Head, neck, and jaw massage is important for singers and musicians. In this blog a massage therapist discusses self-relief to be done at home as well as working with a professional. It includes a story of a trombone player addressing their TMJ pain. His jaw would lock shut. Intraoral massage was important to treat the trigger points of all the TMJ muscles. The soft palate can also be addressed to increase sound resonance. Katie works in Austin, TX.

Jaw pain and dysfunction can decrease chewing stamina when eating. Self-massage & making some adjustments might help.

The pain pattern of one jaw muscle can show up deep in the TMJ, your jaw joint. Helpful dentists, ENTs, or general dentists might misdiagnose this muscular pain as arthritis of the TMJ. It is a muscle that you can learn to self-massage and stabilize when in dysfunction to achieve pain relieve and improve movement dysfunction.

Video on how your ear issues, such as tinnitus, ear fullness, loss or high pitches, or a feeling of underwater could be coming from your neck or jaw muscles.

What is medical gaslighting and how do you deal with it?

How to move a wheelbarrow so you don’t hurt your neck or back

Learn how to self massage your upper back to address pain

Learn how to take an epsom salt bath to be beneficial for your muscles and mind.

Speaking at The Lucy Hobbs Project

One mask style that might irritate your jaw or neck pain and one hack for a better fit.

Is Botox injections for jaw pain a good idea?

It is important to know how to move between sitting and standing so you don’t aggravate neck or jaw pain. VIDEO included.

Bruxism is grinding & clenching of the jaw. Learn how night guards help, what might be overlooked, & how you can address bruxing at home.

Book review of Breath by James Nestor.

Hold and cold packs for headaches and TMJ pain.

Tinnitus, ringing in the ears, can be caused from many things. This includes trigger points from jaw and face muscles.

My client Rebecca wanted to share her story with other people experiencing jaw pain. Video and longer format written.

Pain felt in the tooth could be a referred pain from a tight muscle(s). This video has some advice if your dentist has ruled out an issue in the tooth.

Does your head, neck or jaw pain increase when you go into a cold environment? This video will explain why and what to do about it.

Can you use your HSA card to pay for your massage therapy session?

Jaw pain and headaches can increase due to wearing a mask poorly. In this post I discuss 7 reasons why and what you can do about it.

I added a page about products that I recommend for self care at home.

You can do prehab at home before a dental procedure or oral surgery. (Video)

Featured on NPR’s Texas Standard.

Top 7 reasons for jaw pain and headaches increasing as we are wearing masks. And action steps to take. Video.

I took a Physical Therapy training course for TMJ / TMD and it felt like I belonged there!