Course Description:

To attend this course, past participants must have completed the fi rst course with MichaelKaregeannes entitled:
The Evaluation, Treatment and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders,Craniofacial Pain and Orofacial Pain.
This advanced course and second installment will build on theEvaluation and Treatment methods for TMD as taught in the fi rst course. There will be a quickreview and assessment of the basic joint mobilizations and extra and intraoral muscle palpation tomake sure this is going well, and that no subtle modifi cations are needed. We will once againreview the pain map but go deeper into its value and understanding as a preventative tool for TMD,as well as providing objective data that over time can show the resolution of the TMD condition.The majority of the fi rst course as you know covered the soft tissue structures above the Hyoidbone, in the advanced course we will go through to better understand, palpate, and treat all theinfrahyoid musculature. Advanced TMJ mobilization techniques, functional kinetics, andmobilization with movements will be provided to manage more diffi cult cases. We will go further in-depth into assessing sleep and airways for patients suff ering from sleep-disordered breathing. Wewill cover palpation of the lymphatic chain around the temporomandibular joint and cervical spine,as well as cover several sinus mobilization techniques. We will go through the treatment ofchallenging Trismus cases, and cover 2 case studies to make sure we are tracking in the rightdirection. We will review more in-depth coverage of tongue tie measurements along with using thethroat scope for airway assessment. We will cover some additional exercises and a review of usingthe hyperboloid and keeping patients compliant with HEP.