Do you get jaw pain when opening your mouth? Maybe pain associated with clicking noises from the jaw? Heard of TMJ pain? Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom explore TMD or temporomandibular disorders and address the factors that may contribute to the symptoms you are experiencing in and around the jaw. They kick it off by explaining the basic anatomy of the jaw, move into when you should address pops and clicks from the jaw, discuss soreness with habitual jaw clenching and teeth grinding, and how headaches, neck pain, and ringing in the ears may be associated with TMD. Zooming out, Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom address pain through the biopsychosocial lens, approaching stress, breath, sleep, technology, and food. Finally, they provide you with a few tools and exercises to explore, manage, and find your way through your symptoms. Tune in to find, understand, and overcome what you are experiencing. Hopefully, you can take that big burrito bite again!

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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:

1:58 – Defining Jaw Pain & TMJ.

5:45 – A Clenching Jaw.

8:03 – Biopsychosocial model for pain.

9:35 – Functional Jaw Opening

11:15 – It may take a team to address your pain.

15:23 – Jaw Yoga

23:42 – The influence of technology

To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtube.com/watch/

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