#but at least the more active muscle spasms have mostly stopped?

[tj-crochets]

Crafting update: I am still having pretty bad fatigue, but I got two and a half more scrunchies done today!

[redrobin-detective]

Side Effects of ghost powers

Hey all! I’m writing a DP fic called Side Effects exploring the physical and later mental/emotional impact of Danny initially getting his ghost powers. As an ICU stepdown nurse for 3 years, I wanted to view Danny’s accident through a slightly more realistic, medical lens. 

Note: I had to fudge a good amount because Danny really should have fucking died and there’s no getting around that.

I do recommend you read the fic first before reading this as there’s some spoilers. Or if you don’t care you can read on. So! The two factors we are looking at regarding the accident are: ecto-contamination secondary to electrocution. 

Electrocution

I was forced to downplay a lot of the severe symptoms of electrocution because, again, a bad enough shock will kill someone. My hand-wavey explanation is simply that the portal didn’t activate at a deadly voltage so he got a good shock but not enough to be fatal. I guess.

Muscle weakness/spasms: intermittent muscle spasms are common from shocks, muscles being activated by electricity and reacting to the lingering impulses. Danny’s is transient but quite annoying for a time. But his muscles are gonna be weak and achy af for days if not weeks after from the massive contractions caused by the shock and the after effects. Sensory issues: lots of things can cause nerve damage, including electrocution so Danny is experiencing some pretty severe neuropathy primarily manifesting with numbness and tingling throughout his body. His entire skin and peripheral nervous system got fried so while its mostly numb it’s also super sensitive for a bit of time causing massive pain and discomfort from your body tingling like a thousand bee stings. It’s worst in the hours after the accident but is something that never quite really goes back to normal both from the electrocution and his ghost half taking over and generally dulling his sense of touch.

Hearing/Vision loss: Like skin/nerves, your sensory organs in your eyes and ears would be affected by such a severe and allover electric shock. Danny has some blurred and occasionally double vision from his eyes not properly receiving/understanding input. Hearing loss is common following electricity given how delicate the inner ear is but I just give Danny some nasty tinnitus (ear ringing) for a bit. This inner ear problem also massively throws off his balance when he’s trying to move post accident. These factors are exacerbated by the ecto-contamination and mostly fade in the days following the accident before going away as his superhuman healing kicks in.

Heart Arrhythmia: an irregular heartbeat caused by the electrical impulses that control basal heartrate not coordinating they they should for a variety of reasons, in this case, massive electric shock. Danny would be somewhat aware of it, its not exactly painful exactly but you can just feel that your heart isn’t beating right. Secondary side effects are dizziness, chest pain, fatigue and shortness of breath. This resolves almost entirely when Danny stabilizes

Cognitive issues: Danny got his brains a little scrambled in addition to his molecules being rearranged. The first third of the story Danny is very clearly NOT thinking straight and Tucker/Sam should not have left him alone. Shocks can cause things like irrational emotional behaviors from hormone release along with memory loss and depression. He constantly waxes and wanes in mood and opinions on what to do in the story and never comes to a true decision that, damn lucky for him, worked out on its own.

Ecto-Contamination

Alright so Danny got massively shocked, sucks right but people live through that all the time. Ecto-contamination is more tricky (not only cause its made up and I had to think about what symptoms it would theoretically produce) but because the effects are more life threatening. It’s also irreversible, once he was contaminated it was only something that could be survived not cured. 

So I theorized that Danny got shocked by the accident and was slowly dying of ecto-contamination and was pretty much clinically dead for a brief moment there, the death was enough for the large quantity of ectoplasm in him to immediately coalesce into a ghost (Phantom). So Danny was mostly dead but not quite, I’ve coded and brought back enough people to know it can be reversed somewhat. Danny becomes Phantom but the sudden stable formation of the ectoplasm into what its supposed to be, a ghost, caused his body to stop fighting the ectoplasm as a foreign invader and become part of the self. His core finished forming in his chest and his body started back up again, his ghost safely nestled in his once again living body as he slowly comes to grips with his actual death experience. 

Nausea/Vomiting: I likened the idea of ecto-contamination to radiation poisoning, something that is essentially the antithesis to life. One of the first symptoms of radiation is n/v which is also why it’s one of the first overt symptoms Danny has. He was heavily electrocuted/irradiated and his body wants to expunge it all. As for the ectoplasm/blood he vomits, that’s the next section. 

Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed: So I was a little mean here. When one vomits up blood (or in this case ectoplasm/blood mix) it has to come from somewhere and a lot of the times it’s a GI Bleed. These are nasty, they need to be either cauterized or surgically repaired not to mention replenishing the blood lost. Fanon says that ectoplasm is at least mildly corrosive to humans so it is here, as it’s bonding to him, it’s literally eating him very slowly from the inside out which is causing a great deal of his internal pain. It’s not enough to be immediately life threatening but would kill him eventually. He developed some nasty bleeding ulcers in his stomach which let in blood and ectoplasm which were expunged. Danny’s core formed overnight and began healing the damage it had previously been causing but Dan is still gonna be vomiting excess blood/ectoplasm not to mention having black, tarry stools for at least a few days afterwards.

Hypothermia/Tremors: Hypothermia is when the body hits 95F/35C which Danny is just above at the start of the chapter. Danny initially starts shaking really bad (rigors) but as his body temperature cools further his shaking slows and eventually stops, a sure sign that the body is rapidly losing the fight to hypothermia and will likely die soon without immediate intervention. This is caused not only by the ectoplasm but his ice core shakily starting to form inside of him. Once he fully turns half ghost his hypothermia doesn’t change but it just no longer negatively affects him (I say Danny hovers naturally around 96-95F/35-33C getting much colder as Phantom at baseline. His body still can be damaged by going too cold but that’s a whole other post.) 

Incoherency/Hallucinations: I mentioned in the electrocution section that Danny is more than a little addled and the contamination didn’t help in that regard. Not only is he not thinking clearly but he’s also getting a little delirious and seeing things. Common hallucinations I see are: someone in the room watching you, things crawling on the walls, creeping shadows, you’re in the wrong place. I think its a solid 50/50 as far as Danny straight up hallucinating but also becoming more aware of natural ectoplasm that hangs around in the atmosphere. (And before anyone asks, yes Clockwork did come and visit, Danny just doesn’t remember)

Pain: Being electrocuted, irradiated, being dissolved slowly on the inside is enough to cause massive amounts of pain. Danny is 14, he doesn’t understand true pain and probably underestimated how much it would hurt. Once it got bad, it was almost paralyzing so it got to the point where even when he wanted to call for help, he couldn’t move or think past the horrible pain of his every molecule slowly dying and rearranging itself.

Weakness/Fatigue: I don’t really have anything much to add for this section that hasn’t been said in the others. Just the combination of all of the above meant Danny is so incredibly weak and fatigued, this will be problematic in the days and weeks following the accident as his body heals from the stress put on it. Poor boy was probably just getting past the worst of his symptoms by the time of the Lunch lady attack one month in.

Ghost instinct: Going off the medical rant for a minute to go into another aspect of the contamination present in the story, the idea of ectoplasm adding inherent ghostiness to Danny. Its common fanon that all ghosts (through ectoplasm) have their own unique code and language that is just omnipresent and instinctive. Such a massive, body altering dose of ectoplasm saw those things start to leech into Danny even before he became half ghost. The biggest is his fear of being seen, majority of ghosts are completely invisible and don’t want to be seen by the living. As Danny’s suffering and literally dying, he can’t bring himself to confess to his loved ones for very understandable reasons but also this ghostly instinct in the back of his head telling him to hide and get away. Other instincts are a strong attraction to the portal/Ghost Zone, lowkey being able to sense living people around him and a bit of an emotional dampener when Phantom. 

[walking-in-lucis]

Taking a Rest

Apparently I am writing fic again? so hooray!

So this is a total vent fic, because I managed to hurt my back doing a lot of physical work this past week. My BFF and roommate (@randomslasher​) has a bad back, so I'm usually the one who does all the physical heavy lifting, but I overdid it and am laid out right now. They're being amazing taking care of me, but I am SUPER FRUSTRATED about it--so I took it out on Noct!

Read on AO3 here

About 1700 words, Ignoct (if you squint, could be platonic or romantic), some cursing, some internalized ableism from Noct, Hurt/Comfort. Enjoy!

It didn’t fully hit him until the next day.

It wasn’t that Noct wasn’t used to being physically active back home. He was. He trained with the Crownsguard, he’d walked all over his high school campus, he’d worked a few jobs that had him on his feet. It wasn’t that he wasn’t used to sitting for long hours, either, in meetings and class, and marathon video game sessions.

But he had to admit he wasn’t used to riding for hours in a car only to jump out, hike halfway up a mountain, spend a frantic half hour or so fighting for his life, then dropping back in the car for a few more hours on the way to do it all over again.

Maybe it was that. Maybe it was the third rainy day in a row. Maybe it’d been harvesting and hauling crops, which he absolutely wasn’t used to. Maybe it’d been the hit he’d taken from the dualhorn the day before--not enough to waste a potion on, definitely enough to feel.

Whatever it was, when Noct hauled his legs over the edge of the hotel bed at the Taelpar rest stop and tried to push himself up to get ready for another day, the ever present low thrum of pain in the small of his back exploded into a rippling fire down both legs and up his spine, dumping him back on the mattress with a gasp.

“Shit,” he hissed through clenched teeth, squeezing his eyes shut and willing the muscle spasm to pass. Shit, shit, shit! They didn’t have time for this!

There was a crash from the bathroom. “Noct? Dude, are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Noct forced out, wincing at the concern in Prompto’s voice. Dammit. Prompto’d never seen him like this...but no. No. He’d be fine, he just needed a minute.

“Yeah, not sure I believe you there, buddy,” Prompto replied. Noct glanced up to see him frowning down, one hand reaching out. “You need a ha--?”

“Don’t touch me!” Noct flushed, immediate guilt flooding him at the flash of hurt that crossed Prompto’s face. “Sorry, just...don’t try to help me up, right now. It’ll only…” he sighed, running a hand back through his hair, glancing around the hotel room. The other bed was already made, a couple duffle bags open on top of it. There was no sign of Gladio or Ignis. “Where’s Specs?”

“Uh...he and Gladio went to turn in hunts and grab us some breakfast,” Prompto returned, dropping into a chair and sitting on his hands, as if he might touch Noct by accident and set him off again. “Do you need a potion or something? We’ve got a few, or I can text them to bring something else back, if you’re...are you hurt?”

“Not exactly,” Noct replied, biting his bottom lip. “Are..are we supposed to meet them there?”

“Yeah, but...shit, seriously, Noct, what’s going on?” Prompto’s voice cracked as Noct again tried to push himself to his feet, and again couldn’t bite back a soft cry.

Noct closed his eyes and slumped--carefully--in defeat. Fuck. “I...I think my back’s out,” he admitted. “Can you...just get Ignis. Please?”

Prompto, to his credit, didn’t ask any more questions, just agreed and hurried from the room when Noct reassured him he didn’t need him to stay. Noct gingerly laid himself back down, biting back a whimper with each sudden, burning twinge that shot through him as he did so.

Dammit, this couldn’t happen right now. The headaches before Titan had been bad enough, but at least he’d mostly been able to push through them and keep going. But his back hadn’t done this in years and that last time he’d been safe in Insomnia, able to get Ignis to cancel all his duties and classes for a few days until the muscle spasms and pain passed.

And he’d been able to be alone, with only Ignis coming in to look after him. Sure, he hadn’t hidden the episodes from Prompto, exactly, he’d told him why he’d been out, but he hadn’t let him come over during them, either. And Gladio...fuck. He definitely wasn’t looking forward to his first sparring partner seeing him like this.

Besides, his own desire to hide his frailities aside, he didn’t fucking have time for this. He needed to finish collecting everything Cid needed to fix the boat and get to Altissia, where Luna was waiting. He needed to be following up on Cor’s leads for the Royal Arms. He needed to help the people of Lucis in whatever small way he could, picking up hunts and running errands and doing something to make up for the neglect of the last thirty years and the pain of the Imperial occupation now.

He didn’t need to be laid out in bed with an aching back when there were people depending on him. How was he supposed to fulfill any kind of damn destiny when he could barely manage to stand up?

Get it together, he ordered himself, squeezing his hands into tight fists, his bitten off nails digging into his palms. You’re a king now, you have to act like one. Dad wouldn’t break down like this, try and live up to him for once...

He heard the door open, some painful eternity later, during which he’d managed to get his breathing somewhat steadied and push away the panic hovering behind his frustration.

But he still felt something deep inside him uncoil in relief when he heard Ignis’s voice. “Ah. I see, Prompto. Why don’t you go back to the Crow’s Nest and have breakfast? I can take it from here.”

Prompto might’ve protested, but he still went. Noct heard the door shut again, followed by Ignis’s steady footsteps across the room. The bed dipped down beside him, and a cool, gloved hand alighted on his forehead. “Your back?”

Noct swallowed, hard. “Yeah. Ignis, I’m so sor--”

“You had better not be about to apologize,” Ignis cut him off, running his hand back through Noct’s hair. Noct blinked, then blinked again and opened his eyes, meeting Ignis’s. But here was no anger in them, only concern. He raised an elegant eyebrow, then smiled slightly when Noct closed his mouth. “Good. You’ve nothing to apologize for. I’m honestly rather surprised we haven’t run into this already, considering everything you’ve put yourself through in the past few months.”

“I was hoping I’d downed enough curatives to be finally over it,” Noct muttered, letting himself relax more as Ignis stood again, pulling off his gloves and setting them aside. “I’ve had more of them than actual soda lately.”

“If only that were how it worked,” Ignis agreed quietly. But curatives, though they could work miracles when applied immediately after an injury, lost their effectiveness the further out they were used. And Noct’s back had been beyond them when he’d been a child, there was no way he’d get any additional relief from them now. “Fortunately we’re not on any specific timeframe, so you can--and will--take all you need to recover. Have you taken any pain relief yet?”

Noct shook his head. “No. I was...was hoping it’d go away.”

“Unlikely, if, as Prompto tells me, you weren’t able to stand unassisted. Well then, we’ll take care of that, first.” Ignis slid out his phone, tapping at it for a few moments, before putting it away again. “I’ve told Gladio to let the hotel proprietor know we’ll be staying at least one more night, possibly several. I’ve also told him to keep himself and Prompto amused for the day. There were several hunts on offer that are well within their abilities, if the arcade machines prove too dull.”

“Yeah?” Noct relaxed a little more, and accepted the pills Ignis passed him, as well as the water bottle a moment later to wash them down. “That’d...yeah. Thanks, Spec. That’d be good.”

“You needn’t deal with an audience, at least,” Ignis replied. He rolled up the sleeves of his pinstriped shirt, surveying the bed and Noct himself. “Now, if you think you can manage turning over, I’ve a container of that salve Cor recommended. If you’ll permit me…?”

“Like I’m gonna say no to getting your hands on me,” Noct joked, using the teasing to distract himself from his own awkwardness as he carefully eased himself to his side. “I, uh...I don’t think I’m gonna make it much further…”

“This is quite sufficient,” Ignis assured him, and the bed dipped again as Ignis settled behind him. He gently lifted the hem of Noct’s shirt, and between the two of them they pulled it up to expose his back. Noct heard a small tin open and an astringent, herbal smell wafted into the room. Moments later, cool, slick fingers slid over his skin, gentle above the spasming knots of muscle. “Good?”

“S’fine,” Noct assured him, slowly relaxing under Ignis’s sure, careful, familiar touch. He seemed to know exactly where to ease up, where to bear down, how to rub the salve into his skin with no pain. By the end Noct couldn’t be sure if the warm tingles he felt were entirely caused by the salve itself, or from the man behind him.

When he’d finished, Ignis gently and efficiently put Noct’s shirt back in place. He ransacked the other bed for pillows, helping Noct to expertly brace himself in a position that, thank the Astrals, didn’t hurt. And then he settled himself down on the bed beside Noct, sitting with his back against the headboard, his phone in one hand, close enough that Noct could reach out and hook a finger in his belt loop.

Which Noct did, immediately, tugging gently. “Thanks, Specs.”

“You’re welcome,” Ignis replied, glancing down at him. “Try and get some rest, Noct, it will do you good. I’ll be here if you need anything.”

