[TPIN] Air pressure injury? TMJ?

[Ellis Workman]

Jeanne cited no scientific literature regarding
a relationship between tmj and brass playing.
A quick and dirty medline search comes up dry.

Are there any documented cases where playing the
trumpet is given as a primary cause of TMJ? or
are you guys just speculating about what, might,
or could happen?

-Ellis





> Mike and others,
>
> I want to start by saying that I have enormous respect for Jeanne.
> I've taken a lesson from her myself and she is one whom I talk to
> about those pedagogy issues that I find to be particularly difficult.
> Although this is subject to change, currently, I differ with her view
> of this just abit.
>
> I've talked to 2 brass playing dentists both of whom said that a
> slightly forward jaw throus should not cause problems with the
> tempromandibular joint. In fact. there is one school of embouchure
> that says that the front teeth should be nearly even top to bottom.
> That requires a slightly forward jaw position.
>
> I do agree with jeanne that often, people's jaws are too closed.
> Also, many have the opposite problem; the jaw recedes as they ascend.
>
> I haven't done a lot of research on this yet and I do know that
> Jeanne isn't alone in thinking that a forward jaw position can affect
> the TMJ, but I'm not quite there yet in my own thinking.
>
> YMMV.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Bryan Edgett
>
>>Ellis  and Jeanne, thanks for your posts.  I'd have responded sooner but
>> I've
>>
>>been out of town.  I don't think TMJ is the problem, but it's  something
>> I'll
>>keep in mind if the problem persists.  Now that I  think about it, I do
>>thrust my lower jaw forward slightly when I play,  especially as I play
>>higher above the staff.  Is this not a common  thing?  I think I've
>> always
>>done that.
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Ellis Workman, ARS KØELW
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Rochester, MN US