CPD Course: The Manual Therapist’s Guide to TMJ Dysfunction
- Jun 9
- 1 min read
TMJ dysfunction can be a challenging presentation for manual therapy practitioners.
Clients may present with jaw pain, clicking, locking, headaches, facial tension, neck discomfort, bruxism, or difficulty chewing. At first glance, it may appear to be a local jaw problem, but TMJ dysfunction often involves a combination of joint mechanics, muscular tension, cervical involvement, stress-related clenching, sleep disturbance, and broader pain sensitivity.
This online professional development course is designed to help remedial massage therapists, myotherapists, Bowen therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, and other manual therapy practitioners develop a clearer understanding of TMJ-related pain and dysfunction.
The course explores TMJ anatomy, biomechanics, common dysfunction patterns, assessment considerations, red flags, bruxism, headaches, cervical involvement, psychosocial contributors, and safe management strategies within a manual therapy setting.
Rather than giving you a rigid treatment recipe, this module is designed to strengthen your clinical reasoning. It will help you better understand what may be contributing to a client’s symptoms, when manual therapy may be appropriate, and when referral or interdisciplinary care may be needed.
If you regularly work with clients who experience jaw pain, headaches, neck tension, stress-related clenching, or facial discomfort, this course will give you a more structured framework for understanding and managing these presentations.
The Manual Therapist’s Guide to TMJ Dysfunction: CPD-Study Module is available now through TheTherapyWeb.com
Enrol today and build your confidence in working with TMJ dysfunction in clinical practice.
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