Real Patient Stories & TMJ Treatment Success in Gainesville
Testimonial 1: Khrys explaining how cervical and craniofacial therapy feels
Hear how cervical and craniofacial physical therapy helped this patient—and what it might make possible for you, too.
Testimonial 2: Kayla shares how TMJ treatment with Dr. Blanchard changed her life
I first saw Dr. Blanchard when I was 20 years old, and struggling with a years-long battle with poorly controlled TMJD. I’d seen countless other doctors, dentists, and did not at all want to add another to the list, but from my first appointment with her, I knew things were different. She identified and explained many aspects of my jaw pain—from my posture to my overtight facial muscles to my displacing disc—and had a plan to address each. Ultimately, my TMJs continued to deteriorate, and I needed to have total joint replacements. Dr. Blanchard was with me every step of the way, helping me regain function and acclimate to my new joints. Possibly more important than her medical extensive medical knowledge, she is one of the most compassionate humans I’ve ever met. She made me feel seen and heard while dealing with an invisible disability that many people brushed off—and worked around the pain, fear, and distrust I experienced with my jaw treatments. Erienne helped me survive my TMJD and get my life back, and for that I am deeply grateful.
Testimonial 3: Jaw Pain Relief with Dry Needling & Manual Therapy in Gainesville
After years of semi-chronic pain in jaw, I was having headaches daily and pain radiating into my teeth. I started my healing process at the dentist as many people would have done. I went through getting 2 teeth crowned, one of my teeth was cracked and infected, only to end up with 2 root canals when the pain didn’t completely stop from the crowns.
Once I explained the issues that I was experiencing to Dr. Erienne Blanchard, she was immediately able to diagnose issues with my temporal muscle structure. Over the course of 3 or 4 appointments, she was able to dry needle my neck, jaw, and side of my head, as well as performing manual therapy on my face and head/neck. The relief from the treatments was almost immediate.
I could not be more pleased with the results. I have not had a headache since the final treatment and my jaw pain is almost completely gone. I had forgotten what life was like without the jaw pain I had prior to her treatments. Dr. Blanchard brightens the lives of everyone she meets, and I am proud to know her.
Testimonial 4: How Sybil found pain relief thanks to Dr. Blanchard's treatment.
I was in extreme pain and wanted no one to touch me as others had exasperated my pain. With Erienne, I immediately felt a sense of comfort and trust. She was knowledgeable, yet human. She explained what she was doing and why she chose the treatment. I would recommend her any time for treatment.
Testimonial 5: Meg assisted with auto-immune thanks to Dr. Blanchard's treatment.
Erienne Blanchard was recommended to me in 2017 by a friend who had suffered with intractable neck pain after an automobile accident. I was suffering with TMJ. After only a few sessions, my symptoms subsided. She showed me exercises, which I expected, and she also donned plastic gloves and manipulated the fascia inside my cheeks, which I didn't expect. It was a miracle! Without the fascia pulling the muscles in awkard ways, the jaw pain subsided. I continued to do the basic exercised.
Earlier this year I was diagnosed with PolyMyelitis Rheumatica. At night, the headaches were so bad I felt like I was being tortured. The medications my rheumatologist prescribed provided little relief. The manual therapy was such a relief, and she had new exercises she had invented that are strengthening my jaws. I continue to see Erienne monthly. PMR is a difficult ailment to cure, but I believe that time will come. In the meantime, I am not suffering nearly as I was. I am down to 1 mg of Prednisone a day. This is a big decrease, and I hope to get off it.
I know a number of people whom Dr. Blanchard has helped, and if you are troubled with head or neck issues, I recommend you see her for two reasons I will mention. First, because she is compassionate. She really listens and cares, and has a lively sense of humor. Second, she is quite a scholar. Her answers to questions are reasoned, backed up by clinical data, and well-explained. While I am somewhat prone to discomfort visiting doctors, I never feel other than grateful and renewed that such a fine doctor and person is helping me through this.
