u/KexHupto

I got hit from the left side in the jaw while box training about 20 years ago when my mouth was slightly open. Since then, my lower jaw has shifted to the right side more and more the wider I open my mouth. In all these years, I've never had any pain at all, except for the occasional clicking, popping, or grating sounds near my right ear when I open or close mouth or chew. I can open my mouth completely, but I try not to do so to avoid making the situation worse. I suspected it was a jaw problem and tried various exercises to correct and straighten my jaw, but nothing worked. However, I'm concerned that as I age, I might develop problems with this joint, and it will be too late to take conservative measures.

What to do with my condition? I'd appreciate any advice on the best course of action or whether I should just leave things as they are. A few times I tried to show and explain this to dentists and get some advice from them, but they didn't even bother to look into it. As If it's not a big deal at all.

Around 10 years ago I slipped and fell, and my arm suddenly pulled to the side. After that, my shoulder mildly ached and hurt for about six months, but the pain was never severe.

Then the pain was usually mild to moderate with various activities, but it quickly subsided. The pain was never severe with pull-ups and push-ups either. This has been the case for all these years.

Recently, the pain became a little more intense and irritating, especially with dumbbell exercises, and it didn't go away quickly. I heard that deadhang exercises can help with shoulder problems, and I did them occasionally. Previously, I had done deadhang exercises standing on the floor, but it didn't help much, so it was more like part of a warm-up and stretching routine. This time, I did it for about a minute, stretching as much as I could. At that moment, something shifted slightly in my shoulder, and the pain immediately went away and has never returned, no matter what the circumstances or exercises I do.

Thus, the deadhang exercises finally got rid of my long-standing shoulder pain. And I wish you can use it to heal yourself too.