Healing TMJ Pain and Neck Pain Products
The greatest healing of TMJ and neck pain comes from a cultivated routine of strength, release, and breathing.
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RESTCLOUD Neck and Shoulder Relaxer, Cervical Traction Device for TMJ Pain Relief
This simple tool is one of the most recommended in my office. We must reshape our necks both actively and passively. This is an easy, passive way to restore the shape of the cervical sleeve. While you use this, practice diaphragm breathing. Start just a few minutes at a time and make sure you are lying on it correctly!
Hugger Mugger Standard Yoga Bolster - Firm, Supportive, and Handmade
Women who spend quiet time opening the heart center are remodeling the soft tissue that causes TMJ, jaw, and neck pain. I highly recommend owning a yoga bolster. I favor Hugger Mugger as my bolster brand, and they make them in the USA.
Head to my post on a restorative posture for TMJ, jaw, and neck pain HERE
Gaiam Round Yoga Bolster Pillow
These Gaiam bolsters offer a less expensive option. I have not used them and cannot compare to Hugger Mugger.
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Please note that many women may need to bolster their knees in some postures, such as the one illustrated here (the woman using multiple pads) or doing a hip opener such as letting the feet touch with bent knees (a butterfly position).
Skinny Hugger Mugger Bolster
Many ways exist to use the Hugger Mugger skinny bolster, such as positioning it under the feet and knees.
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​The spine product list should also include these bolsters as they are healing to the whole structure. Putting yourself in a quiet, healing position will turn down pain signals. The sleep and meditation product section (coming soon) will feature a link to the Hugger Mugger crescent-shaped cushion. LOVE those cushions.
Chirp Small Massage Wheel
This material is “medium-soft.” I use this product and will link to other Chirp wheels on the spine product page. I would suggest using it slowly, for a minute at a time, and seeing if it is right for you. The medium-soft bumps can press gently in the suboccipital area. When placing it near the lower cervicals, you can allow the neck to hang gently over the rounded shape.
TheraFace Therabody PRO - Facial Device, 8-in-1 Compact Face Massager
I own this and am not sure what the “8-in-1” features are ;) I use the face massager— with the red light on—often.
This is great for women with temporalis tendonitis who need frequent small doses of massage medicine.
According to women who see me for TMJ massage, this does not replace hands-on therapy, of course. But it helps maintain our progress!
Occipital Release Tool for Pivotal Therapy & TMJ Device
This is not my favorite neck traction device, but it seems popular. If you are a woman with pain right on the bottom of the skull, not under the skull but right on the skull bone, you may like this. Those soft bumps will hit that area and you can move your head back and forth, massaging it. Those areas on the base of the skull are not the root of the pain, they are under influence of dysfunction, but still, working right on them can help.
Tempur-Pedic TEMPUR Neck Pillow, Small Profile, White
This has been my pillow for over 25 years. I travel with this pillow and have driven over two hundred miles (both ways) to retrieve it from a previous hotel. I wish it were organic latex, but it’s not :( Still, it is the pillow for my neck.
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Many women try various cervical curve pillows but buy the wrong size. You likely need a small size. Otherwise, it is doing the opposite to your neck than you want it to.
Pulsetto Wellness Wearable with Vagus Nerve Support – Patented Neuro Technology
Feeling stressed? Do you have vagus nerve distress symptoms? These vagus nerve stimulators are popular for those who are struggling with complex vagus nerve issues or even mild anxiety.
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Want to stimulate the vagus nerve for free? The best things you can do: sing, hum, laugh, and breathe slowly. Exhale fully.
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism
I read this book a long time ago. I do not recall it perfectly, but it is popular ;) If you need to heal from anxiety and trauma, and TMJ, jaw, and neck pain that have an emotional root, you MUST learn about the vagus nerve.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
When a woman comes in for a jaw session, we talk about the physical reasons for pain and the nervous system reasons for pain.
"In The Body Keeps the Score, he (the author) uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity."
4 Size Facial Cupping Therapy Set Glass
Please check out the Pelvic Floor, Spine, and Ribcage list for other types of cupping options. You can learn to use the largest size for masseter muscle release, but you can Google YouTube videos for other ways to use facial cups. Try this gently and know that it can create a red circle on your face. You can start with just 30 seconds and see how you react. Please look into how to use this before you begin (again, Google it).
More Coming Soon!