Have you suffered from jaw pain without finding lasting relief?
These secrets may give you hope for a better quality of life.
Secret #1
Jaw issues are not simple, and each profession that addresses them has a primary focus: dentists help with teeth, chiropractors manipulate the spine, acupuncturists balance your energies, medical doctors prescribe drugs and do surgery.
Secret #2
Muscles hold the bones in place, and tense, asymmetrical jaw muscles are responsible for a lot of pain in the temporomandibular joints. Massage therapy can relieve muscle tension — yet few massage therapists are trained to work on the small internal jaw muscles that cause so much tension and pain.
Secret #3
Habits play a role in continued jaw pain — habits like clenching or grinding your teeth, chewing on one side, poor posture. You can learn to replace your bad habits with healthier ones.
Secret #4
Stress isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We need to be alert and ready to take action sometimes. And then, ideally, we quickly return to a state of relaxation, where we can settle into safety — and our bodies have the resources to repair and optimize themselves. Some people have so much stress, they cannot relax enough any more. You can learn to reduce your stress and increase your resilience.
Take the Jaw Pain Quiz and determine your next best step.
It takes just 3 minutes. Tally your YES answers to these 25 questions about your symptoms, history, habits, stress, and quality of life. At the end, based on your answers, get some ideas on where to go from here.
Symptoms
Does your jaw pain average at least a 3 on a 0 – 10 scale (where 0 = no pain and 10 = the worst pain imaginable)?
Does your jaw feel tight at times?
Is it difficult to chew some foods?
Is it difficult to open your mouth wide enough to receive dental work?
Does your jaw make a noise when you open and/or close your mouth?
History
Have you ever experienced jaw pain of at least a 6 on a 0 – 10 scale?
Have you experienced jaw pain for at least 6 months?
Did you experience an injury or trauma that caused or worsened your jaw issues?
Have you ever been prescribed a dental appliance, such as a mouthguard, nightguard, or splint?
Do you have structural imbalances in your body (for example, a pelvic tilt or abnormal spinal curve)?
Habits
Do you clench and/or grind your teeth?
Do you have tooth damage from clenching or grinding?
Is it difficult to maintain good posture consistently through each day?
Do you have restrictions in your body’s ease and range of movement?
Is one side of your body noticeably stronger or weaker than the other?
Stress
Do you spend more time tense/anxious/stressed than calm/peaceful/relaxed?
Have you experienced prolonged stress that lasted longer than six weeks?
Do your jaw symptoms get worse when your stress gets worse?
Is it difficult to relax deeply while awake, unaided by substances?
Is it difficult to maintain a regular relaxation or meditation practice?
Quality of Life
Do your jaw issues affect your sleep?
Has jaw pain affected your motivation?
Have jaw issues affected your self-esteem?
Have you felt frustrated or disappointed when seeking help for your jaw issues?
Do you feel helpless about resolving your jaw issues?
What’s the right next step for you?
Count your YES answers to the above 25 questions.
If you answered YES to at least 15 of the questions, I am sure you have better things to do than continue to suffer. You’re probably ready to throw all the spaghetti on the wall and see what sticks!
If you had fewer than 15 YES answers, your jaw issues are likely on the milder side. Getting the free consultation and a TMJ Relief session on Zoom may not be right for you at this time — or perhaps now is the perfect time to do it, to prevent future suffering.
If you have questions, why not schedule a call with MaryAnn, or join her Facebook group, Word of Mouth?
…because you have better things to do than suffer.
