This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. To locate the muscles, go back to Self-Treatment: Finding the bony landmarks. Link here for the NMT protocol. The following self-treatment is from my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. 1. The digastric, suprahyoid group and platysma […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. To find the temporalis muscle, go back to Self-Treatment: Finding the bony landmarks. The NMT protocol for treatment is in the last two posts. The following self-treatment is from my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. The […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. To find the masseter muscle, go back to Self-Treatment: Finding the bony landmarks. The NMT protocol for treatment is in the last two posts. The following self-treatment is from my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. The […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. Now that you know where the bones are and what they are called I’m going to use their anatomical names to help you find the muscles you will want to treat. If you didn’t read that […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. Now that you know where the bones are and what they are called I’m going to use their anatomical names to help you find the muscles you will want to treat. If you didn’t read that […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to part 1 following which you’ll find a case study, muscle information, treatment notes and a Neuromuscular Therapist’s thoughts. When I saw Rodney D. a week after his second Neuromuscular Therapy treatment in our Boston area clinic, he said […]
This series on jaw pain and TMJ is based on the case study of Rodney D. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. So what do I think about when someone comes into my Neuromuscular Therapy office near Boston saying that they have TMJ pain or jaw pain? The lateral pterygoid! Sounds […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ (temperomandibular joint) pain. If you missed the case study on Rodney D., go back to part 1. Jaw pain is most commonly caused by tension in the muscles that close the jaw for chewing and clenching or grinding. There are three. The masseter lies on the […]