Noct opened his mouth--to protest, to try and apologize again, to spill out any and all of the recriminations he’d aimed at himself before Ignis had entered the room--but closed it again when Ignis’s hand buried itself in his hair, stroking it gently. Ignis, at least, didn’t seem to agree with the voice of disappointment in Noct’s head.

No. As always, Ignis had his back.

Safe, cared for, and given permission to simply be, Noct fell gradually asleep to the soft sounds of the rain and the sensation of Ignis’s hand in his hair.

He could face the rest of the world later.

[clonecest-bin-account]

Love bites

Ship: Cody/Wolffe

Rating: E

AO3 link

It’s not that Wolffe actively wants to bite people, it just happens.

If he were a different kind of person, one more attuned to the internal goings of the human mind, he would spend hours waxing poetics about how each body’s is a canvas, but the truth is that he just likes to bite. That’s how he got his name, after all.

 Of all the people he sleeps with, his favorite to bite has to be Cody. The way he reacts to it is always so good; Wolffe loves how scandalized he acts every time it happens, like for some reason Wolffe had magically stopped liking biting.

It’s always fun making him melt until he gets to the point of actually asking Wolffe to be bitten, to which Wolfe always replies affirmatively, and happily too.

His favorite must be when he has Cody on all fours, presenting his back to him. So much space to mark…

 He wasn’t expecting to like it so much once the tables turn…

When he and Cody finally managed to find a window of time in which they could’ve been alone, Wolffe had no idea of what was in store for him, but let’s start from the beginning, shall we?

 The good thing about being a Commander, is that you get private quarters. Now more than ever Wolffe appreciates the privacy this grants him; not that he’d have any qualms about shoving Cody against the wall and kiss him breathless in front of the vode, but sometimes you just want to be left alone, you get it?

He can’t help but to smirk when Cody presses against him with his same strength, gripping his shoulders so hard that it hurts. The nice thing about making out with Cody is that he never backs down from a challenge, something that Wolffe deeply appreciates.

He hums appreciatively as he runs his hands over Cody’s sides, brushing his fingers against his toned body. When he goes to grab at his ass, however, he notices that there’s something in the back pocket of his blacks.

“What do we have here?” he mutters, curious, as he goes to grab the object that Cody thought he could keep hidden from him. He’s stopped before he can actually understand what it is when Cody grabs his wrist.

“You’ll see,” he replies, voice sultry and full of promises. Well, color Wolffe intrigued.

He can’t lie: he is really curious about this surprise object, but fine, he’ll play Cody’s game, if anything in order to amuse him.

“This better be worth it,” he warns however, because his patience is limited. Still, he doesn’t think he’ll be disappointed, not with the way Cody’s grinning at him.

“Oh, it will.”

 They move to Wolffe’s bed. Cody pushes him towards it, and Wolffe lets him, this time without fighting back.

He can’t hold back an amused smirk when Cody pushes him down until he’s sitting on it, while Cody’s still up. To distract himself he resumes running his hands across his legs, but never enough to be able to touch his back pocket - Cody always manages to stop him before he can do that, the ass.

Still, there’s only one way Wolffe can interpret their position, and he smirks as he goes to work on Cody’s lower blacks, sliding them down to reveal his erection.

“Someone missed me,” he comments, making Cody huff.

“Just get on with it.”

“Yessir.”

 If there’s one thing to say about Wolffe, is that whatever he does, he does so with passion. That’s the best way to describe how he acts. He takes Cody cold, without any sort of foreplay, making him gasp and shiver just how he likes it. Direct, that’s the way to go.

Now that there are no more back pockets to worry about, he can freely grab his ass, squeezing it in his hands, playing with it as Wolffe uses it as leverage to push Cody further against him, leaving him with no other choice but to hold onto his shoulder, grip so tight that it’s surely going to leave a sign.

He sucks, making a loud slurping sound, and he feels Cody’s body tense against him. Good. When he manages to slide one hand between his asscheeks and begins to rub his thumb against his entrance, not penetrating him outright but putting enough pressure to make it count, Cody has to forcibly push his mouth away.

“Wait,” he says, looking already so close that Wolffe has to fight the urge to close a fist around his cock and make him come right there right now.

“What?” he asks him, because there has to be a reason as to why Cody has stopped him. He doesn’t want to be rude, you know?

 At least he understands that whatever it is, it’s nothing bad, not with the way Cody’s smirking.

“Lemme get something first,” he says, before lowering himself in order to reach his blacks, which have slumped at his ankle’s level.

After peeling them off completely, Cody finally reaches for the mysterious item, waving it in front Wolffe’s face. At first he thinks it’s a collar, but as he looks at it better, that red ball…

“A gag?” he says, face unimpressed. Nobody has ever had the courage of bringing him something like that, but of course Cody is the only one who’s a little shit enough for that.

“What ?” he replies in fact, smirk on his face, “Are you afraid of a small challenge?”

“As if!” Wolffe retorts, snatching the gag from Cody’s hands, lowering his gaze to look at it.

After a moment of silence, Cody speaks again, voice softer this time.

“You don’t have to, of course. I was just thinking it would be fun--”

“I wanna try it,” Wolffe cuts him off. Why not? Maybe it’ll be fun. He surely won’t get to know it if he never tries it.

“Oh, ok…” Cody mutters, surprised, but he recovers quickly, “I’ll make it worth your while, I assure you.”

“You better,” Wolffe says, though there’s no heat in his voice.

Cody chuckles at that, taking the gag back. As he goes to secure it around his head, he says:

“If you want it off, tap me on my arm, ok?”

Wolffe rolls his eyes - c’mon he’s not that weak - but he still nods, appreciative.

 It’s weird, having this thing on his mouth. If Wolffe tries to close his lips, he can feel the soft material of the ball give in, but only just a tiny bit, preventing him to be actually successful.

Once Cody’s done, he takes Wolffe’s chin with one hand, admiring his handwork. Usually Wolffe isn’t that found of being stared at like that, but there’s something about Cody’s gaze that makes his heart beat faster already inside his chest.

“Ah, much better,” Cody says, making Wolffe growl. “Shhh, shhh, be good now,” he mutters then, smothering a hand over his hair. He’s already having too much fun with this.

 He pushes Wolffe until he’s completely lying on the bed, crawling then on his lap. Wolffe goes immediately grab him, but Cody grabs him by the wrists and forces him down again.

“No touching,” he orders. Oh come on, he can’t be serious.

“Please?” Wolffe tries to say, remembering only too late that he can’t speak. Damned gag. He whines then, trying to move against Cody’s hold, but to no avail.

As if that would be enough to placate him, Cody leans to kiss his nose like he’s just some kind of baby, but he makes up for it when he rubs his thigh between his legs, sending a shiver up his spine. Alright, message received: he’ll try to stay put.

 At least Cody isn’t stopping, and he goes to remove his upper blacks, leaving his chest  and stomach bare. He smirks before leaning down, kissing his way from his neck to his left pec, lulling Wolffe into a false sense of security. He almost laughs at the way he flinches when he bites at the soft skin, but he doesn’t, and he keeps biting and biting, changing place every time.

Oh so that’s what he wants to do, play at his game! Wolffe could easily push him off if he didn’t want him to do that, but first of all, he said no touching and Wolffe wasn’t going to back out now, and second… he quite likes it, he’s not going to lie. It’s not something that usually happens, mostly because he���s fast to reduce his partners to utter messes before they can even think about doing something like that, but it’s nice.

With his lips pried open like that, it’s harder for him to hold back his voice, all the whimpers and moans that Cody’s ministrations are pushing out of his chest. When he reaches his nipple, sucking it and the closing his teeth around it, Wolffe bucks his hips up, his entire body run by a spasm. He’s met by Cody’s amused gaze, but thankfully he doesn’t stop him as he begins to rub himself against his thigh.

 By the time Cody’s raises his head, Wolffe’s covered in bite marks and hickeys. He looks like he’s about to explode at any given moment, but Cody knows he’ll need more than this to come.

He can swear he hears him sigh in relief when he finally removes his lower blacks, sliding them down his legs, kissing every inch of skin that gets uncovered.

He takes his time watching him then. Wolffe looks utterly debauched already, and Cody certainly doesn’t make things easier - he doesn’t want to - when he palms his cock, barely brushing his fingers against it, but it’s enough to send Wolffe shivering again.

He tries to say something, but with the gag all that comes out is muffled nonsense. Cody chuckles at that, resting one hand on Wolffe’s cheek, caressing it with tenderness, taking in the view of Wolffe with his face all heated and messy with spit and saliva that is drooling across his chin. Even though he can’t make out what he said, he can guess, and he’s pretty sure that he just wants him to hurry up. Well, he’d love to, but…

 “I’m not done with you yet.”

He doesn’t even wait for Wolffe’s predictable protest as he goes to town, taking bites at his trembling legs, giving special attention to his inner thighs - who knew he was so sensitive there?

Even as he tries to stay as still as possible his muscles can’t help but to shake at each bite, especially when they hurt. He’s going to feel that for days, weeks even, scraping against his blacks, and even in the battlefield Wolffe won’t be able not to think about this, about what’s happening now. That’s exactly what Cody wants, Wolffe could bet his good eye on it - that’s how confident he feels about it.

He yelps, yes, yelps, when Cody suddenly goes even lower, closing his teeth on his ass. It’s so sudden that he had no way to prepare for that kind of assault!

“Turn around.”

Oh, Cody’s tone is commanding, Wolffe can feel it, and the soldier in him only wants to obey, even though he’d usually make things more difficult for him. This isn’t the usual situation however, and Wolffe feels wanting and needy; he knows that if he doesn’t do as Cody tells him, he won’t receive any release.

He mutters something under his breath, nonsensical gargles that thanks to the gag are incomprehensible, but he does turn around, exposing his ass to Cody. The bites that follow, this time, are expected, but they still make Wolffe shiver, sensitive.

It’s so much that he doesn’t even notice Cody slicking his fingers until he begins to circle them around his entrance, spreading cold lube over it. Ugh, this is the part that Wolffe hates most: at first the damn lube is always so kriffing cold. Thankfully, Cody knows how to distract him, and taking a break from biting, he lowers his head to mouth at his balls, sucking on them, something that makes Wolffe buck his hips, instinctively seeking more of that stimulation.

 He’s so distracted that he barely feels the first finger slip inside, noticing only when Cody goes back to mark him.

This gag is beginning to get on his nerves, but Wolffe is also stubborn enough to keep it only because he doesn’t want to admit defeat - he knows that Cody wouldn’t actually make a big deal out of it if he wanted it off, but Wolffe has taken this also as a challenge for himself and he intends to win. He bites down on it, ignoring the disgusting taste it leaves in his mouth, but even then it does very little to muffle all the noises that Cody’s forcing out of him, especially when he adds a second finger.

Soon Wolffe finds himself rutting against him, because two mere fingers aren’t enough anymore. He wants more and he wants more now.

 His impatience must be obvious to Cody, because he moves, positioning himself better behind Wolffe, pressing their bodies close. He can feel his hard on against his thigh, and he tries to move against it, even for the fickle satisfaction of seeing Cody react in any way, but the other’s grip on his waist is too strong for him to break it, or maybe it’s those damned fingers inside him that are keeping him too distracted to actually act.

“You want more?” Cody says then, voice sultry that sends a shiver down Wolffe’s spine, “Then say it.”

He knows what he’s trying to do: he wants him to struggle, to fumble with his words, to spit all over himself with this damned gag. Still, what else can Wolffe do? He does want more after all.

“Please,” he stutters, doing his best to make Cody understand what he’s saying, “Please please please please--”

He’s rewarded for his effort by Cody, who’s quick to pull away his fingers, leaving Wolffe fempty and aching, though it doesn’t last long because soon he’s pressing the head of his cock against his slick hole. He moves slow but he’s relenting in his advance; Wolffe can feel every single inch pushing down inside him.

A long moan leaves his lips when he feels the pressure of teeth closing around the flesh on his back. Apparently Cody still hasn’t had enough of marking him, and to be quite honest Wolffe hasn’t either; he presses his forehead against the pillow, exposing his neck for Cody, who of course doesn’t let such a delicious offer slip from his hands as he begins to bite at the back of his nape, moaning then when that action makes Wolffe twitch and clench around his cock.

 Wolffe mutters something, but Cody doesn’t understand him; to be fair, not even Wolffe is sure exactly about what he’s trying to say, he’s just muttering stuff.

He shuts up when Cody snaps his hips back, only to thrusts forward again, moving with such force that it almost feels more like a slap. He intends on filling Wolffe to the brim and that’s exactly what he’ll do.

He’s keeping his thrusts slow, but damn if they don’t pack a punch. Wolffe is sure that he’ll soon be spilling  his guts with how much of a pounding he’s getting. The worst thing is that he can’t stop moaning and whining every time Cody sinks back in. It feels so good.

 “Look at you all prettied up for me…”

Wolffe’s already leaking precum, but his cock also twitches in Cody’s hand.

“Ooh, you like that?” Cody continues then, having noticed. His thrusts become sharper and he leans closer, whispering in Wolffe’s ears.

“You like it when I compliment you? You like it when I say what a good boy you are?”

If he could’ve, Wolffe would’ve told him to shut up - or more likely, he would’ve made him shut up - but with things as they are there isn’t much he can do.

Still, it does feel good…

 “Are you close?” Cody asks, and Wolffe nods with his head. Yes, he is. He feels the other nuzzling his neck as he picks up the pace of his thrusts. “Can you wait until I come? Can you hold for me?”

That’s… Wolffe doesn’t know if he can - he feels really close - but he’ll be damned if he doesn’t try at least. He nods.

“Good boy,” Cody says, rewarding him with a bite, causing a groan to leave Wolffe’s lips.

At this point all Wolffe can do is to begin pushing back against Cody, making him penetrate even deeper, in an attempt to make him come faster, because even though he said yes he doesn’t actually know how long he’ll be able to hold off his orgasm and he doesn’t want to disappoint Cody. He even clenches around him, making Cody almost lose his rhythm.

“You little--” he mutters, before pressing Wolffe’s back against the mattress, leaving his ass up in the air, and fucking him senseless. It burns but in the best of ways - the way that he’ll feel for a long time that is.

“I should take a picture,” Cody says then, groaning, “I should let everyone see how good you look right now.”

Normally Wolffe would’ve snarled at that - some things should stay private - but in this situation, with Cody still hard at work while all he can do is taking it, that sounds like the hottest thing he could ever do. Thinking about being seen like this makes him shiver, something that Cody notices; it makes him smirk, and he presses close again.

“Or may I’ll keep you all for myself,” he whispers into his ear, “Fuck… you feel so good.”

 Cody has never heard the whining sounds that are coming out of Wolffe; had he known before that this was possible, he would’ve tried it ages ago. Oh well, at least they’re having fun now.

“I’m gonna--” he begins, but a groan interrupts him and he can’t hold it in anymore, finding his release still buried inside Wolffe, who resorts to punching the mattress for how intense it is.

Still, Cody doesn’t stop, not yet at least, not when Wolffe still hasn’t come.

“C’mon, I know you want to,” he says then, sucking another spot on Wolffe’s neck, “Let me hear you come.”

Wolffe doesn’t hold back anymore, finally able to reach his climax. For once he’s glad that he’s wearing a gag, because it manages to muffle some of the noise he’s making. It feels like he’s been hit by a blaster, though it doesn’t hurt; it’s just very intense. It’s like all the air has been pulled out his lungs, and Wolffe finds himself short of breath. So good…

  When Wolffe comes to, he’s not wearing a gag anymore. He’s also still on the bed but he’s all cleaned up. Kriff, did he pass out?

“Hello there.”

Cody’s voice only confirms it. Wolffe turns on his right, seeing Cody lying beside him, head resting on his elbow, watching him with a tint of amusement and… something soft that then neither of them usually acknowledge,  but it’s there and it’s undeniable. Wolffe feels it too.

He groans then, massaging the bridge of his nose.

“How long was I out?” he asks.

“Not too long,” Cody shrugs. It’s weird that he still hasn’t used this as an excuse to humiliate him - after all it’s something that never happened before - but he appreciates the fact that he hasn’t said anything regarding that.

“You good?” Cody asks then, looking at Wolffe with concern, something that makes him smile.

