In this 8.5 min video, I quickly review some TMJ Clinical Pearls
- how to educate on the importance of head/neck position on mandible position
- how to educate resting position of the tongue
- I don't go over this in the video, but tongue at resting position helps keep the teeth from occluding at rest thus relaxing the mandible elevators
- why cervical retractions relieve cervical and TMJ pain plus the directional preference of the TMJ
- common TMJ resets
- cervical retraction plus mandible protraction
- cervical retraction plus isometric mandible depression
- cervical retraction plus isometric mandible protrusion
- educating mandible rolling
- self mobilization for TMJ deviation during opening
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