{"id":439,"date":"2024-08-15T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/?p=439"},"modified":"2024-09-10T03:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T03:59:53","slug":"jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Soothing Your Jawbone: 5 Jaw Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"An<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

TMJ treatment<\/a> is certainly the best fix for an aching jaw, as it\u2019ll ease your discomfort and offer relief. Even so, don\u2019t underestimate how good home care can help your situation. Using jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain would let you get through the worst of your troubles. As for the proof, your local Parker dentist will gladly share the relevant details with you. Read on to learn four great exercises to ease the aches in your jaw area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Goldfish Movements (Partial & Full)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One set of exercises that could ease your jaw\u2019s aches are the Goldfish movements. Depending on the situation, you could perform partial or full versions of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partial Goldfish movement is the less intense kind. To do it, you first place your tongue on your mouth\u2019s roof, a finger near your TMJ, and a pointer finger on your chin. You\u2019d then drop your jaw hallway down and then close it; there\u2019d only be mild resistance at most. By performing these steps repeatedly, your jawbone should start to hurt less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the full \u201cgoldfish\u201d movement takes things a bit further. While keeping your tongue and fingers in the same positions, this approach forces you to open your mouth fully before closing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relaxed Jaw Exercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you prefer a less strenuous approach, try a relaxed jaw exercise. This type relieves your pain without involving much effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exercise itself consists of three steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Gently rest your tongue on the roof of your mouth, behind your upper front teeth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Let your teeth come apart while relaxing your jaw muscles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Following steps one and two, open your mouth to a comfortable size and repeat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    When performing this exercise, you may experience popping or cracking sounds. Don\u2019t worry \u2013 this symptom is temporary and won\u2019t harm you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Chin Tucks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Given your pain, you may be afraid to open your mouth. You should do chin tucks in that case; they\u2019d ease your aches without opening your oral cavity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Good chin tucks involve a few key actions. First, sit or stand with your shoulders back and chest up; these movements create a good posture. Next is to pull your chin straight back and toward your chest, creating a \u201cdouble chin.\u201d Lastly, hold this position for three seconds and repeat the pulling-back motion ten times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Side-to-Side Jaw Movement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Patients who feel daring may want to consider side-to-side jaw movement. Done enough, this exercise strengthens your jawbone and helps it overcome pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For side-to-side jaw movements, you only need to put an \u00bc inch object (maybe a tongue depressor) between your front teeth. You would then move your jaw side to side and hold for 2-3 seconds at the end of each movement. By repeating those steps ten times on each side, your jaw should feel better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While you wait for treatment, you don\u2019t need to twiddle your thumbs. Try using the above exercises to help with TMJ pain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Dr. Rodney L. Allen<\/a> is a top-tier dentist based in Parker, CO, having earned his DDS from the Baylor College of Dentistry. Thanks to his knowledge and skills, he’s been serving his patients and their smiles for twenty years and counting! That means you can trust him for preventive, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry, as well as emergency oral care! Today, Dr. Allen practices at his self-titled clinic<\/a> and is reachable on his website and by phone at (720)-851-6784<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    TMJ treatment is certainly the best fix for an aching jaw, as it\u2019ll ease your discomfort and offer relief. Even so, don\u2019t underestimate how good home care can help your situation. Using jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain would let you get through the worst of your troubles. As for the proof, your local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n4 Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain | Dr. Rodney L. Allen, DDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you have a lot of aches around your jaw? If so, consider using these four jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain; you won\u2019t regret it!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain | Dr. Rodney L. Allen, DDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Do you have a lot of aches around your jaw? If so, consider using these four jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain; you won\u2019t regret it!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rodney L. Allen DDS Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-15T15:59:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-10T03:59:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rallenddsteam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rallenddsteam\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/\",\"name\":\"4 Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain | Dr. Rodney L. Allen, DDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-15T15:59:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-10T03:59:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5ba9d87fd92f3c15777d4e1cac64c620\"},\"description\":\"Do you have a lot of aches around your jaw? If so, consider using these four jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain; you won\u2019t regret it!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":450},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Soothing Your Jawbone: 5 Jaw Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Rodney L. Allen DDS Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5ba9d87fd92f3c15777d4e1cac64c620\",\"name\":\"rallenddsteam\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/051b3b359944af48369938f5437e81073db3d13f0dc5ec9c2cd5b909ab71564f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/051b3b359944af48369938f5437e81073db3d13f0dc5ec9c2cd5b909ab71564f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"rallenddsteam\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/author\/rallenddsteam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"4 Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain | Dr. Rodney L. Allen, DDS","description":"Do you have a lot of aches around your jaw? If so, consider using these four jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain; you won\u2019t regret it!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"4 Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain | Dr. Rodney L. Allen, DDS","og_description":"Do you have a lot of aches around your jaw? If so, consider using these four jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain; you won\u2019t regret it!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/","og_site_name":"Rodney L. Allen DDS Blog","article_published_time":"2024-08-15T15:59:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-10T03:59:53+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg"}],"author":"rallenddsteam","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rallenddsteam","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/","name":"4 Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain | Dr. Rodney L. Allen, DDS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-15T15:59:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-10T03:59:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5ba9d87fd92f3c15777d4e1cac64c620"},"description":"Do you have a lot of aches around your jaw? If so, consider using these four jaw exercises to help with TMJ pain; you won\u2019t regret it!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_248163429__2___1725921321_44303.jpg","width":800,"height":450},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/15\/jaw-exercises-to-help-with-tmj-pain\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Soothing Your Jawbone: 5 Jaw Exercises to Help with TMJ Pain"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/","name":"Rodney L. Allen DDS Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5ba9d87fd92f3c15777d4e1cac64c620","name":"rallenddsteam","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/051b3b359944af48369938f5437e81073db3d13f0dc5ec9c2cd5b909ab71564f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/051b3b359944af48369938f5437e81073db3d13f0dc5ec9c2cd5b909ab71564f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rallenddsteam"},"url":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/author\/rallenddsteam\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444,"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions\/444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rodneyallendds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}