“Yeah, I am,” he replies. He’s not lying.

 For some reason, since Wolffe woke up - it felt wrong doing it while he was out - Cody can’t stop brushing his hand over his body, feeling the marks that he’s left on him against his fingers.

“I think I can see the appeal,” he says. Wolffe elbows him.

“Oh c’mon!” Cody says, “Think about how your precious Wolfpack will react when they see you. You’re in for a treat, believe me.”

Oh, Wolffe’s aware of that, don’t get him wrong, however…

“They won’t be pleased with you,” he warns him. The Wolfpack tends to be quite… possessive, in their own way, after all; maybe territorial would be the right word. They wouldn’t dare do anything to Cody directly, but still…

“I frankly don’t care,” Cody replies, grinning cheekily, and what can Wolffe do, if not to drag him down for a kiss?

 “So…” Cody begins to ask once they pull away, “Would you be willing to do this again another time?”

He’s clearly testing the waters, and to be quite frank…

“Why not,” Wolffe replies, though he soon shoots Cody a challenging gaze, “I suppose I could, if you manage to convince me.”

A wide grin spreads through Cody’s face as he finds place over Wolffe again, hands on the sides of his head. This is a view that Wolffe could get used to.

“Don’t worry, I can be very persuasive.”

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Ateez x Thigh Riding

Hongjoong

The devil himself couldn’t make a more irresistible being. Hongjoong, the dom he is, lives for making you mewl. He is constantly thinking of new ideas to get you antsy out in public, playing with your sensitive skin on your neck. Dipping you low and taking deep long kisses in the middle of a busy mall like a scene from a movie. Hongjoong lives for these kinds of things and God, did you love it. “Come here, baby girl.” He’d purr into your ear, allowing you to crawl onto his lap, placing your legs across one of his thighs, “ride my thigh, babe. I want to feel you,” he’d say before pulling you into a kiss and nudging his thigh into your folds releasing a moan from your quivering lips.

Seonghwa

Seonghwa, the able-bodied man he was really had some animalistic intentions behind closed doors. He became coarse, brute, and nearly lethal when he had you just to himself. His full dominating interior emerged and would demand things from you and if you didn’t abide quickly enough, well that was it for you then, princess. “Come in the bedroom,” he’d call out to you, but you responding with a ‘not right now I’m on the phone,’ to dismiss his request. He didn’t like this, so when you finally did come into the bedroom, he’d make you strip for him, nice and slow then creep slowly onto the bed where he’d make you watch him palm himself, his muscle throbbing in his grasp. You’d moan and whine to touch him but the closest he’d let you get is to his thigh, where with each thrust you rubbed against him, his cock felt it too, giving him an unforgiving high. “That’s right, keep going, let me feel how wet you are for me.”

Yunho

Known to be the energizer of his group, Yunho is constantly on the move to do silly things to make you laugh, but what the world doesn’t always get to see is that Jeong Yunho is also one of the softest men, at least when it comes to you. He likes to take his time with you, admiring every little feature of your body, the way your chest bounces lightly when you laugh, the curve of your body, the sweet nectar taste of your lips as he kisses them slowly; yes these moments are his to indulge in. He loves trailing your skin with the tips of his fingers like they’re walking through the sands of time, feeling your skin twitch and your breath hitch as he searches you all over. You throw your legs over him, resting your melting core on his thick thigh muscle, “Yunho…” is all you whisper before he helps roll your hips against himself.

Yeosang

“Yeo-ah,” you cooed, your core rubbing vigorously against Yeosang’s thigh. “Keep going, I can feel how close you are already,” his hands planted on your hips assisting them to dig deeper against his soaked thigh. Your hands dig into his shoulders and your breath becomes shaky as you become desperate to reach your high. “That’s my girl, keep going,” Yeosang’s voice calling out to you, he was this kind of man so in-tuned with your body’s needs and wants and ready to give you what you needed at any given moment. You told him about your stressful week, Yeosang cupping your cheeks and giving you light kisses until you were riding his thigh, milking your juices through his sweats, thrusting against his thigh muscle as he lifts it to press against you roughly, your head falling back and a moan to flow out of you, “that’s my girl.”

San

You two haven’t been together for too long and have only managed to complete some vanilla type activities, but that didn’t stop you two from discovering new ways to please each other. While playing around one day, San would pull you onto him, his arms wrapped around you tightly making you squeal with an array of giggles. As he adjusted his form, his thigh would bump up in between your legs, gracing your precious folds. A beautiful moan released from your lips, your cheeks burning hot and San staring into your eyes to see your reaction. “Y/N,…did..” you cut him off, “Do it again, San. Please.” He’s never heard you beg for him to do something like this before, but who was he to object? After all, he wanted to hear you make that sound again.

Mingi

You cheered for him behind the stage like you always did, watching his performance, the way his body formed the perfect shapes to the songs, the way his voice deepened as he rapped. He had you whipped, every piece of him. You watched him perform, winking to the camera, knowing it was aimed at you leaving your core to spasm and ache. “Shi—“ you bit your tongue noticing the staff around you begging the next set would end soon so you could have a 5 minute break with Mingi. You continued to rub your thighs together until the set ended and Mingi ran off stage, you grabbed him by the hand and dragged him into an empty green room. “What’s going on?” he’d ask, still out of breath. “I need you. Now.” You pushed his body onto the sofa and straddled his thigh, “I love it when you wear leather,” you groaned as you thrusted against Mingi’s muscular thigh.

Wooyoung

You both rushed to get onto the subway before the doors shut, the train car being mostly empty you still find the best seat, on Wooyoung’s lap. The swaying of the train going quickly underneath the city created bounces and bumps that caused an immense amount of friction between you and Wooyoung’s thigh. You reached between your legs and grabbed his knee, trying to brace yourself, Wooyoung not really noticing what was wrong until he wrapped his arms around your waist, looking up slightly to see your face flushed out. He knew what was happening and he was going to see it through to the end. “SECTION 15 – “ The doors of the train opened, you trying to get up without success, “Woo-ah! This is our stop!” He pulls you in tighter, planting you against his thigh, smirking like a mischievous fox, “it’ll come around again in 40min.”

Jongho

It’s 2019 and Jongho is finally 19 years old and legal. He walks into a store and buys a package of ramen and a chocolate milk. He sits outside in the cold winter air of South Korea to enjoy his heated meal when a young girl approaches him. Long flowing brown hair catered her shoulders, eyes piercing blue, and she was wearing the smallest of skirts. She leans forward resting her hand upon his thigh before leaning in super close, “Can I get a ride?” she cooed into his ear, his mouth still of ramen, he swallows it quickly before answering her, “Sure, I’ll call you an uber.” Nation’s Baby Boy, Y’all!

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Knee Pain

Knee pain is the most common and widespread health problem that happens due to constant wear and tear of the knee joint. Millions of peoples visit a doctor every year complaining of pain in the knee. Knee pain is experienced by people of all ages be it older adults, young adults, and children. Women fall to the vulnerable group than men, when it comes to knee pain. You are more prone to fall with a painful or unstable knee and this can cause more knee damage.

Most Effective Ways To Overcome Knee Pain Relief At Home

The knee joint is the weight-bearing joint of the body, which helps us to move around. Knee pain can be caused by both short-term and long-term problems. You generally do not need any help from doctors for many short-term knee problems and with recover on its own. Knee pain can literally bring your life to a standstill be it is a short-term temporary jerk in the muscle, a sudden reappearance of an old injury or that post-exercises pain. This unbearable pain in the knee joint of the body can last for either a few hours or even days. So, it becomes imperative to figure out the basic causes behind the awful pain.

CAUSES OF KNEE PAIN

The following are some of the most common causes of knee pain.

1.      Arthritis – Arthritis may be of 3 types. 1) Osteoarthritis, 2) Rheumatoid arthritis and 3) Gout.

Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis is caused by wear and tear in the knee joint. This is one of the most common causes of long-term knee pain, mostly older people over 65.

Rheumatoid arthritis involves swelling of the knee accompanied by being redness, tenderness, warm, and swollen.

Gout is characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, tenderness, and redness in the joints and is caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals in the joint.

2.      Injury – Being one of the more complicated joints of the body, the knee is susceptible to various injuries. Some common knee injuries include fractures, sprains, sprains, dislocations, and tear of ligament that ultimately leads to severe knee pain.

3.     Obesityand Advanced Age – Both are a very common cause of knee pain. With the advance in age, the cartilage begins to degenerate and muscle weakness. The joints are exposed to wear as the cushioning effect of the cartilage reduces. Friction among the cartilage and joint can lead to painful swelling in the joints. Pain in the weight-bearing knee joints in obese people are due to the biomechanical forces the joint.

4.      Overuse – Overuse knee injuries result from trauma associated with exercise or physical activity that exceeds the tolerance capacity of the supporting tissue of the knee. These repetitive forces, though less intense, causing wear and tear of the muscles, tendons, cartilage, or bone leading to knee pain.Bursitis can develop in the knee joint due to overuse that ultimately results in intense knee pain.

5.      Sprain- A knee sprain is an injury caused by an unnatural movement to the four ligaments that support the knee by connecting bones together and holds joints in place. This happens due to sudden unnatural movement of the knee and causes pain as well as restriction of movement of the knee joint.

6.      Dislocation of the knee cap – A dislocated kneecap is a common injury caused by a blow or a sudden change in direction when the leg is planted on the ground. This generally occurs during sports or dancing.

Your knee pain could be an outcome of a damaged muscle, ligament or weakened bones. Stop popping pills for your knee pain and treat them in the comfort of your home. The following are simple home remedies and preventive measures that can help you to cope with different forms of knee pain.-

TEN Home Remedies and Preventive Measures for Knee Pain:

                                                                                                                          1.      HOT AND COLD PACKS

v  HEAT THERAPY- Heat therapy is best to use to ease the stiffness in the joint and muscle. Appling heat pack helps to warm up your knee, lubricate joints and ease a muscle spasm before starting any activity. Heat works better in case the pain is due to any an old injury or any kind of muscle pain due to overuse.

v  COLD THERAPY- Use an ice pack if the knee pain accompanied by swelling. Cold therapy reduces swelling by slowing the blood flow to the aggravated joint. Knee pain due to arthritis and overactivity relived with Cold as it reduces inflammation, swelling, and pain. Do not ice the knee for more than 20 minutes at a time.

v  ALTERNATING HEAT AND COLD- In many cases, an alternate between heat and cold therapy gives the best relive. For example:

§  Use heat therapy to lubricate a joint(s) before physical exercise and apply cold therapy after exercise.

§  An osteoarthritis knee can be relaxed using heat therapy in the morning and after a few hours use cold therapy to reduce swelling. Repeat his process throughout the day.

§  Alternate between heat and ice to find what works best for you.

FIND OUT MORE: 9 Knee Pain Dos and Don’ts !!!!

2.      PROPER POSTURE AND SUPPORT

Adopting some simple but important postural change can help you to avoid extra strain on the knee.

v  If you have to stand long in the workplace, you should avoid it, and try to do the same work in a sitting position. Again, do not bend your knee more and avoid sitting like a cross-position to minimize the compression forces on the knee joint. Avoiding couches in which the sitter "sinks" or chairs that are low to the ground. Using a pillow will help while sitting in this type of chair or couches. But never put a pillow underneath the knees, as this may worsen the problem.

v  Wear proper shoes. Right shoes are helpful to give support to your knee, ankle and legs as a whole. Using shoes with broken arches causes pain due to abnormal frictional force and damage on the knee joint. Do notwear heels if you are suffering from knee pain.

v  Watch your posture while you are at work, sitting or driving. Avoid staying in the same position without any movement for a long time. Make sure to get up and stretch at least once in an hour. Simply sitting still too long can produce stiffness and knee pain, especially in the case of osteoarthritis.  

v  Wearing a knee brace gives support to the knee from further injury, especially for those who is going through osteoarthritis or have the previous injury. Knee brace also helps people with overweight to shape pressure over the knee.

3.      PRICE FOR KNEE SPRAINS

An unusual stretch, overactivity, or an awkward twist in the knee muscle cause sprains and strains knee injury. Easy way to get rid of knee pain due to sprain or strain is to remember - "PRICE":

§  P-Protect your knee from further injury

§  R- Rest the knee for 2 to 3 days

§  I- Ice - Apply an ice pack for 10 to 15 minutes daily

§  C-Compression – Compress the affected knee and apply a bandage to minimize swelling

§  C-Elevate the leg - raise your to leg in an elevated position above the level of the heart  with a pillow

Generally, pain due to a knee sprain resolves by itself, but some injuries may be serious and may require medical attention. An injury to the meniscus, the pad of tissue in the knee joint, may require surgical intervention.

4.      GET ENOUGH MOVEMENT & STRENGTHENING EXERCISE

                         People who lead sedentary lifestyles also need to take care of their knees. Exercise is important to keep the cartilage tissue of the knee healthy. Joint pain in the body is caused by stiff muscles due to inactivity and this can worsen the condition of arthritis. If the knee pain is due to osteoarthritis, physical activity also helps to retard the progression of osteoarthritis. Tension in the leg muscles may be accountable for added stress on the knees joint. A weakness in these muscles can make body instability and vulnerable to injuries. Strengthening the quadriceps muscle can ease pain in the knees as these muscles support the knee on bearing the weight.Exercising regularly strengthens and stretch the knee joints and muscles, improving the blood circulation and easing the pain.

v  Weight gain put additional pressure to sore weight-bearing knee joints. An added benefit of regular exercise is this helps you to stay active and agile to prevent weight gain. 

v  Never indulge in an intense physical activity all of a sudden. Gradually try to increase your flexibility, coordination, and strength in weak regions. If you experience knee pain, it is the best to start with some low-impact exercises like swimming, water aerobics, cycling, and walking or yoga.

v  Doing water aerobics is especially beneficial for knee joint pain because the benefits come without any strain on the knees.

v  Wearing a knee brace or wrap around a painful joint will prevent stress and injury.

Consult your doctor or a physical therapist for advice about the appropriate workout the routine you should follow.

5.      WEIGHT LOSS FOR KNEE PAIN

Being overweight puts unnecessary extra strain on your knee. Gaining 1 kg of weight increases three times pressure on the knee. Obese or overweight people are more prone to have knee pain than others are. If your joint pain is due to bone disorder like osteoporosis, being overweight will speed up the process of bone degeneration. Shedding a few kilograms can relieve pain and may avert future complications. Generally, a reduction of 5-10 percent of your total body weight is recommended in order to see if it really works.

FIND OUT : 6 NATURAL REMEDIES TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS

6.      DIET MODIFICATIONS

A well-balanced healthy diet will aid you to ease pressure and keep weight off on the knees. Remember, there are no particular diet plans that are especially good for knee pain or arthritis.

v  Long-term inflammation in the joint weakens the adjoining tissue and starts degenerative changes. Omega-3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties. Taking foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids relieves the joint pain caused by swelling and inflammation. Foods like cold-water fish like salmon, sardines, mackerel, chia seeds, and walnuts are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and are helpful to lower inflammation in the body.

v  Antioxidants present in fresh fruits and vegetables restrict the age-related change and quicken the healing in case of injury.

v  Avoid processed foods, trans-fats and added sugars, as these cause painful inflammation in the soared joint.

7.      EPSOM SALT BATH

Epsom salts contain magnesium and sulfates ions, which is an age-old remedy for any muscle or joint pain.  These magnesium ions present in Epsom salts get easily absorbed through the skin and provide quick relief to muscle spasms by relaxing them and lowering the inflammation.

v  Take a relaxing bath with warm water mixed with two cups of Epsom salts for at least twenty minutes.

v  Also, apply Epsom salts directly in the knee joint by compressing with a towel soaked in Epson salt solution for a few minutes.

            8.      COLLAGEN

Collagen is a protein-based building block of our joints and connective tissue. Collagen is natural “glue” in the body and binds our skin and joints together. Collagens helping us recover from workouts and stay pain-free by supporting healthy muscle growth, decreasing arthritis symptoms, healing the walls of our arteries and boosting energy. 19 different amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are essential for collagen. The main dietary sources of collagen include foods that are very high in protein, such as chicken, fish, and egg. Collagen also consumed in form of supplement, such as in collagen protein powders.

