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TMJ/ Jaw Problems
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Muscle tension, weakness
and joint hypermobility are at the root of many jaw
problems...
Please
feel free to link to this page from your web site or in an e-mail
to friends or colleagues!
Self
Care for TMJ Problems
Masseter Muscle
Assessment
Jaw Stabilization
Exercises (for the hypermobility
that often underlies jaw muscle tension)
Informed Consent for
Intra-Oral Massage
Intra-Oral Massage of
the Masseter Muscle (this is a great
intervention for people who have a lot of tension in the jaw and
find it hard not to grind their teeth!)
Improve Your
Posture! (many people with
chronic jaw tension also have Head Forward Posture!
Stretch the Platysma
Muscle (to Relieve Tension and
Pulling on the Jaw)
If
Your Neck and Jaw Still Won't Relax, You are Probably Breathing
with Your Neck Muscles!
Have
You Forgotten How to Relax?
An
Epsom Salts Bath is a Sweet Way to Let the Mind and Body
Unwind!
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