North Boston Oral & Facial Surgery https://www.northbostonoralsurgery.com/ Amesbury, MA (978) 388-7500 Dr Giglou discusses what TMJ stands for and the symptoms of it including pain whether it be headaches, neck pains, or sore jaws. People suffer from this disorder for different reasons including genetics or even physical reasons. The milder cases of this disorder can be treated by non-surgical methods. However, if it is severe then surgery would be needed. Through these procedures the main goal is to change the environment inside the joint to mimic the normal anatomy. The goal of all of these procedures is to put the patient back into normal function.