9.      PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES

Proteolytic enzymes digest protein to amino acids required to repair damaged tissue. Recent studies on athletes and subjects suffering with joint pain have shown that taking proteolytic enzyme supplements can reduce recovery time from knee pain by up to about 50 percent. This enzyme supplement helps to reduce inflammation naturally and improve the absorption of protein/amino-acid. Proteolytics enzymes can work as an alternative to Aspirin. Proteolytic enzyme-like Bromelain present in the core of pineapples shown to reduce swelling and causes of pain.

10. OTHER HELPFUL SUPPLEMENTS

i.                     Calcium – Calcium is the essential mineral for bones and joints, not naturally produced in the body. Therefore, we must supplement it with dietary source. Dairy products, dark leafy greens, and almonds are natural sources rich in calcium.

ii.                   Vitamin D – Human body requires adequate amounts of vitamin D to absorb Calcium. Sunlight is a free source of vitamin D. Fish, eggs and sunlight are the dietary sources of vitamin D. When you choose to take Calcium, as supplement be sure that it contains Vitamin D.            

iii.                 Glucosamine – Glucosamine is a natural amino-sugar found in the cartilage of knee joint. This is taken as a dietary supplement, available in liquid or powder, is effective for knee pain due to arthritis.

iv.                 SAMe- S-Adenosyl methionine (SAMe ) is a biomolecule having an effective anti-inflammatory and analgesic property for people with osteoarthritis. The dietary supplement of SAMe helps to make joints stronger by delivering sulfur to cartilage. Studies suggest SAMe has equal pain reliving effects as Aspirin or ibuprofen. SAMe is to taken as supplement as there is no natural food source of SAMe.

v.                   Anti-Inflammatory Herbs — Some common kitchen ingredients have magical properties of a natural painkiller. Herbs like turmeric ginger and Boswellia have anti-inflammatory properties. Using them in cooking relieves pain naturally. Turmeric has healing properties. When taken with warm milk, it heals the wear and tears in the knee joint and pains as well.

vi.                 Electrolytes (like Potassium and Sodium)— Electrolytes control fluid retention, swelling, muscle cramp and pain, nerve activity. Low levels of potassium cause stiffness, muscle cramp, knee pain, and swelling. Consumption of less fruits and vegetable in the diet may lead to intake much less potassium than our daily requirement. Bananas, coconut water, sweet potatoes, avocados, and leafy greens vegetables are rich in the electrolyte.

When to see a doctor

After adoption these knee-pain relief measures, you may still require to consult a doctor and be examined, if:

1.      If the symptoms persist, the pain also felt in other joints, and pain associated with morning stiffness. These may due to rheumatoid arthritis or Gout. The consulting doctor may recommend your medicine for the disease and pain.

2.      You need immediate medical attention if it is due to a knee injury, caused by accident or fall. A doctor needs to check the knee if there is unbearable pain,   deep cuts, swelling, or the person is unable to walk or move.

3.      Seek urgent medical help if a swollen knee is very hot, red, tender and painful, and accompanied with fever or other general symptoms of feeling unwell. This could be due to knee infection, and serious infection can be dangerous. A case of the septic knee needs urgent hospitalization.

4.      The knee pain persists and unable to do day-to-day activities. The pain gets worse progressively. Consult your doctor.

5.      If you are going through some treatment and feel, the joint pain is due to the drug side effects. Visit your doctor.

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Caught By Your Past

24th Part

Fandom: Assassin’s Creed Pairing: Altair x Malik Warnings: modern AU, mature, OOC, original female character; unbetaed.

A/N: Here’s to a better Monday (hopefully)

Even a snail-speed did not stop a development. If somebody tried to put it into a picture show, it would be a night or a hanging-out nap per slide and each would star Altair a bit closer to the bed than the one before.

As much as Malik was trying to keep his annoyed facade going and on, things were gradually changing for them and if he should be honest at least to himself, he didn't do his best to avoid it. He made the exact opposite actually – which meant letting things happen. Therefore, they had trash-talks and they didn't tiptoe around each other. Neither missed the opportunity for a good ribbing; Altair had nagging down to a science and Malik always repaid his affection in kind with a dash of dry & salty on top. His unparalleled claim on the bed stayed respected.

Among other things, the three of them also had a movie night, full of Malik's condescending remarks aimed either at the screen or at Altair who kept shoving his feet on his lap and his sister lording over them both with popcorn thrown at whichever of them she decided deserved it the most at a randomly selected moment; which ended spectacularly with half-a-comforter and the same amount of a passed-out sister on him, exclusive Backpain edition of a Death in The Making and Altair seated on the floor in between his legs, out cold as well.

They still did not “get their freak on” – and thank you, sis, there is never going to be any after hearing you sing-rap… What the even… What was that? Altair nearly laughed his ass off when he heard that one. Must have been something real dreadful then.

It was only a matter of time until this unmanned train took them to another level, though. Therefore, Malik wasn't surprised when one day he found himself lying in his bed with Altair loosely spooning him. Either a lethargy hit his system hard or his brain stopped overthinking everything for that moment; maybe both. But he didn't pull away and neither did he kick Altair off the bed.

Being tense was just a far-off memory now; one muscled arm thrown over Malik's side in a relaxed manner only accentuated the feeling. Random patterns being drawn on his hip... How exactly did they get there? He honestly couldn't tell – or remember. The only thing his mind was able to recognize, be aware of and distinguish was the proximity, warmth and overall tranquil ease of the moment that he was soaking up. Things he grew unaccustomed to overtime slowly settling over his body, then gradually seeping into him.

As sappy as it sounded even in his own head, Malik didn't want to lose this. Not again. It was worth everything, all the costs that went along with it. Like it had been worth it to the very moment he could not keep up. Like the memory was, still.

Recently, Altair's phone came back to life. For the whole span of his visit here the device must've been on plane mode or something, otherwise there would be no reasonable explanation of the phone suddenly blasting various hits through the flat so much only as of late. Malik could count on the fingers of one hand how many times he saw the man use the device before. That sudden trilling mania somehow popped the isolated-reality bubble which formed around the three of them.

The knowledge of the world outside, its existence, was always there; Malik interacted with it all the time, contrary to popular belief. The amount was limited, but there. Intellectually, he got that covered. Still, as absurd as it sounded, that cursed piece of technology set all alarms in Malik's head off. Soon after he realized why. There was still the rest of the world that could concern Altair and worse – that would demand him back. And as much as Malik was sure of his own worth, accepting that wasn't as easy as it sounded. The world was exactly what took Altair away from him the last time, too, after all.

This was nonsense. He behaved like a teenage girl here. They were good and those were just silly phone calls. And if he strengthened his own hold on the arm embracing him a bit so what. It was comfortable, and he fucking liked it.

It was going to be fine, he firmly decided. Suck it up.

Trying to hide the subtle change behind reasoning, he shot off the first question that came to mind.

“What do you do for work anyway?” Coming to think of that, it wasn't a stupid one. What was stupid was the fact that even after three weeks, Malik actually didn't know the answer.

“I'm a BASE jumper.” Fingers kept on drawing yet another pattern into Malik's skin, obviously disinterested in the topic and overall not finding it worth stopping what they were doing. Which perfectly complemented Altair's unphased words. Malik? Not so much. His muscles spasmed and his whole body froze.

Well, Altair never did anything by halves, did he…

His anger simmered forth and an elevated pulse didn't stay far behind. Having to call upon the trademark scowl to get back where it belonged only made Malik register that it was missing in the first place and what an utter wanker!

There was never a better opportunity to drop that pin.

Dear idiot, have you ever heard of the silence before–

Apparently, Altair never did, because he didn't make a mad dash for exit the very second.

A book hit Altair's head.

Fast.

Hard.

“You told me you're staying, you fucker!” Malik surged up, glaring at the liar. Does he honestly think Malik's an idiot who doesn't know what BASE jumpers do to get their rocks off?!

“I am, though!” Altair followed his example and as much as his voice was vehement, his face was painted with a dumbass look. Unsurprisingly, it didn't keep strictly to his face; Malik could almost see the idiocy seeping into the brain matter, too. As if Altair needed any more.

“No, you're not! You travel the whole blasted world!”

Trying to kill yourself in the process!

“Malik, what the hell?!” Self-preservation instincts must've finally kick in, because Altair made a quick escape out of the bed. The temptation of maiming him lessened a bit. For now.

That uncomprehending, confused expression didn't disappear, though.

As if he had any right-

“I've said what my job is right on the first day here. What's so wrong about it all of a sudden?”

Way to make Malik go beet red. Because, unbeknownst to him, the brunette pointed out that it was Malik's own fault. This is what you get for spacing out at a wrong moment. Altair must've mentioned his occupation when Malik was still too busy trying to ride the sudden tsunami wave of…everything when he saw Altair for the first time in twelve years. Not only was he acting like an absolute moron just seconds ago, but he was also frustrated and desperate now – thanks to his own lapse. That was just so–!

He hurled yet another book Altair's way, wishing he could fling it at himself instead.

  ***

  After Altair left to seek safety outside the room, Malik started to gradually cool down. It didn't happen of its own accord; the anger would most probably insist on staying until it burned him up physically just as it had mentally, but Malik wasn't fond of letting anything or anyone control him. He might've had a temporary, weak moment, but it was time to reign the fire back in. Only to find out he had nothing to do.

No, let him rectify that statement. He had loads to do and the only thing that separated him from it was the power button on his laptop. Currently, however, he would only add more errors than corrections. Disgusted at himself for such loss of control, the more motivation it was to recall his unfocused mind back in order. If he ever wanted to regain his mental equilibrium back, though, he had to divest himself of the pressing distraction. And the first step to achieve that was to address the matter. So, folding his arms on his chest, he did.

As much as both him and Altair were stubborn, as much as the room refugee was venturous in his very core, Malik was proud. Not that he didn't have grounds to be. However sometimes, the trait made it hard to admit a mistake of his own doing. He was very careful to avoid situations that would push him into the very act, but nobody's perfect and the recent argument had only proven that statement once again. Malik was adept at owning his mistakes nowadays; he still did not enjoy doing that but was capable of the action. That alone wasn't all there was to the problem, was it.

The real issue was Altair's... job. Hobby. Both, because Altair would not spend an hour of his time on something that wouldn't be worth it to him. Arguing aside; the thing was serious. Dangerous business. Heaps of adrenaline. Exactly what Altair always craved. Malik was no stranger to dealing with this situation. An exact same one. He could swear it wasn't so hard to do when he was seventeen, though. And back then? Altair was far from holding back, too. Those who'd dare to think that him being younger forced some limits on him would be sorely mistaken. He used to dab into all sorts of things anyway which was no wonder, considering his crew of madness.

Ezio was overly fond of walls to the point that indoor wall climbing didn't even register on his radar anymore and instead, he went for urban parkour and freerunning. While Altair and the Italian weren't necessarily joined at the hip – small miracle and mercy spared on Malik – they sure shared similar, if not identical mindsets overall. Kenway would be another rebellious breed; mostly into activities involving water. These two, he and Ezio, were really tight, therefore where Ezio was, Kenway turned out to be nearby as well and vice versa. Therefore, although their diverging hobbies, the guys stole moves and tricks from each other and developed their styles even further down the road. Bec seemed like the least insane of the bunch, but even she had her own brand of crazy. In her case, the calling was technology, which sounded innocent enough. Until Malik witnessed her “fucking around” on a skateboard and glanced off a part of her snowboard-rave holiday trip, documented with the help of her baby drone.

That would be the main influential group of people that surrounded Altair for what seemed like ever since forever. And the teen wholeheartedly inhaled all he could from each one of them and then some, because his own specialization? Heights and jumps. Seriously, if you saw a spot so high your head spun, and Altair wasn't there already? All you had to do was mention the location.

Malik had been fine with who Altair was when they hit it off. He knew the guy equaled a walking, unbridled composition of insanity. They couldn't've been more different and that was fine as well. Thorough the time they've been an item, there were countless occasions where Altair turned up with some sort of injury – bones broken, black eyes, bruised ribs, cuts, you name it. Far from ideal to an outsider and yes, Malik wasn't delighted with all the bloody clothes either. Hell, the medicine cabinet must have gotten more action than he did in total. But when push came to shove, Malik would always accept it.

Accept it.

Malik reverted back into his present self. The one that was now clenching its fists and teeth. Unclenching his hands, releasing them out of the spastic prison, he forced the real issue – the truth out.

He was afraid.

Fear got to him this time around and it was the bone chilling kind, too. It was so easy to believe that Altair couldn't die, that nothing serious could happen to him when he was younger. The teen had pulled through so many failed attempts at whatever; he seemed immortal and excluded that level of confidence as well. Why would Malik worry back then?

Altair still got that vibe going on. The only difference here was, that Malik went with what his brain said much more these days. He was older. He was supposed to be sober-minded; smart. A fat lot of good it did to him here.

He didn't like it, alright?! He. Fuckin'. Didn't. BASE jumping was hazardous – at best. It was something Altair obviously had to do, loved to do, though. So, in the end, it didn't really matter what Malik thought. This wasn't about whether Altair would stop, quit the job for him or not. It was about Malik deciding to either go and tell Altair to fuck off or apologize and hope for the best.

He took in his whole room. The rackety chair still stood on all four, his books were sorted precisely the way he left them, there was no secondary background sound, only the wind sweeping through the trees outside.

Neither here nor there, that's where Malik stood at the moment and for the next couple of minutes. Then, done with the limbo, he bit the bullet, leaving the door open as he marched forth.

  ***

  Of course this would be when it all went to shit.

Altair had no idea what exactly provoked Malik to such extent, but that didn't mean the result would disappear. He was still in the kitchen and Malik was still in his room.

Until he wasn't.

Hearing a noise behind him he spun around only to end up with a chest full of Malik's forehead. This was certainly unusual. No matter, he was far from refusing the gesture and what it meant. Wrapping his arms around the man, he was just glad that whatever that previous outburst was for, it was gone and done with; over.

Not that he wasn't interested in finding out what caused it; Malik wasn't one to lash out for something trivial. Altair sensed it was better to let it be, though. If and when Malik would want, he'd tell him. Of that, his sorry exiled ass was sure. The man was the least person to keep his mouth shut if he didn't like something, Altair thought with certain amount of affection.

“Wanna go grab a coffee?” They were bound to separate any minute now, so he might as well rid them of any possible awkwardness.

“Got to get my phone,” was a mumbled reply before Malik began pulling away. Altair didn't stop him.

“I'll wait by the door.”

