What joint would be causing his pain?


Question:
A patient complains of pain starting in the jaw and radiating down the neck. Upon questioning, he states that when he is under stress he grinds his teeth.

Answers:
this would probably be the TMJ. The symptoms reflect the temporal mandibular joint.
sometimes that is a sign of a heart attack. he needs to be seen by a doctor.
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