TMJ 'dysfunction' - Health implications

The Study
In this study researchers used an hybrid Near Infrared Spectroscopy ( NIRS) technique to measure three important features of producing energy; how much blood was flowing to the muscles, how much oxygen was present, and how much oxygen was actually taken up by the muscles.

Large blood flows flood the muscles (or should flood the muscles) during exercise to deliver oxygen for aerobic energy production and wash away toxic byproducts ( such as lactic acid).

Results
This study found FM patients muscles were getting the blood they needed but for some reason they weren’t taking up the oxygen very quickly and it took longer for the oxygen levels of their cells to get back to normal after exercise. Two things could explain this strange scenario..

Read the full story here: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2013/04/17/are-oxygen-starved-tissues-causing-pain-and-fatigue-in-fibromyalgia-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-m