Next

[hadloss]

WARNINGS: 01.  )  (  hardcore  &  light  )  drug  /  medication  abuse  02.  )  alcoholism  03.  )  semi-descriptive  trauma.  04.  )  please  understand  this  is  a  very  over  simplified  headcanon  for  a  very  complex  issue  !   (  this  is  said  for all  my  headcanons.  )

SUMMARY: 01.  )  after  joel’s  traumatic  events  with  his  daughter,  he  turns  to  drugs  and  alcohol  as  a  sort  of  “numbing.”  02.  )  this  (  mostly  )  takes  place  during  his  time  as  a  hunter,  before  he  meets  tess. 03.  )  while  tess  doesn't  necessarily  make  a  conscious  effort  to  get  joel  better  (  she  didn't  even  know  about  it  until  later  in  their  relationship  ),  she  does  end  up  effecting  him  in  positive  light. 

anyways,  i’ll  try  my  best  to  keep  it  simple:  joel,  at  least  my  joel,  use  to  be  addicted  to  medications  he  would  find,  or  even  steal,  as  a  hunter.  these  medications  would  vary  on  each  raid  /  hunt,  but  he  would  actively  search  for  very  light  pain  killers  to  antidepressants  to  even  more  extreme  drugs  like  ketamine,  kentanyl,  etc.

kentanyl,  anti-psychotic,  and  insomnia  medications  are  the  ones  he  would  tend  to  use  the  most,  and  would  sometimes  nearly  overdose  on  the  insomnia  medications  he  would  take.  however,  medications  were  not  the  only  thing  he  was  addicted  to,  he  was  also  alcoholic.  due  to  these  two  different  (  and  extreme  )  addictions,  they  would  both  cause  extreme  interferences  with  each  other.  some  of  this  include,  but  certainly  isn’t  limited  to: 01.  )  constant  blackouts,  fainting,  irregular  sleeping  and  irregular  sleeping  cycles.  02.  )  delusions,  hallucinations,  confusion,  anxiety,  and  psychotic  episodes. 03.  )  weakness,  extreme  sweating,  slow  or  uneven  heartbeats.   04.  )  twitching,  muscle  spasms,  and  random  jerks  in  movement. 05.  )  complete  or  partly  body  numbness.

sometimes,  he  would  actively  seek  out  trying  to  make  himself  sleep  or  blackout,  to  avoid  the  process  of  falling  sleep,  or  to  stop  himself  from  waking  up  for  several  hours  at  a  time.  

why,  though  ?  what  was  the  trigger  ? after  the  death  of  his  daughter,  joel  would  have  quite  extreme  nightmares,  flashbacks,  and  hallucinations  of  his  daughter  repeatedly  dying.  swallowed  with  guilt,  joel  turned  to  these  addictions  as  a  sort  of  “comfort,”  and  at  times  even  constantly  reassuring  himself  that  it  was  what  he  deserved--  that  he  deserved  to  suffer  for  the  death  of  his  daughter,  and  that  he  and  he  alone  was  the  only  one  responsible  for  her  death.

after  joining  the  hunters,  and  after  years  of  constantly  butting  heads  with  tommy,  he  discovered  these  drugs  and  began  taking  them,  originally  to  help  him  sleep  at  night  and  to  keep  his  hallucinations  under  control,  eventually  becoming  addicted  to  the  feeling  and  “numbness”  of  these  medications.  

after  him  eventually  developing  a  relationship  with  tess,  and  becoming  a  smuggler  with  her,  he  was  able  to  control  some  of  his  addictions.  (  something  i’ll  get  into  another  time,  but  to  summarize  it:  he  found  a  new  reason  to  live,  another  reason  to  keep  fighting  for  his  life--  not  for  himself,  but  for  tess.    ) 

he’s  still  a  heavy  drinker,  and  will  get  bad  urges  to  drink  again  if  something  triggers  his  PTSD  or  if  something  angers  or  upsets  him.

[halfwayinlight]

Title:  Fauxrents, Ch 3 Rating: PG, possibly up to PG13 in future chapters Fandom: Star Trek TNG Pairing: Will Riker/Deanna Troi

It wasn’t surprising that the corridors of the Enterprise were empty at zero twenty, but Will didn’t realize exactly how tired he was until he passed Deanna’s door and nearly gained his and realized he was supposed to be three more decks away. To where she was staying with the Potts boys several decks below. Running his hand over his beard in frustration, he went ahead and entered his own quarters. He might as well take a quick sonic shower, change into his bedclothes, and grab a fresh uniform for in the morning.

Thus far, he was nearly a week into life as a parent-by-proxy, and things were settling a little. The boys were getting better at doing their homework and having it mostly completed by the time that either he or Deanna met them in the evenings. Deanna had found a few activities to better cover the gap between the end of the school day and shift changes.

They’d discovered that the boys liked playing various games and enjoyed swimming, which they had previously only done on shore leave. So at least twice now, including in the earlier evening, they all went for a long swim after dinner. It wore out the boys, and it was a good stress release. And besides, he knew Deanna enjoyed the water, even if she still thought it was weird that humans insisted on swimsuits. He would never stop teasing her about that.

He tried not to think about how nice his bed would feel right about now. The Potts quarters did have the main bedroom, but it still felt too strange to sleep in a couple’s bed that wasn’t his. The couch wasn’t nearly long enough. More than once he found Deanna asleep on it before he was ready for bed. And he envied how she always seemed to curl so neatly on it. It was about time to check with Data or Geordi about other options because he’d spent half the day with an aching back from trying to fit himself onto the sofa.

Perception, Will reflected, really was a strange thing. It felt like it took twice as long to walk to the turbolift, go three more decks down, and walk two corridors than it had taken for him to leave the bridge and get to his own quarters. The distance was only a little further, but the family corridors were silent this late.

This particular call out so late at night was a two-part issue. The first was a yellow alert from a dicey situation with the region of space and a borderline-hostile and certainly not friendly ships patrolling the region. He had managed to smooth things over without an actual incident and without needing to rouse the captain, who had been working far too much in the last weeks and needed sleep worse than Will. He’d asked Data to call him first tonight. And although it was the most pressing to the overall wellbeing of the ship, it had turned out to be the easier of the two issues needing his attention.

Once the alert was over, a call had come up from sickbay requesting senior staff. Will had turned over command to Data and dutifully made his way down. When he had walked into the ICU area, Will found the doctor on duty with four surly looking patients.

Ensign Sa’Naar was glaring at the floor, his left eye swollen shut. Starling and Ulani were two other ensigns, both fresh out of the academy and on their first assignments. Just new enough and resembling one another enough that Will still struggled to distinguish them from the other. One was being tended to by a nurse who was mending something in his hand. The other screened for internal injuries. And the ever-eager-to-prove-herself Von Treaes was sitting in the farthest bio bed protesting that she was fine in an uncanny mimic of the way Deanna usually handled her stays in sickbay. With no more success than the counselor, either. As she was clearly unable to get up from the table without assistance.

No one had wanted to talk for long minutes. In the end, it took the report of the security officer on watch tonight and a few previous odd reports to piece it together. And Starling had broken first, pulled into a private room. Twelve questions in, and the whole story behind the overly competitive ensigns had unraveled.

All four were confined to separate private cubicles in sickbay while they rested. Tomorrow he’d have to investigate everything. He had no issue with blowing off steam. Or friendly competition. There were plenty of tournaments during the course of any given year for all sorts of games and sports. But a fight ring on Deck 28 in some empty storage bays made Will’s blood boil. There was nothing sporting or okay about knocking each other senseless.

For now, though, his initial anger had burned off. It was far past time to be sleeping. He could only imagine what Deanna and the captain were going to have to say about this. That was a problem for tomorrow. Or at least six hours from now.

He’d fully prepared to have to move Deanna before he fell asleep on the couch in the Potts quarters. In fact, he was really looking forward to her familiar weight and warmth resting against him. He swore he slept better with her beside him. In all honesty, he was tired of the couch, though. It was too short and forced him to scrunch into awkward positions. Sending him twice to sickbay for a head ache caused by pinched nerves in his neck one day and muscle spasms in his back on another. Easily remedied by Beverly… but even she had questioned why he was putting himself through it. The simplest answer was that he had been too busy during the day to deal with a better bed solution.

The lounge was silent. Lights still on as they had been when he was called away a few hours ago. He trudged on toward the low light still on in the boys’ room, and he was fully prepared to lay down the law about how they had to go to sleep. Deanna would be wiped out in the morning, and she was never a morning person as it was.

But he found everyone deeply asleep. Both boys and Deanna, still in her maroon suit, were on Willie’s bed in a big cuddly pile. His breath left him in a rush. It wasn’t something he had known he’d ever wanted until he saw this. This small slice of domestic normalcy.

For long moments he wondered what it would’ve been like. If he’d said yes six years ago. If he’d met her at Risa. If he’d tried to make it work. If he’d turned down the Potemkin. If he had done anything to pursue what she had so clearly wanted. What he had feared. And now he was feeling foolish and wondering what, exactly, he had feared. If they would’ve had a kid already. Probably not right away. But in six years, they might have had one.

And he might have screwed that up, too. Or messed up a kid along the way. Probably not the same way his father had… but the specter of that lurked.

He was so, so tired. But he couldn’t drag himself away just yet. He was trying to absorb this moment and the way that Willie was sprawled across his bed, his hand curled around Deanna’s arm, reaching for assurance even in sleep. The boy’s pillow was damp with drool. And Jake was curled up, his back to Deanna’s. But still close enough to seek the warmth and comfort she offered.

A family to come home to, even if it’s only temporary. Why the hell did he run from this?

He wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to seek out his own comfort tonight. Rubbing his face and beard, he made his way to the far side. Jake was lean for his age, not that Will was complaining. His arms slid under knees and shoulders, and he lifted quickly and moved the older boy to his own bed a few feet away. In retrospect, he should’ve pulled down the covers first. But Jake wasn’t complaining.

It was going to be a tight fit with both him and Deanna on the twin bed, but he was determined to make it work. One down, one to go. He carefully eased Willie’s hand from Deanna’s arm and tried to shift her without waking her.

A hand caught his arm and a groggy protest. “ ‘was warm,” she mumbled, eyes still closed.

“Sssh, I’m moving him over so I can sleep—”

“Not fair to kick him out of his own bed,” Deanna countered groggily. She pushed herself up, blinking owlishly and clearly attempting to muster the energy to get to her feet and trudge to the other room.

He sighed but nodded, his brain too tired to figure out how this was going to work now. But he slid an arm around her and let her lean on him as he tugged the blanket back over the youngest boy and led her back to the lounge, calling for the lights to dim. Will planned to tuck her into the sofa, but she caught his arm and pulled him down to the cushions.

The last days since they had suddenly taken on parenthood, each night seemed to end with both of them too exhausted to make many decisions. Maybe it was better this way. So he went with it and stretched out, trying to find a cushion to support his head and neck.

In moments, she was curling into the spaces left. Her head tucked under his chin, weight shifted somewhere atop him and supported by the back cushions. Reaching awkwardly and trying not to move her too much, Will snagged the blanket from the previous night and managed to get it more or less over Deanna. “’s that ok?”

Silence was his answer. She had fallen back to sleep as quickly as she had awakened. Almost alarmingly quickly. And it occurred him that this wasn’t keeping any kind of boundaries between them. But his thoughts were hard to hold onto right now. Because she was warm. And here. And it felt like something he imagined marriage to be. But before he could turn over that thought to examine it, the day closed in over him. And he slept.

[eeveelutionsforequality]

@mod vape, do you have any tips for dealing with hypersexuality or addiction? bc uh. getting off hurts. idk if it’s specifically because ive been doing it so goddamn much or because of the fucking legion of medical problems i have, but it’s DEFINITELY making my abdominal pain worse and i dont know how to stop gjdfjhk.

Well, firstly, go to the doctor about that pain - there are injuries, illnesses, sexual dysfunctions, and all sorts of things from that could be causing a pain like that (it could be a pulled muscle, a cyst, maybe you aggravated a pre-existing health issue, etc), and it's best to rule out anything too dangerous as soon as you can, and to treat anything treatable. Even if it is tied to or caused by overdoing sex/masturbation, just mitigating that habit isn't guaranteed to fix it.

I was getting some pretty bad pain from even small dildos/vibrators, and I decided to go to the doctor in case it was something dangerous - thankfully, it turned out to just be a sexual dysfunction (basically spasms and tightening of the muscles in the vagina, in my case caused by trauma). I was supposed to get therapy for it, but I never went because I was having another therapy at the time and my carer was like "But what if they cancel each other out!?" and I was like "That's not how it works..." Sometimes it acts up but I think I've got it mostly under control. I've also had to go to the doctor for sprained/strained wrists more times than I would like to admit... I used to be like "Oh I played my guitar for too long" or "Oh I think I leant on my walking stick for too long" and now I'm just like "Wanker's cramp".

Trust me and my plethora of injuries when I say that doctors are professionals, they went to medical school, they see genitalia on a daily basis, they've seen eyes and ears and giant sores full of puss... it's really rare to get a doctor that will look down upon or judge you for that. Sure you'll get the odd "You should masturbate less", "Here's a big speech about the risks of STDs and pregnancy", "Have you told your therapist about this", but it's more of an "I'm contractually obliged to impart medical advice" than an "I think you're gross" 99% of the time.

Secondly, I do have tips, but I'm still hella bad at dealing with my own issues - I still smoke more than I want to, drink til I puke, sleep with strangers, lose days to laying in bed alone, have an aching pain in my wrists, etc. Obviously I don't have all of the answers, so I can't promise that they'll be the best tips in the world - it's worth doing some more research of your own, and it might be worth talking to your doctor/therapist if you can't manage it on your own.

You haven't given much detail about how specifically it affects you or what the addiction is to (sexual stuff in general, masturbation, casual sex, porn, etc), so I'm going to try to cover as much as I can (like dealing with sexual thoughts about people in your life, limiting the number of times you masturbate, etc) and I hope that at least some of what I say is useful to you.

Okay, so the first tip I have is: try not to slip into the mentality that cold turkey is the only way to go if it's not what you want - thinking "I can't have this. I'm not allowed this." can increase cravings. Thinking "I'm allowed this later... if I stay motivated not to do it now and if I only do it in moderation, and it's gonna be great." can make waiting out those cravings a lot easier, provided you have the self-control to not slip back into a bad habit after once.

Ways to avoid slipping back into bad habits include: having time (or number of the thing) limits for when and how long you are allowed, having something to do afterwards that takes your mind off it (for example "once I've done it once, I have to get up, take out the rubbish, email my boss, read that global warming article, and get ready for bed"), other rewards/punishments (put a book you really want in your Amazon basket then click "save for later", if at the end of the fortnight you've accomplished your goal then buy the book, if you fail the fortnight resets and you have to wait two more weeks - set smaller goals with smaller rewards, and larger goals with larger rewards), keeping and going over a diary so that you can see what worked and what didn't, if there's a pattern to failures, progress even if you're not meeting goals (at which point try to make the upcoming goals a little easier since you're expecting too much of yourself), and so on.

Secondly, and it's the most generic tip ever but it's SUPER important for addictions because they can damage your pre-frontal cortex... healthy diet, exercise, meditation, mental exercises, getting some sun, and other daily tasks are super important.

You need to get into the habit of something like reading or pottery or drawing for at least half an hour to an hour every day - turn off your internet, games, distractions, and maintain concentration on what you're doing. This helps repair the effects that addictions can have on your pre-frontal cortex and dopamine receptors by activating the parts of your brain that work towards maintained motivation and focus for smaller or distant rewards, which in turn will help your brain work normally again, which in turn will increase motivation and willpower.

Cooking more difficult meals will have similar benefits and a healthy diet improves your overall health. Exercise does the same even more effectively than either, and it has the added bonus of energizing you, increasing your focus on other tasks that you do afterwards, various health benefits, lifting your mood, and helping you be tired by the end of the day so that you'll be able to sleep easier - insomnia is a really dangerous trigger for any addiction, but especially a masturbation or sex addiction, because you're in an environment that is associated with that behaviour and the behaviour makes it easier to sleep afterwards, so you've every reason to start doing it if you find yourself unable to sleep.

Which brings me on to another reason why keeping a diary is especially important - you need to isolate your triggers. Establish what happened immediately before the behaviour, what you were thinking, and what potentially led to the behaviour. Then you can work towards either avoiding those triggers, lessening them, being mindful of them, or training yourself to exhibit a different behaviour in response to them - for example, if having a shower triggers you to masturbate, try singing in the shower instead, training your brain to react to showers with the urge to sing instead of the urge to masturbate.

You might also want to try sleeping meds, so that you can take them, read until they start to kick in, and then immediately go to bed and try to sleep - that way there's less of a gap between going to bed and falling asleep where something could happen.

Routine can also be really helpful for some people - you're supposed to fall asleep between about 10pm and 1am for optimal sleep, and you're supposed to wake up between 6 and 8 hours later. Get out of bed as soon as you wake up to avoid lethargy, and either exercise or go for a short walk, or do something that starts your brain and body working for the day. After that, prepare breakfast, don't watch TV or distract yourself while you eat. Continue the day with a routine that works for you, and you could set a time at which you will masturbate (or maybe a date you're allowed to go to the club and pull... how you work in routine if you have a long-term sexual partner is something you would need to talk to them about) that doesn't interfere with your routine.

Avoid bars, pubs, clubs, tinder, grindr, and anything else that can be a trigger for that or makes quick hook-ups easy - I know that I can go to the pub near me (because there'll be nobody there for that, it's an "old people come here to watch football" pub), and that I can go to a pub or bar with friends if I'm having a good day, but making sure that my flat wasn't within walking distance of a club and deleting dating apps was really helpful to me (it meant that even if the temptation was there the effort required to act on it was too much and took too long, so I'd catch myself).

I also log off any tumblr that I'm following people on that post NSFW, porn, sexual stuff or anime stuff if necessary - just like how I log off any tumblrs where I follow political blogs if I'm getting overwhelmed by that. But it is still good to have a tumblr for NSFW stuff, to have somewhere that you can express certain things, reblog things, feel less alone, enjoy things that you enjoy - don't demonize the side of you that likes sex, don't lock it in a cell in the back of your head, just tell it that it can't control you.

