@healthologyx: Your jaw pain might not be a jaw problem. It might be a neck problem showing up in your jaw... . ❌ A stiff neck that never gets mobilized keeps feeding TMJ dysfunction The cervical spine and the jaw share muscles, nerves, and movement patterns When the neck is locked up, the jaw compensates and the disc shifts You treat the jaw over and over but it never holds because the neck keeps pulling it back And the pain in front of the ear persists because the problem behind the ear was never addressed . 🔑 The key here is neck tucks with chin juts mobilize the connection point between the neck and the jaw Tuck your chin back. Double chin. Drive the neck backward. Then jut your chin forward slightly. Let the jaw glide with the neck. Tongue on the roof of your mouth the entire time. This activates the deep muscles that connect both areas. 5 to 20 reps. Gentle. Controlled. No pain. . Almost every patient I see with TMJ dysfunction also has neck involvement. Almost every single one. This exercise addresses both in one movement. . Part 1 worked the jaw alone. Part 2 works the jaw and neck together. That combination is where real improvement starts. . Keep following. More parts this week. Everything stays gentle. . #jaw #jaws #jawpain #jawpainrelief #mobilization #Chiropractor #chiropractic #tmjdisorder #tmjrelief#tmj #TMJPain
