Oral-Facial Discomfort in Adults – Natural Therapy for Jaw Pain, Tension, and Muscle Imbalance in Ottawa

Dealing with jaw pain, facial tightness, or tension headaches? These symptoms often stem from oral muscle imbalance—and we offer a gentle, root-cause approach to lasting relief.

Just one oral-facial habit, stressed muscle, or tense tissue being consistently used in an atypical way can irritate the system and cause:

  • Sinus Tension
  • Tense Muscles of the Head and Neck
  • Stress
  • Lack of Deep Sleep
  • Dehydration
  • Higher Blood Pressure
  • Inefficient Breathing

It is a complex delicate balance that makes up the head, neck, face, and mouth. Any small, seemingly normal habit can throw this incredible system out of whack. 

The Advantage Program helps you find your new oral-facial balance, soothing or eliminating:

  • Unexplained Facial Pain
  • Unknown Pain Origin in the Head, Face, and/or Neck
  • Chronic Ear Infections
  • Old Surgical Site

Oral and facial muscle/tissue tension can put a lot of stress on the jaw. Simple exercises that balance these muscles by toning, relaxing, and retraining neutral posturing can soothe the stress your jaw is under. Do you have these symptoms:

  • Clicking, Cracking, Crunching
  • Locking
  • Tires Quickly
  • Minimal Range of Motion
  • Earaches, Tinnitus
  • Pain, Discomfort, Tension, or Stiffness

Our faces, heads, necks, and jaws are untoned and untrained. From the day we were born we have had no coaching on how to care for the muscles and tissues in this part of our bodies. Simple exercises in the Advantage Program may help you:

  • Define Your Jawline and Cheekbones
  • Remove Dark Circles Beneath Your Eyes
  • Straighten Your Head and Neck Posture
  • Remove Adult Baby Pudgy Cheeks
  • Relax Your Chin
  • Tone Your Core Muscles
  • Balance facial symmetry after surgery

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Benefits of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

  • Soothes some headaches

  • Can help reduce snoring & apnea

  • Opens upper airways

  • Eases long face syndrome

  • Alleviates facial pain

  • Improves posture & core muscle stability

  • Increases jaw range of motion

  • Tones facial muscles & tissues

  • Improves focus & memory

  • Lowers harmful stress hormones

  • Relieves digestive discomfort

  • Plus much more

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