92 | TMJ (Jaw) Pain or Symptoms? What You Can Do

Do you get jaw pain when opening your mouth? Maybe pain associated with clicking noises from your jaw? Heard of TMJ pain? Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom explore TMD or temporomandibular disorders and address the factors that may contribute to the symptoms you are experiencing in and around the jaw. They kick it off by explaining the basic anatomy of the jaw, move into when you should address pops and clicks from the jaw, discuss soreness with habitual jaw clenching and teeth grinding, and how headaches, neck pain, and ringing in the ears may be associated with TMD. Zooming out, Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom address pain through the biopsychosocial lens, approaching stress, breath, sleep, technology, and food. Finally, they provide you with a few tools and exercises to explore, manage, and find your way through your symptoms. Tune in to find, understand, and overcome what you are experiencing. Hopefully, you can take that big burrito bite again! We also mention PaleoValley throughout the episode. We love PaleoValley because they use real ingredients, 100% grass-fed cows, and provide you with a complete protein that will keep you full until your next meal. To get your next 100% grass-fed beef stick for a discount using code ‘OPTIMAL’ at checkout, click here: https://paleovalley.com/ What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl: 1:58 – Defining Jaw Pain & TMJ. 5:45 – A Clenching Jaw. 8:03 – Biopsychosocial model for pain. 9:35 – Functional Jaw Opening 11:15 – It may take a team to address your pain. 15:23 – Jaw Yoga 23:42 – The influence of technology To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtube.com/watch/ Items mentioned in this episode include: The Optimal Body Membership: https://www.docjenfit.com/theoptimalbody For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode92/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message