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Buccal Massage: Esthetician vs. Massage Therapist — What’s the Real Difference? Buccal massage has gotten a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. Working the muscles of the face — including inside the mouth — can feel incredible and, depending on who’s doing it, can either support facial sculpting  or  help with jaw pain and tension. The problem is that these two very different services often get lumped together under the same name. So let’s clear things up, especiall

How Head Posture Can Affect Your TMJ — And How to Fix It If you’ve ever felt jaw tension, clicking, or discomfort at the end of a long workday, your head posture may be playing a bigger role than you think. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is sensitive to alignment issues throughout the neck and shoulders. When the head sits too far forward—something that happens easily while working at a computer, driving, or scrolling on a phone—it increases strain on the jaw muscles and c

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Sleep Positions That Could Be Worsening Your TMJ Pain If you wake up with jaw pain, tension headaches, or facial soreness, your sleep...