TMJ exercises are the new treatment for the problems created by the temporomandiblular joint. Frequently, people who hold tension on the inside, clench their teeth and tense the neck. This is one reason for TMJ problems. Poor posture, bad diet, lack of sleep and misalignment of the jaw also creates symptoms of facial pain, headache, earaches and the feeling that your teeth are all abscessed and ready for removal.

Muscle relaxation is the primary purpose for the TMJ exercises. When the muscles tense around the jaw, they cut off the circulation and clamp down on nerves. The exercises stretch the clenched muscles and allow the blood to flow and pressure on the nerves to release. Up until recently the only solution for TMJ was a mouth brace or in extreme cases, surgery.

1. The first TMJ exercise to stretch the muscles is simple. You open your mouth. In some cases, the TMJ symptoms include the inability to open the mouth as wide as people, without the problem, do. Do this exercise a second time, but open the mouth toward the left. Finally, open your mouth as wide as you can and jut your jaw to the right. Do this while you drive, sit at the computer or watch television.
2. Do a more scheduled set of TMJ exercises to stretch the muscles and get the Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome under control. This time you open your mouth as wide as you can, but instead of closing your mouth, put your fist on your chin and press to open it even wider. It tugs a bit, but in a good way, like a massage. Hold this position for thirty seconds and release. Do this four times. Repeat it four times throughout the day to relieve the TMJ symptoms.
3. The second scheduled TMJ exercise is a movement to the right side. Open your mouth as wide as you can and while the mouth is open, move the jaw to the right side as far as you can. Make a fist with your hand and gently push your jaw to the right even more. Again, the additional movement to the right side causes the muscles to slightly pull. That’s what you want. Hold the position for thirty seconds and release. Do this exercise four times each session and repeat it four times a day.
4. The last of the scheduled TMJ exercises moves the jaw to the left, exactly as you did to the right. Open wide, press your clenched hand against the jaw on the right side of your face and hold. Release the jaw after thirty seconds and close your mouth. Repeat this four times each session, four times per day.

Do the scheduled exercises in the order that they are given. Complete all four repetitions before you move to the next exercise in the sequence.

TMJ exercises and massage provide a great deal of benefit and are viable alternatives to other forms of TMJ treatment. In many cases, these exercises enhance other treatments, like the mouth brace, to reduce the TMJ symptoms.

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