Very interesting article on CBC (https://www.cbc.ca/life/wellness/how-to-relieve-tension-and-pain-from-jaw-clenching-or-teeth-grinding-1.5926626) on temporomandibular disorder (TMD).
Some key quotes:
… When someone is a little bit stressed, we tend to hunch a little bit more, which then causes some low-level clenching.
… Reducing stress is one obvious way to combat the issue, but so is addressing neck issues.
… Improving your posture can also help with TMD discomfort, especially if you’re working from home.
During Feldenkrais lessons we pay a lot of attention to the face and lower jaw in their connection with various movements. Working with entire nervous system allows us to find individual most effective pathway to reducing excessive emotional and physical reactions.
Even if you have good dental insurance, cracked teeth is no fun. There are indeed more cases of stress-related damage like that and their number is rising (https://www.bestraleighdentist.com/blog/find-out-why-teeth-breaking-stress-is-rampant-and-on-the-rise/). Think of all the ways to self-help please, and Feldenkrais is one of the very effective ones.
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