慮，經常胸悶、沒元氣沒活力，更說自己從來不知道甚麼叫做開心。

    親友常常勸她要運動、多接觸外界、多參與活動，她說自己也常參加插花陶冶身心、也常慢跑、甚至做氣功，但都沒感受到心情放鬆或是平和，仍舊鬱悶不樂，加上最近老是不定時會顳顎很緊、緊到打不開，更覺得人生無望，不知道生活的樂趣在哪裡，枉費她先生是開旅行社的，人生的吃喝玩樂，好像都與她絕緣。