Jaw Joint Pain Relief

Jaw joint pain relief can be simple and immediate with the right techniques. We're going to get rid of your jaw pain, sometimes called TMJ by showing you how to treat yourself.

If you have a migraine headache with pain in your eye or on the side of your head this jaw pain treatment will often provide instant relief for that as well, but this page focuses on jaw pain treatment specifically.

Just follow along with the videos.

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Intro,  Video 1,  Video 2,  Video 3 .

Pain Relief Success Story, From Heather:

"I have had chronic migraines and muscle pain for about 15 years, and was diagnosed several years ago with mitochondrial myopathy, and recently, rheumatoid arthritis. I was forced to leave work... I'm so delighted to have stumbled across your website, as it's the first time I've encountered such clear and concise instruction... I tried it tonight for my lingering migraine, shoulder and knee pain, and I am amazed at the difference... not to mention the release of jaw muscles from inside my mouth. I'll definitely be recommending this to my family and friends, and I wish I could have donated more." Heather, United States

You can do it too!

This short introductory video is a great place to start.

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Intro,  Video 1,  Video 2,  Video 3 .

*Please Watch This Short Video First. Thanks.

Please visit the techniques page now, if you haven't already.

On the homepage I describe…in detail…the 3 Simple Steps and the 4 Basic Facts about your body that make it possible for you to provide your own joint pain relief.

Detailed Instructions For
Jaw Joint Pain Relief

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Step 1 - End Muscle Attachment Inflammation

If you could only do one thing to give yourself jaw joint pain relief, relieve your TMJ, get rid of a migraine headache, or even help with your insomnia it would be this first technique.

Inside your mouth, at the very back of your top gum line is a muscle that can

sometimes give you instant relief from all of the above - the Lateral Pterygoid Muscle…the most forgotten jaw muscle.....is often the most important muscle for jaw joint pain relief.

The big Masseter Muscles on the side of your jaw are important too, so we'll do those as well.

We will be doing both sides of your jaw, but let's start with the right side since most people are right handed.

Here's what we're going to do:

A. Make sure the finger nails on your pinky have been trimmed as short as possible and filed so they are not sharp.

Make a gentle fist with your right hand leaving only your pinky sticking straight up in the air.

With your mouth open about halfway take your right pinky and slide it along the right side of your top gumlike until you run into the back wall of your jaw joint. It will probably be tender……and remember, tender means "too tight."

With your mouth still halfway open gently press your pinky higher and lower, back and forth on the back wall of your jaw joint and notice where it is tender.

Now we're going to do the press-hold-move technique. Gently open and close your jaw joint slightly, as you press on all the tender spots on the back wall of your jaw joint.

Press on a tender spot, then open and close while pressing on it. Don't "massage" it. Press on the tender spot and stay pressing on the same spot while you open and close. Repeat this for each tender spot.

After a minute or two, switch and do the other side of your jaw.

Do three rounds on each side before moving on.

B. We're going to release the big jaw joint muscles on the side of your face - your Masseter Muscles - with the press-hold-move technique.

Open your mouth and take your right thumb and place it against the left inside back of your mouth, and then take your right index finger and middle finger and grab the muscle your thumb is pressing against by pinching your fingers together. Your after that big jaw joint muscle you can feel if you clench your teeth together.

As you press your fingers and thumb together, notice any tender spots. When you find one, press your fingers and thumb together so you're holding that spot, and open and close your mouth at the same time. Do 2 to 3 rounds on each side of your jaw. Notice how much jaw joint pain relief it gives you.

Notice how much jaw pain relief this technique creates for future reference.

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Step 2 - Stop Nerve Pathway Irritation

Your jaw joint is unique in that it's nerve root does not come directly out one of the vertebrae (bones) in your spinal column. So we're only going to do one thing to assist it being free: we will make sure the base of your skull and your top neck vertebrae are free. Feel free to add the hand-on-hand technique to the press-hold-move technique if it is possible for you to do so.

Here's what we're going to do:

A. Take the tips of your fingers on both hands and place them on the area where the back of your neck meets the bottom of your skull. While pressing on any tender tissue spots on the base of your skull and the top of your neck nod your head like you are saying, "Yes." This is the press-hold-move technique. Do this for about a minute.

Continue pressing on any tender tissue spots while you turn your head like you are saying, "No." Do this for about a minute.

Do the "yes" and "no" motions with your head and press firmly on any tender tissue areas until they are not tender any more…or at least less tender... that means they've been released.

Now continue working on any tender spots while you turn, tilt, or twist your head in any direction that seems to help that tissue release.

You can also add the press-pull-release technique to any stubborn tight tissue in this area.

Notice how much jaw pain relief this technique creates for future reference.

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Intro,  Video 1,  Video 2,  Video 3 .

Step 3 - Restore Joint Muscle Balance

The jaw joint has many muscles attached to it. So we want to release any muscles that may be inappropriately pulling on the joint and throwing off it's alignment and thereby contributing to your jaw joint pain. Again, you want to think of all of your muscles like the rigging on a sailboat where one piece of rope being too tight throws everything off.

Techniques A, B, and C below all use press-hold-move technique. In addition, feel free to use the press-pull-release technique as that may also be effective. As always, feel free to add the hand-on-hand technique if it is possible for you to do so. Here's what we're going to do:

A. We need to release your temporalis muscles on the side of your skull. Using the press-hold-move technique press the tips of your fingers against the side of your head and clench your teeth a few times. You should be able to feel your temporalis muscle flex each time you clench your teeth. Press on any tender spots while you do this until they release. B. We need to release some muscle(s) on the underside of your jaw joint. Using the press-hold-move technique place both thumbs on the underside of your chin and slide them back on the underside of your jaw bone and mouth. Notice if you feel any tenderness when you gently press upward on the muscles there. If yes, open and close your mouth while pressing until the tenderness goes away.

Notice how much jaw pain relief this technique creates for future reference.

Self-Assessment Of
Jaw Joint Pain Relief

Is your jaw joint pain completely gone?
Which techniques gave you the most jaw pain relief?
Was there one technique that instantly relieved your jaw joint pain? Remember what worked best for you, so you can do that first next time you need jaw pain relief.

Are you still experiencing some jaw joint pain?
Which muscles are still tender (that means they are tight!) and could use some more work?
Go back and repeat those techniques that seem to need a few more rounds.

Investigate a bit and you'll eventually find which techniques work best for you to relieve your jaw joint pain. Then you'll be able to fix yourself whenever you desire!

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Jaw Joint Pain Relief Success Story, From Hebe:

"Thank you!!!  I have been suffering with jaw pain for 2 years now and nothing has worked.  I just came across your site online and within minutes of doing the techniques in video 1, I felt much better. I am definitely adding this video to my morning routine." - Hebe, United States

Jaw Joint Pain Relief Success Story, From Tyler:

"Hey man, Just thought I would let you know that you sorted my jaw tension and my chronic back pain. You are a god dude, keep on doing." - Tyler, United Kingdom