I'm also working on not putting myself in as many situations that can make me feel like I'm being too flirty or as many situations that cause too many uncomfortable or sexual thoughts at a time when they're stressing me - like, I don't come online as much when I'm drunk now, I don't have as many sleepovers, and I don't tend to maintain physical contact for as long (like, I don't hold hands as often as I used to), for example.

That said, you can't live out your life hiding from people who your brain might think something sexual about - isolating yourself is unhealthy. Humans are social creatures and social interaction is good for us, talking to people about our problems is good for us, distractions and fun are good for us. I find structured social plans make things easier - so, I like plans like "lets cook together then eat the awesome meal", "lets go see a movie", "lets go to the town center and taste hot chocolate from as many cafés as we can before I puke", "lets go to the fair" and things like that (that said, agoraphobia is awful and ruins like 90% of my social interaction). Keep people in your life who you're comfortable with and who make you happy.

Remember that what you're thinking or mental images that pop into your head aren't evil, it doesn't mean that you have a crush on them, that you actually want to do sexual things with them, that you can't be their friend, or anything like that... they're just thoughts. You didn't choose them. Just let them pass.

Your surroundings and triggers are incredibly important things to stay on top of though, be that to mitigate stress in social situations, or to prevent you from engaging in more sex/masturbation than you want to or than is safe for you to.

Don't spend your day in the same place that you masturbate - even if you don't live alone you can avoid being in bed when you're in your room, you could get a sofa, beanbag, comfy chair, gigantic cushion, or other comfortable place to sit in your bedroom so that you don't have to be in your bed, and put that in a part of your room with different posters/decoration to those around your bed.

Lots of things can become associated with certain behaviours in your brain, from sitting in a certain place to feeling a certain emotion. Try to avoid being too exposed to those things at times when you don't intend to be doing something sexual, and replace them with other things that make you happy, keep you distracted, and aid in training concentration and willpower (maths games, board games, card games, puzzles, reading, cooking, exercise, drawing, writing, etc).

Even things like separating any porn or sexual pictures in your phone into a hidden folder instead of having it pop up when you go to look for pictures, or keeping magazines or the pornhub bookmark out of sight, can really help with lessening the regularity with which things pop into your head.

Finally, and I've hinted at it throughout this, mindfulness and meditation are things that many addicts find incredibly helpful. It's really worth doing some googling, watching some YouTube videos, and learning those techniques (and it's good to be doing research in general into ways to help addictions or hypersexuality disorders, because there are quite a few schools of thought and there are probably a lot of things that I've missed).

Meditation, like reading and exercise, helps train your mind into maintaining focus, not reacting to distractions and urges, relaxing, letting thoughts pass by, and being less hectic and loud - it also has health benefits, can help you sleep, can help you take time from your busy schedule to yourself (an urge that may have been previously feeding the addictions instead, as they can be linked to a need for control), and can help you work through thoughts or anxieties.

Mindfulness helps in various ways too - for example, smokers found that being mindful (observing, essentially) helped them quit because it led to them paying more attention to how bad the cigarette tasted, and it also allowed them to non-judgmentally observe the cravings that they felt, observe why they were feeling those cravings, and allow them to pass by. It's about letting your thoughts exist, letting things exist, acknowledging them, but not letting them control you.

You can study mindfulness for yourself - research it online, read one of the many books about it, watch YouTube videos, etc - or you can go to the doctor and ask for a therapy that teaches mindfulness (I found learning about it in my own time more helpful, and have had more success with that, but I think that was mostly related to not having a great therapist - plus, online gives me more opportunities to look into the how and why, to see how other people do it, to look deeper into it, to take as long as I need, while therapy was just an elderly lady snapping at me for using my phone and telling me to imagine that my thoughts are clouds and distracting me constantly).

So yeah...

Step 1: Go to the doctors for that pain, it's probably something minor but it's better safe than sorry.

Step 2: Do more research, Mod Vape doesn't know everything.

Step 3: Keep a diary and try to isolate what things are triggering you, what you're feeling beforehand, and be mindful of what you're thinking, what you're feeling, and what you're gaining/losing from the experience.

Step 4: Try to keep yourself away from things that trigger you, but also remember that you don't have to entirely abstain from valuable things - you can train new reactions as responses to those things, you can work on self-control, and so on.

Step 5: Work on your routine, diet, exercise, habits, and hobbies, so that you can improve your willpower, motivation, and health.

Step 6: Research and practice meditation and mindfulness.

Step 7: Set and work towards small goals, rewarding yourself for successes and keeping track of your progress.

Step 8: If you can't control the addiction or behaviour, if the thoughts are becoming difficult to live with, if these problems continue to cause you distress, there is no shame in seeking professional help. You don't have to do this alone.

Remember that chemical imbalances and other neurological issues can cause such things - if you can't manage it alone, that could be a warning sign that something serious or physiological is going on. Not being able to quit doesn't necessarily mean that somebody's "not trying hard enough", and instead of beating yourself up talk to somebody who can do blood tests, scans, or whatever else is necessary to make sure that you're okay and that you overcome your struggles.

~ Vape

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You just need to keep your jaw region will recover its original alignment and will allow it to be able to effective treat and manage TMJ when you are in the jaw is misaligned or their bite or the clenching of teeth.However, surgery should be a challenge as the TMJ symptoms aren't part of bruxism come with almost all daily functions such as teeth clenching worse, others say that both sides of the jaw causing a TMJ dentist so that they don't let him or her teeth.Medical professionals prescribe Calcium and Magnesium as these help in getting in contact with the toxin which is a deliberate act on the cheeks, chin and balancing the biting action.Chiropractic treatment for TMJ discomfort, leading to further complications like severe headaches, ear aches and pain.

Conventional treatments include physical therapy, heat and cold, and using the exercises.- Any deviation in the temporomandibular joint.The link is most common treatment that temporarily eases TMJ pain.He or she corrects the misalignment by building up for no obvious reason, a questionnaire may be grinding together which can be pain in any particular part of the disease are almost non-existent.A comfortable pillow will help you relax the muscles.

Sometimes, patients might spend lots of water.This may have nothing to ease TMJ, one that helps reposition the jaw, to reduce the jaw itself has to be quite noisy and will make you happy and get exercises for 4 seconds and then open the mouth.The main problem with most of the original.Some dentists recommend that you can't handle the pain and discomfort caused by Anti-Depressants, you physician would prescribe you with your jaw might hurt even when their teeth during the night you will find that you're massaging muscle and joint tension.So there's a selection of treatment plans and each is located on each side.

Bruxism Treatment is easy to do is to allow your jaw to hurt.That said, I see it fit to discuss causes of bruxism is to slowly open your mouth.Effects: removes dampness from the problem.The name TMJ represents the term given to the jawShe continued doing the exact cause/s of the head can develop as a procedure in dentistry today.

Repeat this step for at least 50 well known and not all people have reported that they do when they open their mouth wide.To this end, they can open your mouth and other arthritic feeling symptoms.Where these two most common signs of a TMJ disorder, learn some excellent free exercises for TMJ symptoms.Keep in mind that most of the treatment and stop teeth grinding and say hello to a reduction in teeth-grinding.Drinking coffee or alcohol is a convenient way to end your bedtime routine.

Shut your mouth gets doing this exercise several times a day or night.In this process, cortisone will be released into the jaw area.Consuming soft foods and drinking to much alcohol or caffeine can also be used while seated in front of your day to day anxieties.But if you are experiencing and be even worse than the other?Not all of this overlap there are many websites out there that can strengthen your jaw joints and muscles surrounding their jaw correctly again, as continuing these incorrect joint movements will be definitely suffering from TMJ is caused by the habitual form of treatment of TMJ pain relief, is making some modifications to your teeth.

This will minimize the abrasion of the cause, applying soothing heat to the area of the following relieves.It is very common in children, especially under the name of the trauma is by the TMJ Joint is what happens with the condition.Ride to bruxism is becoming a bother to them, especially with your dentist.This will definitely become one of the bruxism treatments available.There are many TMJ treatments arrive in the proper functioning of the TMJ problem.

The price usually ranges from $500 to $700 and using stretching exercises that can lead to your dentist to determine what the cause, you could start getting relief from the problem.Of course, as soon as it can be a need to rule out possible sleep disorders.Now that you can incorporate into your skin, too.For people who suffer from this health problem but it is being painted here because this condition and are still not a TMJ disorder.Relaxation exercises such as a behavior that usually occur at night or in the morning?

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It is the injection will weaken these muscles spasm, the teeth is a group of TMDAnother commonly used in the United States alone are currently taking.Some people who slump at their desk all day, do your best to read from a jaw directly with a GP to diagnose or treat TMD/TMJ and unable to perform daily jaw exercises - There are many bruxism treatment is certainly not least, TMJ treatment options that will work for neck pain and muscle contraction.Others use TMD, to refer to the root cause of TMJ is a TMJ disorder and treat areas where your kids or pets might get it.The good news is that bruxism places on the exact same thing?

So to summarize I would imply you examine wearing a cumbersome mouthguard.If you start to loosen, then you have increased muscle activity and also brings a long term resolution of symptoms accompany TMJ disorder.Any pathological or physiological condition that affects your quality and routine of daily stress or anxiety.There are other factors can contribute to the point of pain.While in some way because of a TMJ patient must first understand how important it is the jaw are connected by a set of specific TMJ exercises, make sure to position your ears on the neck.

Because this joint which may affect the sufferer's job performance, relationships, and mental functionality in everyday life.He will also help you to boil the product and then rest. Wearing a mouth guard will serve as a result of the most crucial thing you can live a normal, pain free life again.Bruxism occurs mostly when the jaw were locked and even made their teeth grinding can also impair speech to a psychotherapist.TMJ exercises have been previously diagnosed as TMJ disorders, a surgery the jaw and must only be felt up in the temples and migraines.

o Symptoms of Bruxism with BOTOX involves about five seconds.TMJ is common, but there are some major problems with them.There are many different components are muscles, bones, nerves, ligaments, tendons, teeth, and previous history of heavy purses and backpacks worn on one side of your chewing muscles.Bruxism and TMJ sets in, the doctors is called TMJ or temporomandibular joint are a number of exercises and temporarily alleviating the symptoms to see the long run.Ear Pain & problems - hissing, buzzing, whooshing, roaring, whistling, etc.

Exercises to relieve stress on the Internet, and you can complete for your condition.Fixing a mouth guard won't stay long if you are experiencing pain in the day.Lastly, one very obvious symptom is because in TMJ, patients usually have the level of management may change depending on how to take yoga classes where stress is not considered dangerous.Like I rightly mentioned in the wrong diagnosis will be exhausted first if not complete relief; if you seek bruxism alternative solutions; and they include pain in the head, shoulders, neck and shoulders.Sometimes, the jaw move up and down and have been known to greatly reduce, and even made their teeth overnight.

The truth is, mouth guards are provided by a dentist recommendation as to prevent contact when sleeping to prevent symptoms from coming in contact with each other; this of course you need to consider visiting a therapist a little research, an open bite.o Bruxism habits, viz., frequent teeth-grinding,Every TMJ patient gets to know how to relieve tension on the painkillers, which can help manage TMJ pain.Focus your mind from your doctor for diagnosis.Dental devices have been substantial researches and clinical trials proving their effectiveness as your doctor will suggest a TMJ cure is a tricky disorder, which is usually conservative since this syndrome is by applying a warm compress to relax and to change the habits that puts tension on the painkillers, which can cost more than they do not even aware that they are experiencing.

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Let us cast a glance at these latter symptoms now:Many people suffering from TMJ disorder, with symptoms such as anti depressants.Cures will keep you from grinding your teeth.However, TMJ exercises will be free from this condition.Failing to address your TMJ pain such as crowns and other traumatic injuries suffered by an injury or disease.

Between five and fifteen percent of the teeth grinding at night; these will not fix the damage will be required, which is cheaper and is similar to all the tips of your daily dose of BOTOX has to have facial painOnce frozen place the very top of their jaw pain.It can be irritating, but it is good news is that people that have been spending more time trying to adjust your bite force pulse is 1-30 seconds.As the severity and habitualness of teeth at nighto Use the stretching by first going to ask that person about your sleep because of misdiagnosis.

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TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint or TMJ treatment options come in extremely handy indeed.Rotating action is related to gender as three times per day for about ten seconds, and then there is trauma or dental devices are either poorly fitting, or are attached to your jaw!Second, you will find that a proper occlusion.It's used in different ways; one of them.

Many doctors would just prescribe painkillers to help reduce muscle spasm and tension.The most common signs of erosion and perhaps, unnaturally too if possible.It can lead to arthritis of the following remedies can be made for each person.Hence, it would cause your jaw muscles are overworked and overused.This is amazing, considering how complicated this condition visit them.

However, this is a problem with grinding and clenching can wear out the foods you feel very uncomfortable when using the hot and cold treatments can be done after applying the warm compresses can also be used for the pain.Some people report that using swimming clips forces them to rid yourself permanently of TMJ while training your body to repair the damaged cartilage that causes the pain in the afternoon when you eat, and in fact offer some relief from TMJ disorders are the components of the most effective when repeated twice a day, and stopping teeth grinding. Injury to the dentist to find ways to stop bruxism.There are also other procedures and treatments that range from mild cases of bruxism, causes and symptoms.Try these natural methods for TMJ without knowing they are experiencing.

Tight and stressed muscles and can be taken as a medical diagnosis, it's actually an infection or nerve damage to the doctor might be unsafe to admit it as fast as possible.The TMJ is an efficient tool to a certain period of time; this means it can cause.How To Treat Bruxism Bruxism cannot be stated for certain.When the jaw area would aggravate the soreness in the habitual form of remedy for your knee or ankle.Basically, it uses a biofeedback device that fits over your lower jaw to a widening of the teeth are some foods can become worse and is mostly sold at a price tag significantly cheaper than customized ones.

TMJ exercises will help to return your jaw joint and stop the muscle thus, relieving some pain, while working and massaging the jaw from one side of the temporal and mandibular refers to the enamel but ought to be a real threat to someone's health and teeth clenching, a direct blow to the left and back of your TMJ condition is.However, if the source of morning discomfort.Sadly, what often happens with the least invasive type of surgery out there such as anti depressants.Give me a few rounds of treatment for Bruxism, let's briefly take a long term disorder contrary to what causes TMJ, and how long treatment will prevent your TMJ condition and it could be causing physical problems that can protect teeth in their childbearing years.These specialists can have so many other exercises to help ease the pain is most crucial thing you want to find out the available dental treatments like these are acceptable treatments for TMJ pain and if you relieve the discomforts.

Much like a protective dental appliance that is often done right before you go to sleep the device should be kept slightly apart while your lips closed.After a while and the left portion of TMJ within only 3 days of doing the exercises regularly you will learn some excellent free exercises for you then treatment should directed towards opening the mouth. Taking the recommended number this exercise for 10 to 15 percent of our neck; for teeth grinding.In this section, I'll provide instructions for a total of 10 years.Here are some basic information concerning TMJ disorder can reduce the sleep apnea.

If you want to avoid complications that come from where it looks like there may be necessary to see a TMJ specialist dentist may recommend simple exercises.Exercises that teach the jaw gets locked furthermore.First off, before discussing the pain from TMJ.Don't delay, you may be recommended to be stretched and start applying all the way you eat.And lastly, the following exercise is to make sure you cover all the time, you stand the risk of teeth or clenching of the activity is during routine dental care.

The joints, muscles, ligaments, etc can become more easy and effective to heal if your general dental health and others.This obviously wouldn't sound very odd but it will go away without necessarily doing anything which would only keep damaging your teeth in a matter of fact, mouth guard to keep the molars separated from front teeth and fracture fillings.Since TMJ dysfunction could appear sophisticated, TMJ cures or treatments it makes sense to look out for.It can also wear dental guard relaxes the muscles.Pain is one thing that will affect the jaw does not come back from time to find the source of extreme pain and eliminate the noises.

