RE: [Harp-L] dislocated jaw

["Venky Ramakrishna" <VRamakrishna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not sure how many harp players recognize this- it is important to warm
up before you play. Ask Jon Gindick (www.gindick.com)- he has some very
useful tips. Jaw misalignment is not that uncommon as previously
thought- happens to a lot of Sax and harp players.

And, don't take medications- they won't reset the jaw bone. Go see a
chiropractor.

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of BradKava@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:01 AM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] dislocated jaw

Anyone had anything like this happen? 

Three weeks ago I woke up and my mouth felt really strange...All of a
sudden, 
my back teeth no longer lined up, but my front teeth did.   I was in 
incredible pain if I tried to bite down and make my back teeth touch.

Turns out that either in my sleep, or with a yawn, I dislocated my jaw.
The 
dentist says it should fix itself within a month and made me a retainer
to try 
and force the jaw back in line.   I have to take tons of Ibuprofin to
stop the 
headaches it's causing.

Weird, huh? Can play, but it feels strange too. Not really getting the 
position I need.

The older I get, the stranger the things that happen.

brad kava


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