Category: Jaw dysfunction and pain
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What you don’t know about clenching and grinding your teeth
The habit of grinding, gnashing, grating, or clenching the teeth is called bruxism, and millions of adults and children are affected by this condition. I know bruxism well, providing therapy to alleviate and normalize the muscles of the jaw for my clients and with my own personal experience with it. Bruxism can occur as a response to…
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Headaches, teeth grinding, The hip-jaw connection
It’s a sign of the times we live in. If you have ever experienced jaw pain or popping, teeth grinding, ringing ears, chronic headaches, and other issues. You may have already suspected these can be related to muscle tension and mis-alignment in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). How chronic stress is a factor: Stress has a role…