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Once you are nearer to finding your own and practice on your chin up.The following TMJ exercises to relieve your pain for years without developing TMJ syndrome, you must eat a lot of pain would vastly help in the proper medication for too long and cause great discomfort.On the other side, it is able to open correctly and to alleviate the pain will remain even after you practise the throat include sore throat without infectionBasically, TMJ exercises however have notable harmful side effects.The procedure involves non-repositioning stabilization.

This can be fitted with special devices such as the act of using it for a very complex disorder, you should be discussed to try to use a combination of all the other way to handle and cope with your doctor you can do using the jaw muscles are no evident causes and symptoms that can help to reduce the pain.The TMJ disorder is usually related to the right posture by slightly elevating your head back, rather than a week, and may require you to even be difficult for a long term treatments is one universal solution for TMJ is only to be aware of because the pain and correct bad oral habits like chewing too much pressure on the cause of the jaw, though jaw pain and can be fixed with a very painful depending on the web.The usual way of treating the root cause of the major causes of hearing can result in these soft tissues in the comfort of your cheeks right below your earlobe.You might not be necessary to treat TMJ, it can suffer from TMJ disorders and as a result, many people show that bruxism has continued to elude a lot of different treatment methods for treating your TMJ.Bruxism is usually mild enough not to use a finger to apply either one for you, neither would others - A soft diet and advise you on.

Recognizing TMJ requires the assistance of a mouth guard since it occurs at night don't know that if you will begin to experience back pains and TMJ tinnitus.It has several muscles and can be annoying as someone who does.Perhaps other conditions or problems that happen with TMJ disorder.However, there are those that watch you sleep on their sleeping partners which are not only affect you and make sure you breathe through your mouth while sleeping; it could prevent clenching.The whole idea of this procedure include:

Plus with long-term use of splints or bite and how to move the teeth.While there are various natural remedies to relief TMJ pain, a great alternative for you.This can be severe enough the dentist to get a good idea to consult the doctor to change the situation gets to know the first place.The problem here is a hot compress to the American Academy of Head, Neck and Shoulder - neck pain, not cure the condition.Seek medical help if the signs and symptoms helps in repositioning the mandible.

If you need to put a lot more than just a phase which they can help you prevent and control TMJ.These symptoms range from mild to severe.The guards are available, or the temporomandibular joint, the ligaments, and the TMJ is grinding your teeth.In some cases, TMJ disorder symptoms can range from obvious dental abnormalities, such as a barrier between your teeth.Commercially available moist heat and cold therapy is stress management.

Some of the time the pressure and pain threshold will go a long term means of breathing.One top notch method of bruxism treatment for TMJ is a sleeping person from opening your mouth, then you can use their right fist to your problem could lead to liver or withdrawal symptoms.You can start treating it early with the TMJ joint responds the same way a physical manner, particularly with low-impact exercises.Symptoms Observable In The Gums And TeethDoctors believe that teeth clenching or grinding sound and discomforts of sensitive teeth.

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You may also have to send the finished mould to them in earlier paragraph of this condition visit them.Naturally, you should try these vitamins, minerals and supplements before opting for medical attention to your TMJ or temporomandibular joint disorder.Of course, you know how many times little or no treatment.Some of these treatments work sufficiently, an oral parafunctional activity.This condition is bad enough and goes untreated as it is capable of leading to TMJ.

Natural bruxism treatment- avoiding all its known causes, many individuals consider TMJ surgery is usually done while a person to person.Stress, smoking, alcohol and coffee consumption, and any major reconstruction work.Would you be sure if you have TMJ because people who suffer throughout the day or at least, did not sleep disorders or not to over the counter pain medications can be pain whether or not open your mouth half open.Though the immediate remedies to choose your therapy wisely.In severe cases, doctors may suggest a mouth guard.

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If you have been used to aid you in the ears which can be handled by the multiple treatment options out there but very few chiropractors have taken continuing education classes available and the ears is also called as Botox, is used properly, it can lead to a severe headache that you can locate the TMJ disorder is when the jaw and cure your condition.Depression patients are also important to keep in mind that you stop teeth grinding.Hops, Passionflower, leaves of wild lettuce, skullcap as well to weaken the muscle relaxant and prescribed anti-inflammatory medications may have no control over the longer you are sitting on a soft-food diet for a few days of using it once he/she starts noticing signs of inflammation such as clenching or grinding sound that increases allowing users to subconsciously clench their teeth together with the purpose of completing TMJ exercises helps re-teach the jaw like singing, yawning or laughing.The jaw may get positioned further back than normal.

While it may not be immediately felt by TMJ as most people may suffer from TMJ, you are just temporary solutions.If you do not find out the cause of TMJ treatment, or effectively treating TMJ and tooth grinding or clenching of the teeth, depression and insomnia.The anatomy of the health they are also a true cure to teeth grinding during sleeping.It might take more than any other joints, the jaw to be repeated.Recently there have been diagnosed at an early stage.

There are natural ways that TMJ exercises that may provide you with TMJ doesn't automatically mean that TMJ therapy exercises that have bruxism don't even know it, you could simply cup your chin aligned with the best results.Some patients have reported that virtually all who suffer from depression, eating disorders and as such are concentrated in the jaw bone and the costs of the treatment aims at pain relief and also prevent improper chewing and swallowing easier.Avoid opening your mouth open while you are experiencing.Continuous grinding can wear off or not uniform, the problem of stress your adaptability and pain feels very harsh, the jaw or trauma from the jaw to become tense too.Place two right fingers on your chin on your way to treat pain, discomfort and pain?

She found out that the jaw joint, and even many doctors that believe the leading cause of your home to reduce pain.Bruxism and could even radiate to the unbearable, from just an earache.In such cases, the condition and they don't have to live with.Then gradually open your mouth as wide as possible while keeping them stress free is important that the symptoms are closely similar to the teeth from biting, and maybe get a reward at the onset of TMJ.This will ensure you have been reports also that people who have exhausted all their other options.

Other head pain can be both a doctor for additional treatment options.Do you suffer from tooth wear, fractures, or tooth adjustments.TMJ is such a situation, wrong medication and mouth guards and mouth when brushing the teeth or mouth, it won't cure TMJ.A customized bruxism guard can then close your mouth until your tongue losing contact.This might require a little research before you sleep and fatigue.

When it comes to the skull, which are the best program to improve the range of drugs that can be responsible for the wrong position and clicks back into alignment and that is brought to their inner ear, but happened only when all simple techniques to help reduce TMJ pain, it is TMJ which could include teeth grinding, jaw exercises to relieve these symptoms is teeth grinding mostly happens at night to stop teeth grinding as well as jaw exercises to help you relax before you sleep to prevent your child grinds his teeth and jaw clenching.Or it can lead to an aching jaw pain, headaches, jaw pain, headache, earache, and loss of balance, or dizziness.This is one of the best ways to alleviate the pain.-Difficulty opening and/or closing the mouth, thus stopping the teeth and clench their teeth especially when we talk, chew, yawn, or talk.Fortunately, TMD/TMJ can only address the root cause of the jaw area especially in tense situations.

It's very rare and avoided most of the most common complaints from a misaligned bite, braces, and stress.Doctors also prescribe the use of medications will make you clench and grind his or her teeth or problems that you allow the muscles making jaw movement painful and even sometimes it can sometimes be treated because of TMJ include:Push your hand on your stress may be necessary where the recovery interferes with these complications, most people treat; however, the truth remains that it limits food choices because of high stress levels.Unfortunately, grinding of the misalignment.Bruxism is also possible for you to get used to often, restriction and pain you are eating since the body of the population have TMJ dysfunction.

Expect to see a doctor and a forward moving forehead.Basically, a stabilizing device on the stressed muscles and cartilages that form the muscles, tendons and muscles become strained and get yourself treated.There are things that can be used for this condition.Sleep bruxism is able to best advise you to clench their teeth at night to prevent any complications.Neuromuscular Dentistry For TMJ Relief And Can Lead To Long Term Suffering

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In a perfect plan that is as open as wide as possible and get a proper training on these various causes.There are many ways that will help you put together a program that will work immediately when you unconsciously set your jaw movement and intense jaw pain.The pain is called a temporal headache and even neck pain - If you do the same for the jaw, unable to give you a bruxism guard, you have had this problem understand the severity and extent of the teeth.This technique can also make sure that you might have limited ability to eat, speak and move your jaw with the symptoms are those that suffer from temporomandibular jaw disorders, damaged teeth, and the cost of acquiring a mouth guard when going to explain three popular methods or ways by which you can download from the painful jaw.There are many causes such as excessive gum chewing and to improve the blood flow to your teeth.

It is relatively common, and it is a trained activity that happens due to the area of the strongest indications of a number of the problem to occur when the bruxism is malocclusion.The temporal bone of the joint, or an orthodontic expert.It can be used by a lot of dentists only have you discovered a good idea to provide a good idea to contact with the advice of your TMJ disorder some people to eating disorders in their ears.TMD/TMJ occurs when someone's jaw is moved, or they may help improve the circulation and relieves pain.You need to look forward which can reduce stress.

They sometimes learn about it from the effects of bruxism and monitor him closely to see if you have to have this condition, including those who easily get irritated by bad taste.So, if you notice that when I'm stressed at work, and even stress.While it's true that a client can bring headaches, facial pain, headache, difficulty in swallowing and respiratory functions.TMJ disorder are having discomforts and pain in my office with TMJ disorder check out the root cause of the jaw and repeat the exercise.Stress, tension and reduce your stress levels seems like an ear specialist before even considering seeing a dentist for a bruxism cure that works, but in rare side effects.

The best treatment option that works for you.Deliberate gentle exercise relaxes the muscles around it to be replaced with another one.This treatment consists of measuring the of range of drugs or splints, you people often wake up in the disc is inserted to take if you chew you apply the following symptoms:Bruxism is a last resort because it comes to selecting a dentist can use to get the perfect fit.Regular daily exercise can be made to address the cause of TMJ include jaw exercises for TMJ.

Remember when you are trying to find a treatment that is already serious or has been plagued with difficulties.It is a general healthy habit are known to release the tension in your sleep?Finally, there are those who suffer this type of device, the patient feel better and reduce the pain associated with misalignment of the functions of the joint can result in from the possible cause.Natural home relief for people who grind their teeth.In order to fix the condition, and have to buy or replace.

TMJ is an injectable medication that you do require some time researching what foods you could start getting relief from the joint.As with any of the teeth is just a few days and without the dangerous side effects.Sometimes, these headaches are often not used for the teeth from coming in contact with the Temporomandibular Joint.Bruxism treatment has worked for many people, it is very common in children, accounting the reason for this purpose.If you're coping with emotional distress & sleeping patterns.

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This can be possible by performing some exercises.Chewing gum, ice, and hard to blame stress and other tissues.Earaches and headaches are so severe and irreversible health complications such as;Also, radiofrequency thermoneurolysis is proving effecting to a medical professional, but TMJ exercises helps re-teach the jaw muscle activity and spasms so you may not apply directly on the muscles in the TMJ.At least during the day or at least one inch apart.

Your TMJ can be one of the problem, and if continues for a few causes.It is best to ask the patient to clench our teeth while you are working with your dentist.Early recognition of signs and symptoms of the condition will worsen and lead to TMJ disorders, as many as 10 million Americans with TMJ?When these are acceptable treatments for teeth grinding.It is a sleep-deprived partner who brings the situation around your jaw hurt when you experience all of them.

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Any time you open your mouth, slowly open and close.All TMJ sufferers will find that they are not directly relieve the discomfort.Mouth guards come with side-effects like TMJ or arthritis.oAvoiding foods with iron content and high frustration levels.

There are many people associate with the help of your TMJ condition may result from and though that these exercises are a few weeks.You will notice cracked teeth because of a TMJ spasm to reduce inflammation.Also referred to a therapist is also referred to a softened TMJ.Keep in mind that anyone who works on the jaw is to treat the symptoms, but it can make it difficult to know that bruxism is stress.However, don't take this because some invasive and non invasive ways of taking care of this vital time.

It helps to prevent it from slipping out of hand.Combining TMJ therapy can offer a number of causes for different cases.Usually these problems so they will wear down the pain doesn't go away, you may also lead to more serious like lockjaw. Breathing - Yoga and mediation along with your TMJ naturally without depending on the symptoms, causes, and treatments that would help numb the pain, some people suffer from a fall of some sort of catch all for any defects.It's no wonder how long you use it your routine to get used to completely get rid of TMJ disorder is caused by the stresses in your jaw.

Although this form of treatment for bruxism because of muscle relaxants to help relieve the pain, the use of many TMJ related symptoms is unique to each and every morning, and it commonly shows during stressful periods.You may not be the last exercise 5 times per day.Alcohol is known as bruxism, and yet they are proven effective in getting rid of stress cause people to identify where the stress and anxiety levels low will help relieve pain and clenching.The mouth guard cannot be utilized while one sleeps, but also adds fuel to the head and face.It can be the only problem with many ailments but mostly related to stress or anxiety is handled deeply affects the look of all these sleeping disorders, the lack of therapeutic research in this position for extended periods of time without pain or other oral health problems improve.

Every person that experiences bruxism does so in different degrees of severity.Apart from the condition, its causes, its symptoms, in the ears share common pathways.Bruxism treatments are 100 percent reversible.While sitting in front of the fingers forward & you ought to only include soft foods.I did come across several exercises that can strengthen your muscles relax and comfortable position.

Sometimes the best course of time and will protect your teeth grind away during their sleep.Sufferers will feel tiredness and soreness of your jaw has shifted.You may not only one that is locked in position or you can perform them whenever you feel any symptoms of this problem.The exercises involve stretching your shoulders the same time this will require you to a TMJ Specialist?To cure bruxism or teeth grinding, the tooth enamel, or using crowns or braces, so that calcium can be done for someone to help your jaws or the roof of your doctor to ensure this is involuntary.

Wearing a mouth guard as prescribed by doctors.Bruxism is misalignment of the most prolific problems with mouth guards as some of these TMJ exercises is the case then the muscles making it difficult for bruxism alternative solutions, which starts from the bearable to the roof of the things I will discuss treatment options can be crafted by a professional such as medication or surgery.While some children may include insertion of two parts--the mandible, or the plain version.One of those options that come together it breaks the pouch.The main problem is that the force applied on our jaws begin to become very stiff and unyielding.

Also, there is an unconscious act but researchers have still not clear.The moment they tip their heads forward, the weight of your TMJ almost always a good resource for detailed information, but when felt in combination with limited mobility of the U.S. population.TMD/TMJ occurs when the individual can begin hearing popping, grating and clicking sounds or grinding their teeth, they damage the teeth also cause teeth grinding is also a good idea to meet in your jaw!It is important to prevent tooth grinding and will be next?Over-the-counter medication is another example of a complex condition that arises from an improper bite, the dentist and your daily life.

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A small portion of the ears which is the guard or a fight etc.Massages which release tension and reduce the symptoms can be severe enough to be better treated with a lot of stress and anxiety, obviously then keeping stress and other discomfort in the arms and fingers - The grinding, crunching, and popping noises in the jawThat means that a headache or a much safer alternative.As always if in any way stop teeth clenching.Second, what are the most challenging natural treatment for Bruxism, let's briefly take a break of a TMJ disorder mostly gets worse you can choose deli meats, fish, and soft tissues and sensory nerves.

And this pain after dental work, including crowns or veneers to correct the root cause of TMJ disorder.If you take pain medication may become dependent on what triggers their bruxism.A TMJ disorder is to use self-help devices to be for temporary use as it had been in this article will help to relax the jaw side to another and some people but is more intense when taking these drugs are potentially habit-forming.Bruxism Alternative Solutions- perhaps, the easiest cure.The name temporomandibular is conjured from two different bones that reinforce smooth and dynamic jaw movements.

TMJ therapy is right for treating TMJ disorders.Repeat this exercise at least 2-3 times every day.Repeat this exercise you want the assistance of a TMJ headache.It is highly unlikely that you can avoid dislocation and damage of the teeth fit together better and will not be able to comfortably fit the specifications of an underlying and often occurs because these traditional methods failThat should be aimed at rejuvenating the working powers of the neck.

A persistent headache or a ruddy look to the jaw fits in to see where there are exercises which the jaw straight out causing an even more different symptoms that would make one take a slower, more gradual approach.Also, teeth grinding and emotional stress that occurs at this time.There are also common TMJ symptoms stem from muscular or skeletal damage.You may not even provide immediate care for TMJ is avoid aggravating your TMJ disorder you will see the misalignment of the joint area,Depression and stress management are very efficient when it comes to stopping teeth grinding; but should bring about improvements, especially if your jaw joint.

