According to 2015 research, up to 80 percent of people with RA have TMD, which is a cause of tightness in the jaw.

RA may damage the jaw joint and surrounding tissues. It can also cause bone loss in the jaw.

If your locked jaw is due to Osteoarthritis (OA), there may be deterioration and loss of function of the jaw bone, cartilage, and tissue. This can result in a tight, painful jaw. Try extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for this as well as my TMJ videos.

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If you have a fever and fear a Tetanus infection, please see a doctor immediately to get help with the infection. Other symptoms may include stiffness in your abdomen, difficulty swallowing and painful muscle contractions in your jaw and neck.

Muscle tension (often from clenching teeth) can cause a pull on the jaw joints and facial pain. Using these TMJ relief pressure points and facial muscle exercises to reduce pain and discomfort in your jaw and TMJ symptoms like inflammation, spasms, swelling and pain.
By addressing the muscles/pressure points, we have a way to help restore the mechanics of the jaw joints and even the alignment of the cranial bones.

You may be experiencing some of the following symptoms:
-Muscle pain around the jaw TMD
-Clicking or popping sounds when you move your mouth or chew
-Difficulty opening your mouth due to tightness of the jaw
-Pain in the front part of your ear that can travel to your cheeks, ear, and temple
-Headaches or even migraines (make sure and check out Dr Fields migraine video)
   • Migraine Headache Help with Trigger P...  
-Buzzing or a sensation of fullness in your ear (see the ETD videos)
ETD 1.    • Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ETD Exerc...  
ETD 2.    • Ear Fullness, Clicking & Ringing | Eu...  
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-Disturbed sleep, pain in the neck and back (see the Neck Pain Relief Series)
   • Neck Pain Relief Exercises  

TMJ Exercises #1 | Jaw Pain Help
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TMJ Exercises #2 | Jaw Pain and Teeth Grinding Help
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TMJ Exercises #3 | Intra-Oral Massages and Stretches for Jaw Pain
   • TMJ #3  Massage and Stretches for Jaw...  

TMJ Exercises #4 | Exercises for Jaw Popping and Pain
   • TMJ Exercises #4 | Jaw Popping, Click...  

TMJ Exercises #5 | Posture Exercises for Jaw Pain
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TMJ Exercises #6 | Acupressure for Jaw Pain
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TMJ Exercises #7 | Locked Jaw Relief
   • Locked Jaw Relief | TMJ #7 | TMJ Pain...  

TMJ Exercises #8 / Massage Gun for TMJ
   • Massage Gun for Jaw Pain | TMJ 8  

Dr Adam Fields is a practicing chiropractor in Northern California in the Bay Area and helps people every day in his office with TMJ problems. He uses Endonasal Cranial Adjusting, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), Class IV Laser Therapy, posture correction, muscle work, exercises and other techniques to help his patients. You can reach him for in-person or telehealth appointments at www.fieldsfamilychiro.com and click "book online"

0:00 Start
:15 Masseter Muscle Massage
1:13 Jointline Massage
1:55 Skin Pulling and Rolling for the Superficial Myofascia
2:42 Open Mouth Exercise with Left & Right Holds
3:35 Open Mouth With Tongue Pushes
4:35 Passive Jaw Opening Exercise
5:36 Chin Tuck with Open Mouth 5 Second Holds
7:00 45° Neck Stretches with Chin Tuck
9:04 Protrusion and Retrusion of Jaw
10:15 Open Mouth Exercise into Chin Tuck
10:52 Temporalis Muscle Massage

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