Feldenkrais(R) Movement Institute Announces Simple Non-Surgical Solutions for Jaw and Facial ... ( Do-It-Yourself exercises help reduce ...)

Feldenkrais(R) Movement Institute Announces Simple Non-Surgical Solutions for Jaw and Facial Pain (TMJ)

Date:5/18/2009

Do-It-Yourself exercises help reduce stress-related TMJ problems and create healthy, pain-free habits

BERKELEY, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Feldenkrais Movement Institute announces the release of The Intelligent Body(R) TMJ Program as part of its The Intelligent Body(R) DIY-series of movement reeducation lessons available on CD. The program offers sufferers of jaw pain an inexpensive and effective self-care method to help reduce chronic tension in the jaw, face, neck and upper back. The lessons also reverse long-standing movement habits often responsible for the original TMJ symptoms.

TMJ-related problems such as headaches and grinding teeth (bruxism) have been on the rise as the current economic downturn causes increased stress in people. These problems, while often triggered by outside factors, are increasingly recognized as being related to improper postural habits. Frank Wildman, Ph.D., Director of The Feldenkrais Movement Institute, designed the Intelligent Body(R) TMJ Program to help reverse many people's longstanding habits that create tension and stress and replace them with healthy patterns of movement. This Program contains six lessons, each averaging 10 minutes in length. The lessons are based on the Feldenkrais Method(R) and teach sufferers of jaw and facial pain new ways of using their muscles. When practiced with regularity, these easy, DIY-exercises can relieve pain and improve posture.

Dr. Wildman explains: "Most people don't realize how postural habits can significantly affect their jaws, or how a problematic jaw can be at the root of headaches, bruxism, neck and facial pain, and other health challenges. I wanted to create a Feldenkrais program to specifically address postural and
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