Facial Massage

Do you suffer from jaw pain or headaches? Do you clench your jaw without even realizing it?

Much like our shoulders and our pelvic floor, the jaw and facial muscles are areas where we hold tension often without realizing it. Jaw clenching can happen for a multitude of reasons – stress, emotional release, sleep deprivation, poor body mechanics, prolonged posturing, or even from the overwhelming cuteness of your little ones (yes, for real – look up cute aggression 😜).

Regardless of what’s causing it, this jaw clenching can lead to jaw or neck pain, jaw clicking, headaches, and more.

So what can we do to make it better? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Manage your stress, improve the quality of sleep, improve your posture, move more, and finally, facial massage.

Facial massage using a facial roller is a great way to relieve tension in the face or jaw, increase circulation, and induce relaxation. This device can easily allow you to introduce the effects of cold, such as pain relief or decrease inflammation, or heat, such as relaxation and increased blood flow, to an otherwise difficulty area. Finally, spending time doing facial massage on a regular basis can improve your body awareness to reduce the amount of clenching and tensing you do with these muscles throughout your day!

Try out facial massage today making sure to focus on the jaw line, in front of the ear, the side of the head (near the temple), and around the cheek bone.

Let us know how facial massage works for you! And remember, if you are suffering from jaw pain, neck pain, head pain, or headaches, a Doctor of Physical Therapy can help to relieve this pain and get you back to feeling like you! Call Life Changes Physical Therapy for a free consult to discuss your pain and how physical therapy can benefit you today.