#joint disorder

[shamelessanxioushamster]

tw: mental health struggles/chronic pain/healthcare/talk of medications

i am genuinely so fucking angry. Im going to be suffering with this for years to come and all they have me was a shitty little leaflet that was the bare bones of symptoms and how it can affect you, barely touched on how it affects the rest of my body and how i live my life and between my anxiety and the fact that i didnt know enough about the condition i didnt know what queations to ask to get the information i need.

Now i cant even fucking talk to the doctors because they dropped me to be referred to therapy ebcause thats the cause of all my fucking problems, and even the PT isnt contacting me anymore. I have literally been abandoned until whenwver i get assigned my therapist. I was added to the wait list in December 2021. It has been months since then. I have only just even been evaluated, not even in person it was over a phone call. I havent been told any timeframes and i need to get on another wait list to even think about getting tested for ADHD/ADD.

Beyond that, the therapists and my GP arent even giving me the anti depressants the doctor i spoke to said he would get me on, until ive been through therapy. Oh yeah. And he never sent the email to my GP which he said he would do.

Its been months and im alone in this. I have to work for months and years for the therapy to take an affect on my mindset to start helping my bodily reactions to my anxiety and depression, and within that time my chronic pain and joint condition is worsening, and taking its toll on my body.

This makes my mental health worse, which in turn makes my condition worse.

I am stuck in a loop that i cannot fucking get out of.

[pocketdogs]

CHD: supplements or food for joint health?

I’ve asked two different veterinarians about it and they haven’t been able to give me a solid answer except “it’s relative” and yeah, I get that, but I have to know, so. do you feed your dogs normal food and supplements or do you feed your dogs food for joint disorders (no supplements in this case)? what works best for your dogs? what kind of food/supplements do you give them?

Finn’s going to stop taking Corta Vet capsules next month and I dunno if we should just switch to milder meds or buy food specifically for arthritis & CHD. the latter is the cheaper option for sure but I want what’s best for the dog. I’m going to ask a specialist as well but I’d love to hear from people who’ve had first-hand experience with this particular problem

[mothmonologue]

So I have this party trick that I can make my fingers look like claws and touch my wrist with my thumb and curl my toes into a fist. Turns out that's a disorder lol

[tonguetie25]

Chronic pain and poor sleep quality have a huge impact on one’s quality of life as they leave you feeling drained and irritable. You might also be less productive at work or may suffer from strained personal relationships. Many conditions can affect your ability to live a pain-free lifestyle and get a good night’s rest one such disorder is the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ/TMD) is not a single disorder but a group of painful conditions that affect your jaw joint and chewing muscles. Because the muscles in your face and jaw are intertwined, if your jaw is misaligned, it can lead to a series of problems from your head to your back and beyond.

[alex2xander]

Having TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction) is something I wish myself and no one else had to deal with

I have chronic tension headaches that occur nearly every day leaving me with constant level 3-5 pain

I have to reset my joint at minimum 10 times a day, and every single night

I cannot sleep on my stomach or side without joint misalignment

My ears feel constantly full/pressurized

On very bad days the disorder causes vertigo and dizziness

I cannot stretch my mouth fully open without risking pain or misalignment which affects my ability to eat and yawn

[hooblerism]

hbududbd my wrist hurts so bad I wanna lob it off

[feediaorg]

The Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

You have one joint on each side of your jaw called the TMJ or the temporomandibular joint.

You have one joint on each side of your jaw called the TMJ or the temporomandibular joint.

It is very much like a sliding hinge joint that connects the lower jawbone to the skull.

The parts of the bones that are associated with these joints are covered with cartilage & are separated by a small shock-absorbing disk, which maintains the smooth movement.