I have discovered an excellent source of information about TMJ pain and dysfunction. It's a great website called Be My Healer offered by a doctor of physical therapy, Sophie Xie. She's got a couple of posts about TMJ issues. I am impressed with the quality of her posts in terms of credible information, writing to a … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: types, causes, and exercises
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Learning how to de-stress yourself is huge. Everyone experiences stress. It’s just part of life. Stress becomes an issue when there’s too much of it, and your system has trouble rebounding resiliently to a calm, alert state. How is this relevant to TMJ issues? So much TMJ misery is related to chronic and acute stress. … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: de-stress quickly with these breathing techniques
For decades, the news has cautioned us about the ill effects of stress on our health, longevity, and happiness. But what is stress and how do you know when you are experiencing it? What does it have to do with jaw pain and dysfunction? Most of all, what can you do about it? Stress is … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: the effects of stress
Are you aware that there is a pillow specially designed for people with TMJ and neck issues? I've had one for several years, and I love it. I take it with me when I travel and when I camp. Since I started using it, I've never woken up with neck or jaw pain. It's the Therapeutica … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: sleep posture
You have nine jaw muscles: two pairs of large ones on the outside of your head (the masseters and temporalises), four small ones inside your mouth (two medial pterygoids and two lateral pterygoids), and one in the floor of your mouth (digastric). Any of them can get trigger points. What is a trigger point? It’s … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: releasing trigger points in your jaw muscles
Previously I shared two links to YouTube recordings of music to heal the throat chakra in this post, in case you missed it. Today, I want to share more about this. Keep in mind that the throat chakra includes the throat, jaw, chin, mouth, lips, cheeks, nose, and ears — basically from the clavicles to … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: music and meditation to heal the throat chakra
The sphenoid bone is one of the most fascinating bones in the body. If you were looking at someone and could see their bones, the sphenoid would be behind their eyes and in front of their ears, with the outermost parts (the greater wings) accessible at the temples, and the lowermost parts (the pterygoid processes) … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: the role of the sphenoid bone
I'm two-thirds of the way through writing daily posts about living with, treating, and resolving TMJ disorder issues. I've posted on who tends to get it, linked to videos of self-care techniques, written about reducing night grinding and daytime clenching, explored the connection between the jaw and the pelvis (and the jaw and the endocrine … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: what would you like to learn more about?
Recently I wrote about how acupuncture can help relieve jaw pain and the stress that often accompanies it. Today's post is about doing acupressure on yourself for TMJ issues. Keep in mind that if you see an acupuncturist, they will do an evaluation that may show other issues that they can address, with a focus … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: acupressure points for self-care
Often neck and shoulder tension accompanies jaw pain. I'm enjoying this seated yoga sequence for neck and shoulder tension, recommended in a FB conversation about what people with TMJ do for self-care. It's 8:29 in length. Yoga for Neck & Shoulder Tension I'm a big fan of yoga, having practiced it since 1982. It's definitely … Continue reading Treating TMJ issues: an upper-body yoga sequence