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Summary: Massaging the face is good way to relieve tension for patients who clench or grind their jaws by sinking fingers into the cheekbone. Learn how to massage a face in this free instructional video on massage techniques from a professional massage therapist.
Rachel Hannah is a nationally certified licensed massage therapist (LMT) who has had a practice in Northampton, Mass., since 2002. Hannah studied massage at the New Mexico Academy of...read more
"How to give a facial massage. In giving a facial massage, some of the muscles that you will treat are the masseter, which is the deep, strong jaw muscle, often responsible for TMJ disorder, grinding, clenching of the jaw. So you want to sink in just below the cheekbone, avoiding the parotid gland. You can also treat the temporalis tendon, and the medial pterygoid. The scalp holds quite a bit of tension. This area is the atlanto-occipital joint."
eHow Article: How to Give a Facial Massage