Archive for May 2011

For those reading the article in the AMTA magazine, who want a little more information about musculature, here's a quick review of the four muscles of mastication: masseter, temporalis and the pterygoids. The Inner and Outer Slings of the Jaw Two of the muscles that suspend the jaw are well-known to most massage practitioners—the masseter…

If you've just finished our article on Intraoral work and Pain, and want more, here are further resources you can check out: Sources and Further Reading:   Barral, Jean-Pierre, Visceral Manipulation: Thorax, Eastland Press, Seattle, WA, 1991.   Biel, Andrew, Trail Guide for the Body, 2nd Edition, Books of Discovery, Boulder, CO, 2001.   Chaitow,…

Here's an overview for those of you interested in learning about the head – its geography and organization. This is the architectural underpinning that the jaw, neck and facial musculature rests on. The Head and its Appendage, the Jaw  Given the many bones and muscles we tackle as beginning massage students, it’s understandable that we…

Here's a short video describing this functional screening. (If you want to see it full screen, click the little box with arrows in it on the lower right.)   Let me know if you have any questions about it. cheers!