In my daily practice, I often come across patients who experience various discomforts but, rightly, are unaware of the real cause of the origin of their problems.
The history phase turns out to be crucial in understanding whether they have fallen or suffered any trauma during their lifetime.
Usually the response I get is vague, as if not enough importance is given to the different falls one has had in life. This happens mainly because of a belief that I think is wrong because we tend to think, “I didn’t break anything, I didn’t have a fracture, so I don’t have anything and I’m healthy.”
But are we sure this is actually the case? As osteopaths we know, or should know, that behind a fall that apparently caused nothing, there may still have been consequences.
And here is a frequent case history in which we may be faced with intraosseous injuries. Always remember that intraosseous lesions are lesions that are created within the bone, whether long or short, one millimeter before it fractures. (Read more here)
To stay on the topic of trauma that apparently does not generate consequences, today we illustrate jaw trauma.
Can such trauma, which does not produce an actual fracture of the maxilla, produce an intraosseous injury? And if so, can this intraosseous injury impact the function of the eye or the mandibular occlusion?
The answer is definitely positive. There are intraosseous lesions that result in a change in jaw mobility that impacts either eye mobility and/or atm occlusion.
There are many testimonies and stories of patients who have experienced this trauma and with appropriate treatment have since found relief.
We are dealing with trauma that carries with it consequences that are not insignificant. In light of this I believe that intraosseous injuries, and related techniques, should be studied and kept in mind at all times not only by osteopathic colleagues, but also by dentists.
I’ll leave you with food for thought: when we can’t explain why the body doesn’t regain balance let’s stop and think and investigate further…there could be intraosseous lesions inside the bones of the face.
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