The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects the jaw to the skull and works thousands of times a day. Problems here rarely stay in the jaw: headaches, ringing in the ears and neck and shoulder tension often come with them. Fzt. Kemran Hafız assesses the jaw together with the upper cervical vertebrae — particularly the atlas — and the neck muscles.
About your physiotherapist
Fzt. Kemran Hafız provides one-to-one care for tmj & atlas therapy at the clinic in Bursa Nilüfer — in Fethiye Mahallesi, on Kelebek Sokak, at a central point of Nilüfer, opposite the Fethiye covered market.
It is a short trip by car or public transport from İhsaniye, Odunluk, Balat, Özlüce, Ataevler, 23 Nisan and the surrounding areas. Every session is one-to-one, assessment-based and tailored to you.
After a stroke or a neurological condition, the nerve pathways controlling the chewing muscles can also be affected; in that case, jaw locking or asymmetric mouth opening is a different picture from one caused purely by TMJ, and needs a different assessment.
Fzt. Kemran Hafız makes this distinction through neurological examination and builds the programme around manual work for the chewing muscles. If a swallowing-related finding is noticed, physiotherapy's limit ends there — it's run together with a physician and, if needed, a speech and language therapist.
After a stroke or a neurological condition, the nerve pathways controlling the chewing muscles can also be affected; in that case, jaw locking or asymmetric mouth opening is a different picture from one caused purely by TMJ, and needs a different assessment.
Fzt. Kemran Hafız makes this distinction through neurological examination and builds the programme around manual work for the chewing muscles.
If a swallowing-related finding is noticed, physiotherapy's limit ends there — it's run together with a physician and, if needed, a speech and language therapist.
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In neurological conditions, the nerve pathways controlling the chewing muscles can be affected; this is assessed and reflected in the programme.
Physiotherapy's limit ends there — it's run together with a physician and, if needed, a speech and language therapist.
The difference in jaw movement between the two sides is observed, and the cause is clarified through neurological examination.
A programme focused on posture and the deep neck muscles for pain spreading into the neck, shoulder and arm.
Hands-on techniques applied to joints and soft tissue, combined with exercise for a result that lasts.
For a neck that suddenly locks: fast relief in the acute phase, then work aimed at preventing recurrence.
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