Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD, Dr. Linda Bluestein

In this episode, YOUR guest is Julie Robinson-Smith, DDS, diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, a diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and an instructor of Orofacial Pain at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Dental Medicine.  Following dental school, she served in the US Air Force for five years as a general dentist. After her time in the Air Force, she completed a two-year residency in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr Smith is also Dr. Bluestein’s amazing TMD (jaw and facial pain) doctor!  

YOUR host, as always, is Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermobility MD.
 
Explored in this episode:
·  Why the jaw is problematic so frequently in those with joint hypermobility
·  How ligamentous laxity contributes to jaw dysfunction 
·  The influence of hormones and puberty on jaw pain and function 
·  Open locking - what is it and how can you reduce the risk?
·  How you can make dental visits less traumatic

 
This important conversation about orofacial pain will leave you feeling hopeful, prepared to tackle that next step, with a better understanding of the multitude of factors that can impact pain in the teeth, jaw pain, and open and closed locking.  
 
Connect with YOUR Bendy Specialist, Linda Bluestein, MD!
 
Thank YOU so much for tuning in. We hope you found this episode informative, inspiring, useful, validating, and enjoyable. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to level up your knowledge about hypermobility disorders and the people who have them.
 
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Creators & Guests

Host
Hypermobility MD: Dr Linda Bluestein
🩺 Pain & inflammation specialist 🦓 EDS, HSD & MCAS 🎙Founder Bendy Bodies Podcast ⚕️@mayoclinic trained 📲More on IG. 🚫Not medical advice.

What is Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD, Dr. Linda Bluestein?

Connective tissue disorders, like Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS), have far-reaching consequences. Multi-systemic symptoms affect quality of life -- with pain, frequent injury, joints “giving way," fatigue, headache, gastrointestinal problems, and insomnia being common. Welcome to Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD, with your host and founder, Linda Bluestein, MD. Learn from specialists with diverse areas of medical and scientific expertise. Conversations cover topics relevant to everyone with symptomatic joint hypermobility (EDS, HSD, Marfan's). Learn to optimize your hypermobile health!