- Predisposing factors: fibromyalgia, IBS, depression, trauma & stress
- Patient history – and why the onset of the problem is a clue
- Visual analog or numeric pain scale
- TMD disability index
- Neck index
- Upper extremity functional scale
- Facial Pain
- Facial & bell’s palsy
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Clicking
- Limitations in ROM
- Weakness
- Difficulty opening or closing the mouth
- Difficulty swallowing or speaking
- Myofascial trigger point release
- Joint mobilization
- Therapeutic exercise
- Postural strengthening
- Modalities
- Therapeutic HEP
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Digastric
- Upper trapezius
- Upper sub-occipitals
- Lower sub-occipitals
- Temporalis
- Masseter
- Medial pterygoid
- Lateral pterygoids
- Facial muscles