Tag: clenching jaw
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Unveiling Jaw Imbalance
Unveiling Jaw Imbalance: Exploring the Link Between Jaw Health and Posture The jaw can develop issues due to stress, teeth grinding, misalignment, TMJ disorders, poor posture, or structural problems. Symptoms include jaw pain, headaches, earaches, clicking sounds, and difficulty chewing. These issues aren’t limited to nighttime and can occur during the day. Addressing stress, habits,…
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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…