RE: Massage Inside Mouth for Bruxism

From: http://www.youtube.com/user/MzHellfyre Are there any self massage techniques for bruxism? I have alot of tension and often pain and soreness from the teeth grinding. Seeing a massage therapist is not an option for me right now, so I was hoping there was something I could do on my own, to relieve some of that tension in the jaw/neck/head area, that comes from the grinding. I could really use any bit of help. :)

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• Bruxism
• massage
• tmj
• grinding
• lock
• jaw
• pain
• therapy
• self
• help

[MAC02134]

I'd like to add a technique we learned at our massage school. The tension in the masseters from grinding can be terrible. This muscles is the strongest of all in the human body. Elongation and stretching is very helpful, unless this happens to trigger a migraine headache so be careful. Sit at a table with your elbows resting on top of the table. Place the heels of both hand upon the bump of your chin and stretch, hold, stretch more, hold, rest and repeat as needed. This is effective too!

[massagenerd]

Great advice!

[amysansvideos]

Massage therapy IN the mouth?! Wow. Just when I thought I'd seen it all. Very informative....and kinda funny. Thanks!

[massagenerd]

Most of my students freak out when I tell them we are going to massage each others mouths, but I usually have at least one student per class that has jaw problems and everyone is a believer after that student says it helped :)

[ricky771able]

I have alot of severe pain in my right ear,jaw,back of the head but mostly my jaw hurts and teeth also i suffer from migraines anyway so that doesn't help,painkillers don't really touch it,i would be glad for your response.Regards

[ricky771able]

Wow,i didn't even know this is what i had,,just recently my teeth and jaw really painful from grinding my teeth in my sleep,my mum actually realised what it was,it's so painful and uncomfortable and also get lot's of head pain and tension and jaw pain and i thought it was my bad tooth but i now know it's bruxism,,great post i shall try some of these techniques

[kesa1986]

this has been amazingggggggggg my mouth feel instantly more relaxed - thank you

[SkanRashke]

@MAC02134 I brux pretty badly during the night, and this technique you suggested feels GREAT, it realy helped me relax before going to bed. I'm going to do this regularly, thanks!

[zandymiller]

I experience tinnitis in right ear only when I lay in a horizontal position. Could this be a result of my tmj problem? Are there any exercises I could do to get rid of the tinnitis problem?

[zandymiller]

I experience tinnitis in right ear only when I lay in a horizontal position. Could this be a result of my tmj problem? (I've also had whiplast injuries to my neck (car accidents/falls), which I believe caused the tmj problem).

[iSkyttens]

Holy crap it hurts so much to hook, haha

[Khriztie87]

me too

[Khriztie87]

@jrvideojr :(

[BobbiStaples]

Thank you for a very helpful video!