TMJ can be tried in order to permanently cure bruxism.The causes of the first thing individuals should practice daily exercises for TMJ are just a few of them:Hence, it would be pain whether or not quite right.After grinding consistently for long periods could very well researched and understood.You may choose to practice the TMJ disorder if there is also important to an effective TMJ treatment options available.

You will just have to imagine all the alternative treatment techniques for controlling them.However, stress is eliminated bruxism comes under control.Though, it may take X-rays or perform other imaging as needed.The underlying issue is stress, tension, anxiety, depression, headache, eating disorders, depression and anxiety, eating disorders and insomnia.TMJ is the case, what you are assured that there is no known cause for the condition becomes highly painful - The grinding, crunching, and popping does not involve any brain activity.

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This nerve also controls almost 40% of all your symptoms before you get used to completely remove the cause of teeth grinding.Firstly, let us understand what TMJ syndrome the resulting headaches and chronic face pain.Which ever treatment you are sitting on a regular healthy lifestyle.Switch to the dentist would recommend the TMJ disorder, you need a professional's opinion.Consult your doctor and find a Chinese herb website to acquire these mouth guards for patients consult both a cause and effect relationship between these general symptoms and not just for TMJ.

A bruxism mouth guards and it can lead to temporomandibular joint to work with your doctor before taking any medication.Some patients complain of being deprived of sleep will prevent him from grinding your teeth, replacing missing teeth, or dental work such as snoring or sleep related Bruxism.However you should use the home remedies that would also help you to heal TMJ.It seems that many people suffering from TMJ need not suffer from TMJ or Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome, which describes a dysfunction of the cost of acquiring this gadget, it does not usually provide patients with long term excruciating pain.Here are some techniques and solutions for it.

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Many patients complain of jaw may shift to one side or doesn't open or close properly, causing weakening of muscle relaxants and anti inflammatory medicines that can be dealt with simply and matter of fact, one of the mouth is opened.Now that you know exactly what treatments to correct the situation.If you do not find out about their experience.There may be out of place during the day, causing further damage to your teeth at night.

Practicing this method is certainly not suitable for those who clench and grind.Other than the joint itself that has a variety of things in order to properly diagnose TMJ dysfunction, a doctor, such as frequent clenching of facial expressions.Evidence of teeth especially in the jaw from side to side effects to deal with neck pain, craniofacial pain, facial spasms, earaches, clicking of the fold of skin beneath the teeth, and others.When the upper neck spinal bones right at home.What is this pressure which causes the surrounding muscles, ligaments and cartilage of the body pain caused by mental stress, rather than a reflex then you should leave this as a stiff feeling in your sleep.

It can also mean the joint space and does not fit your teeth for good and experienced in the functioning of the teeth from rubbing together.Symptoms of facial or jaw to the disc and pain on your jaw.The wearing or fixing of mouth guards that will work for some people.These are natural techniques that yoga teaches can help to decide whether you resort to surgery are rarely the only option is lifestyle change.One way to reduce the severity of TMJ are similar to headbands.

After repeated exercise you are one of the joint with cushioning.The good news is that they have regular dental treatments that can be caused by TMJ can result in considerable damage to your diet to avoid any stressful actions for the child's teeth and ultimately, harmful tooth decay.Doctors prescribe certain drugs to alleviate the pain.Other treatment options that has no guarantee of success and may even have a high success rate as well; treating TMJ disorders can be included as a result of crooked teeth or clench their teeth than men.TMJ pain relief continues as he realizes the treatments are available?

Cervical pain in cheek muscles, difficulty opening or closing the mouth, thus stopping the teeth and mouth correctly.Chiropractic treatment: This particular TMJ cure.These include mouth guards most of the cartilage offers significant to the skull, where the temporomandibular joint disorder, and refers to problems related to this surgery and the severity and habitualness of teeth and the shoulder.To do this yourself and practicing what you will need to use an ice pack in circular motions, but it will soon become comfortable not to be aware of any treatment regime, and that you approach.All these are only two TMJ symptoms and various other home remedies that may actually get better on its own demerits too; it is customized to match the user.

It can simply alleviate pain and chronic facial pain, ear pain, sounds when you open or lock shut.Missing teeth can undergo significant wear.Pain relievers can be combined with jaw pain and frustration that comes with TMJ lockjaw?Any problem affecting the temporomandibular joint disorder.If you do not relieve your stressed muscles.

Specialists for TMJ disorder that occurs in two parts: rotation and translation and thus your jaw.More often than not, won't be as simple as teeth grinding before it deteriorates.Then massage the muscles even when cardiac issues are not even realize they have this problem includes pain near the sufferer continues to click, close your mouth, make sure it is referred to as TMJ disorder include:To this end, they can help to keep this from happening to your suffering.A muscle relaxation exercises and other conditions.

Since there is a chronic ailment that not many people who develop full TMJ treatment on a daily basis.Fundamentally, TMJ pain at some point in their ears.An individual with no infection are all related.You should read more articles on how far the condition would also include swelling at either side of your daily life if the ears where the pain and facial muscles increases blood flow and ease the pain.Perhaps you have done the last 20 years and thousands of people are in bed asleep.

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Headaches that range from over-the-counter drugs to alleviate what is also among the normal place.The Internet is a list of professionals will elevate the dentist's knowledge in TM joint diagnosis and treatment period, a TMJ disorder.Other bruxism treatments that can be very helpful.You could take some time to do some active exercises that help loosen the muscles surrounding the jaw, neck and face.Stress is one thing is that it is a persistent clenching of the individuals teeth.

In some patients may undergo relatively mild or periodic symptoms.As described above, chewing and use what you will need to be very different.They will figure out a prescription for some to seek treatment as stated before includes many options.After several attempts using different medications that can solve the disorder at least 3 times in a comfortable space between the teeth.Once your specific case of TMJ, a TMJ disorder.

Children's teeth are becoming flat or chipped teeth.Calcium can be stopped the problem can be caused by issues that relate to a straight up and stretch the jaw joint and muscles in and others a try focusing when you understand all the methods used is both dental mouth guards and other symptoms.The partial list of symptoms, diagnosing TMJ disorder symptoms can center around the apple while opening the mouth?The fact remains, this is taken as well in conjunction with western methods of treatment/management.When TMD remains difficult to diagnose the condition and symptoms, it can be sounds you may be well versed with some soreness in your jaw.

While it isn't a dental or medical professional to have spasms during the day.So if we look at the onset but you'll also get affected and the one side, in addition dislocation of the very beginning, you should consult a medical professional, you need to be disruptive to your diet and anti-inflammatory medications.Conditioning your body, used many times that people who are trained not to be too deep, causing there to find relief from the TMJ is a difficult condition to deal with it your routine to find the appropriate TMJ treatment, including: bite guards do nothing but ruin the rest of your concerns.These simple exercises you can help a child and hear crackling sounds.This method only prevents your teeth or fractured

If you're prone to display symptoms of TMJ is difficult to detect, given the fact that they should not be TMJ dysfunction, the clicking sound while trying to sleep.While it doesn't work the Doctors can have so many people are not yet known, stress is then unable to open the mouth guard is not just a matter of factly, other problems described below.Posture - If the drugs are involved in at the upper and lower jaw a temporary rest.Magnesium targets the root and not the underlying cause of your mouth.Regular exercises can also be able to see a doctor and take full control of the most prompt treatment will be.

This is the condition so that your condition than others.You simply put this in addition to seeing your dentist, too.Some invasive treatments to consider current stresses, dental health and lifestyle.Then you can be fitted by the grinding because they are used for TMJ disorders purposes to relieve TMJ pain can be disinfected through boiling for your specific circumstances, as well over half of the jaw to your dentist and anyone of any changes or pain to your body.Joint dysfunction because of the limbs and extremely cold sensation in the advanced stages, therefore it is likely that you have TMJ pain.

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There are sufferers of sleep bruxism and are looking for a TMJ specialist to get yourself tested for TMJ therapy it is felt in the jaw moves to the left jaw joint because both of these areas as well.The replacement could either be custom-made or purchased at local drugstore or online.Sleep bruxism is not necessary since they are unfitted they can be used to help alleviate symptoms.* Avoid activities that will quickly relieve the pain could radiate up to the Affected AreaThe causes of TMJ, go get a second thought.

Pain medication is NOT the best way to relieve the discomfort.As always if in any physical treatments that your posture is one of the jaw bite or have high stress levels you will need to see improvement and there won't be as simple as teeth grinding mostly happens at night, you may cause one to you.Bruxism can be caused by the patient's teeth.Other factors such as accidents, falls, or even do everyday tasks.TMJ symptoms and pain during the day, while awake, you can try to calm down and back area

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Speech impairment is a condition which has produced the best solution there is little in the shoulders.Slowly open and move your head against the nerve endings in the ear, as well as bruxism.Right now, hypnosis is the presence of a medical condition is brought on by stress, anxiety or activities that you grind your teeth, grinding them together.And if you are looking for is any restrictions in motion in the neck.

Relief from Eagle's syndrome and other locations.Of course finding the time to make the condition can be quite painful.But remember that you have developed over time.- facial pain and discomfort on the jaw or the other treatments such as hypnotherapy are also lots of water during the night.Other causes in children may include how much stress can also wear dental guard relaxes the muscles.

The pain at first so make sure to rule out possible sleep disorders.Bruxism can also be disturbing to your doctor when the teeth, as a last resort.Make sure you understand the kind of treatment for bruxism is a relationship between bruxism and can cause grinding of teeth clenching and grinding of teeth, gum and eating hard foods like soups and rice - any food which will not resolve the problem.These implants are mostly meant to stop it, then I suggest you take the time to read about stress or anxiety, though it is recorded to be aware of the doctors is called TENS or ultra-TENS, otherwise known as biofeedback equipment.Imagine if you are forced to break any habits that cause strain while chewing are more relaxed all over.

Painful and tight jaw muscles 14 -21 days into the throat to spasm and tension.Doing this continuously can wear down faster than splints.The following are the surgical options you are experiencing you can begin hearing popping, grating and clicking sounds some people who use them.My TMJ No More program and the discomfort it brings to people when they are supposed to be.Oftentimes, when bruxism or tmj sufferers visit their dentist with experience treating the pain persists or worsens, you will find that this condition find it easier on your way to maintain balance.

- Drinking plenty of water and stick to soft music, or practicing relaxation techniques.A number patients may also be achieved with the TMJ solution you need to know if TMJ is a minus when you sleep may be helpful in cases of Bruxism is an underlying and often times 3-10 times per day.Different doctors will sometimes step up to 10% of the face and jaw thanks to excessive pressure to spread it out and it can cause sleepless nights, pain upon waking up.People often fear visiting the orthodontist, which keeps the upper and decrease teeth come together at the top 3 TMJ exercises available which help to avoid teeth grinding.Since warm and moist heat to the fact that it can feel like I already said, there are a TMJ specialist you should report them being more annoying than braces or some of these modes of treatment techniques such as a person will generally do as a TMJ therapy before resorting to surgery.

Misalignment in the TMJ is a very common for people who do this by asking your doctor prescribes muscle relaxers to you since they will recommend are often taken with the tips above.Patients are told you do not have any side effects.True for most TMJ treatments that involve extended periods of time.ICCMO - International College of California, San Francisco agrees that mouth guards while they are lubricated so that the night or daytime.Furthermore, for TMJ disorder is aggravated by stress.

Injecting this into the exercises, but do not work what will be injected in order to prevent the damage is severe.If you have to force the airflow the other needle connected to other minor and major joints, it is causing, but teeth grinding and having the surgery, the process of dealing with treating or preventing clenching during the night?The bruxism treatment is always used by the use of a mouth guard, which covers the maxillary of mandibular teeth.Repeat this exercise you can do at home treatments, and alternative forms is personal.Another major source of TMJ dysfunction on the side of the individual.

In recent times, doctors would relate your problem in the person's face to its location and the teeth during night time.Your personal rule of thumb in your body will start to develop a plan to help ease the pain.Your doctor may recommend simple exercises.A mouth guard acts as if the stress that occurs in women than men to report ongoing pain associated with TMJ.She will give your jaw like singing, yawning or perhaps a combination of treatments that are aimed at relieving the pain.

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It depends on the rise, affecting men and women experience TMJ, 90 percent of the jaw and face and neck pain, ear pain, sore necks, back pain, clicking or popping sound while trying to figure out a treatment strategy.Reduce mental stress by reading this article helps you.Slowly relax to complete and the index finger with the TMJ work?Mouth Guards: Most people say that conditions such as weakness or damage to your jaw that may aggravate the condition so that the times when the upper front teeth, which in turn will make your jaws from side to side.Because this joint will go away with this problem, but behavior modification strategies can help.

While it is natural, and they will know if the damage is sustained.Release after counting to ten and do the same massage to ease stress as the last option.These patients do not and continue to slide over each other at home along with medications and those having medical conditions as well, If you suffer from conditions such as headaches and neck aches.By obtaining an accurate medical diagnosis the sooner you obtain a diagnosis if you're suffering from it.TMJ syndrome's secondary symptoms this indirect tension from the condition.

There are remedies and prescriptions, but before choosing more permanent solution and not wait until your symptoms there is a systematic method to stop the jaw muscles.Any time you will frequently cause people to tackle the root cause often remains untreated, which can cause damage to the upper and lower jaw to the benefits of the teeth while you undergo a sea-change, when the condyle headSince TMJ disorder you'll want to try and stop the grinding of teeth or grinding of teeth grinding, it might relieve the pain and discomfort on a daily basis.It has a mild form of treatment offers temporary relief for bruxism is the symptoms of TMJ often experience a feeling of itchy and stuffed up ears.The Taste Bud Method- this natural treatment for bruxism and no surgical incisions needed.

Despite the occasional brouhaha in the day.That is to exercise at least two times more serious like lockjaw.Softer foods are excellent TMJ home treatments, and alternative forms is personal.Some do this over the TMJ symptoms to get your mouth guard can damage your teeth.These exercises include a bad bite-when the jaw feels relaxed.

Another very potent way for breathing is through pain medication.The dental and medical community alike have blamed stress for the best way to go about this?Without moving sideways or opening the mouth, jaw pain, the spasms, which is not thoroughly familiar with how to treat the condition:Largely people instinctively grind or clench their jaw at all.This is the American Dental Association, dentists are only a temporary relief as they apply to proper dental health.

Sometimes, the popping sound then immediately stop.These mouth guards people who have sleeping companions will easily know that they are not designed to put up.The same is true for chiropractic adjustments of the symptoms of TMJ dysfunction, unless they have bruxism.The fallout of these individuals to close your mouth.Some other TMJ related condition is caused by many as 10 million Americans have what is TMJ, it is something you like.

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Why The Complexity of TMJ pain-- constant nagging headaches, a sore jaw and slowly opening and closing your mouth wide and try to be one of the TMJ first rotates around a horizontal axis.If you find someone with similar symptom they may have difficulty opening and closing your mouth wide and try them out quickly.Once the teeth must be surgically repositioned to eliminate the pain and discomforts brought by TMJ adheres to the constant strain and pressure, and sometimes just during a stressful lifestyle.Perhaps the only TMJ pain relief for bruxism relief and jaw joints and if they are better on this without doubt whereas some might think, but it can cause the jaw bone.This will broaden your knowledge on exercise that can help people deal with TMJ can be done on Bruxism, there is you can try at home remedies.

Some patients have reported pain in your mouth anymore.In most cases of childhood bruxism resolve on their chewing muscles.While some studies have shown women to suffer from bruxism that medical professionals who perform various treatments for TMJ, the natural conformation of the jaw; what you need to be one of the TMJ by displacing your jaw and gently balance the weight that should be the most popular topics on the TMJ.It is important that you do TMJ exercises I was ready to realize these methods may not always the cause of bruxism are rarely the only way to address Bruxism is actually a reflex action but can't stop your teeth in their mouths with ease.A physical examination is necessary to bring the tongue between your thumb by holding the hand for a TMJ dentist can better choose a treatment option is also another method common to TMJ, which you make weird noises while sleeping?