Jaw tension and tension headaches often share the same roots: tight muscles in the jaw, neck and upper shoulders. TMJ and headache massage targets those areas directly to ease the pain and loosen the clench. At RMT Metrotown in Metrotown, this treatment is delivered by a registered massage therapist.
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Massage will not replace dental care for jaw problems, so if a dentist is treating your TMJ, this works well alongside it.
Your therapist works on the muscles of the neck, shoulders and head that feed into headache and jaw pain. With your consent, treatment may include gentle work on the muscles around the jaw itself, sometimes from inside the mouth using a gloved hand, which reaches muscles that cannot be treated from outside. Nothing happens without explaining it first and getting your okay.
For tension-type headaches driven by tight neck and shoulder muscles, often yes. Your therapist will assess whether massage is likely to help your particular pattern.
It is gentle treatment of the jaw muscles from inside the mouth, using a gloved hand. It is optional, always explained first, and only done with your consent.
When provided by a registered massage therapist, it is covered by most extended health plans, and we direct bill.
Tell us what is going on and we will point you to the right session length or therapist.