Other Jaw Exercise

Jaw Resistive Exercise - Fig A

1. Place the heel of your hand your jaw as indicated.
2. Separate your teeth slightly.
3. Attempt to move your jaw laterally against your hand as hard as you can while resisting any movement with your hand.
4. Hold for ten seconds. Repeat in opposite direction.

Fig A

Jaw Hinge Opening Exercise - Fig B

1. Place the tip of your tongue in the roof of your mouth and then slide it back as far as possible down your throat.
2. While maintaining this tongue position, open and close your mouth as wide as possible on a hinge (Do not let your jaw come forward).
3. Do ten repetitions of this exercise once each hour.

Fig B