11/12/2025
๐ฆท ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐? ๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง! ๐ฌ
๐ฅฑ Your TMJ (temporomandibular joint) is ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐โitโs responsible for every bite, every word, and every yawn. ๐ฌ
๐ฏ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
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๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ & ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ โ The muscles you can see and feel on the outside of your jaw and temples ๐
๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ (medial & lateral) โ Muscles hidden inside the jaw that help with chewing and jaw movement ๐
๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ, which is why opening can sometimes feel weaker or uneven โ
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐:
1๏ธโฃ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, since itโs closely connected to your TMJ ๐ฉป
2๏ธโฃ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ to locate tension, knots, or trigger points ๐
3๏ธโฃ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, looking for curves, shifts, or imbalances as you open and close your mouth ๐
By understanding exactly how your TMJ moves and where the tension is, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ
Got jaw pain or dysfunction? ๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐
๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ! ๐ฆทโจ