Does anyone get tender scalenes or
steromastoid muscles kind of in the front
of the neck. When I do, I also get pain in
the muscles under my jaw - when the
scalenes are loose, there is no under jaw
pain. I also notice that when my back neck
pain and shoulder/ upper back pain is not
present, then the face pain is also
largely decreased. Thanks for any
feedback...
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 05-11-08 00:37am
yes yes yes---heat helps also a little
massage helps too
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edgaras
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Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 85 Location: Chicago, IL
Posted: 05-11-08 04:41am
I also suffer from upper back pain on the
same side as TMJ. This has been present
for long time even before TMJ. It is in
the subscapular (shoulder blade) area up
to the neck. I also notice that my neck
muscles and even soft tissues/glands are
inflamed very often.
Also, the shoulder often pops in and out
too, especially if I rotate it around,
unlike the other side, it is less stable,
and is prone to pain if I lay on it.
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pstuart
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 58
Posted: 05-11-08 07:41am
I have shihatsu massage every week, and
recently he has been working the muscles
on the side of the breast by the ribs and
also the upper chest area - it seems to
help. He said the muscles in between the
ribs are spasmed as well. I find
stretching helps - AND I try to keep my
hands off my face - I tend to constantly
probe and feel around, pop my jaw, check
the crepitus, etc - I know this is bad!!
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 05-12-08 15:30pm
yeah resist the urge as much as possible
things do get better--i know it seems like
it doesnt and that it never will--but it
does
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thunder92
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 19
yep, join the crappy club Posted: 05-15-08 00:15am
scalene pain and inflammation suck. Mine
will actually spasm at times. My joint is
out and it affects the muscles around my
head too. Not fun. Even pushing on blood
vessels at times and making me go foggey
and feel drunk almost. Thank God for my
hot tub. It helps a ton.
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pstuart
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 58
Posted: 05-15-08 09:22am
Yes- some days the scalenes do not bother
me - on days they do, it's very painful
EVERYWHERE. I get a low of under-the-jaw
pain and also in the notch behind the jaw
right under the ear - when I press there,
it hurts, but not all the time!! This is
why I tend to think it's muscles, not
glands - nothing is swollen. thanks for
the feedback - I actually hope this is tmj
and not something dreadful...p
