Hello Everyone and Good Morning,

I thought I would throw this out to the Spear Universe. The question is has anyone heard of The Quadrant Theorem of Guzay. This is the theory that C1-C2 is in line with the TMJ and the joints in an area depend on each other.

My wife has a form of Cervical Dystonia for about twenty years. Despite she and her PT managing it rather well as of the last few years (dry needling), she is always looking for improvement in her condition. Her PT came upon this paper and I thought I would share it with you. The first part of the abstract is here, the link is below. Any and all input would be wonderful. Thanks!

St.

ABSTRACT: Spasmodic torticollis or cervical dystonia (CD) is the most common form of focal dystonia and is characterized by sustained abnormal muscle contractions in the head and neck area resulting in abnormal positioning or posturing of the head. The dystonic muscle spasms associated with spasmodic torticollis may affect any combination of neck muscles. Three cases are reported of spasmodic torticollis that were treated by a dental appliance with individual varying occlusal heights to open the maxillomandibular vertical dimension. Upon increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion, there was a slowing and/or discontinuance of the symptoms of cervical dystonia, The proposed hypothesis for this reversal is that there may be neuritis of the auriculotemporal branch of the trigeminal nerve, which has direct input into the reticular formation (RF), and it may activate the cells of the pontine region of the RF known for the control and deviation of head posture. There is growing clinical evidence that temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction may be a factor in this neurological and painful disorder when it coexists.

http://http://www.freepatentsonline.com/article/CRANIO-Journal-Craniomandibular-Practice/298410399.html