It's taken a long time, but she had finally found what she'd been wanting so desperately. Something that will actually stop her teeth grinding and TMJ symptoms. She finally got fed up with her mouth guard which didn't work and started doing exercises for TMJ disorder. But will they work?
TMJ exercises are the only proven treatment for TMJ that effectively and permanently fixes the condition. Unlike other treatments like mouth guards and splints, TMJ exercises actually treat the root causes of TMJ.
Tight and stressed muscles and tendons in the jaw cause TMJ by displacing your jaw slightly which affects your nerves. To counter this, the exercises massage and stretch surrounding muscles to release pressure on your jaw. This allows your jaw and the muscles inside it to relax and settle back into the normal position.
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The exercises involve simple movement of the mouth and jaw. One exercise for example gets you to push your jaw to the right and left and back to the center, while pushing against your jaw lightly with two fingers. This builds up resistance and strengthens muscles in your jaw that hold it in place properly.
Exercises for TMJ are no miracle cure. Some people experience substantial pain relief within just a couple of days of using the exercises, it will usually take about 2 - 3 weeks to see permanent results.
The earlier you start doing the exercises the better, if you allow your symptoms to go unchecked you risk further injury, such as tendons snapping in severe cases.
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