Tired of headache, jaw pain or toothache?
If you recognize one or more of the following complaints, orofacial physiotherapy, may be the solution! Please feel free to contact us to see how we can help you to get rid of you complaints.
About us
OFCN (Orofacial Physiotherapy Centre North) is a practice completely focused on complaints in the neck, head and jaw region. All physiotherapists at OFCN have, in addition to their general physiotherapy education, their master in Orofacial physiotherapy. This makes OFCN the only centre in Groningen that is fully specialized in orofacial complaints.
Peter van Houdt, BIG 59910117404
Melanie Dilling, BIG 19915876904
We are reachable by phone on 050 – 700 1981
You can also sent an email or a whatsapp.
Facial Palsy
Facial Palsy or Bell’s Palsy happens when the nerve that controls the facial muscles fails. This is almost always on one side of the face. This is in general temporary and start to recover in a few months. The loss of the nerve is often due to a swelling in the bony...
Headache
Muscle pain of the head can be one of the causes of tension type headaches. An orofacial physiotherapist is a specialist in examining and treating your throat, jaw and neck muscles. During the intake it often appears that headaches are also part of the experienced complaints. Often these patients now see the headache as an acceptable part of their lives.
Tinnitus (ear ringing)
There are many causes for tinnitus, the most common one is malfunctioning cilia in the ears. In 25% of the cases the musculoskeletal system of the jaw- and/or nekcmuscles has something to do with the appearance of tinnitus. In this case the orofacial therapist can be helping in reducing the complaints that comes with tinnitus.
Throat and swallowing complaints
Throat and swallowing complaints can arise from an disbalance in the muscles involved in swallowing. This imbalance can also lead to neck complaints. This can have various causes, such as incorrect oral behaviors and stress. Orofacial physiotherapy can help restore balance in the muscles involved in swallowing.
Dizziness
If you suffer from dizziness, it can be very annoying. Dizziness can have various causes. Dizziness can occur with migraines, low blood pressure, or as a side effect of you medication. In that case there is, unfortunately, not much we can do. If you suffer from dizziness, without the above, your dizziness is maybe present because of other mechanisms, such as the way you breath, BPPD, etc.