The Facial Reflex Therapy Method-Understanding Bruxism: Causes, Consequences, and Holistic Reflexology Approach
🦷Bruxism is the involuntary habit of unconsciously clenching and grinding the teeth. It affects between 10 and 20% of the population, and continues to increase.👄
When we say squeezing, it means putting the upper and lower teeth very tightly together, especially the molars.
The teeth do not act by themselves.
The act of clenching the teeth is exerted by the muscles, tissues and other structures that surround the jaw, therefore, sustained over time, pain and inflammation of the jaw, headaches, earaches, dental hyperesthesia (sensitivity excessive teeth because the dentin is exposed due to wear), important imbalances in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), swallowing problems, mobility and loss of teeth among other problems.
From Dentistry to Psychology, endless explanations are proposed and all are attributed to the origin of the condition. It could be considered that each case has its truth, since each person will have their motives, similar or different from other people.
Bruxopathic behavior involves hyperactivity of some masseter and temporal muscles that can lead to hypertension of the neck and neck muscles. The most immediate consequence of all this is facial pain and even problems in the neck and back. Other derived manifestations are dizziness, dizziness and acoustic hallucinations.
- Could it be said that the bruxa is chewing himself?
Would it be an aggression against oneself, given the real impossibility or not, of attacking or changing what affects us?
The teeth symbolize the decisions, the entrance door to bite the external reality, crush it and digest it. The teeth are a hard organ that represents the fundamental energy of my being.
It is the inner capacity to receive from the outside, new ideas, love and food, to nourish ourselves on all levels.
From reflexology and especially the Facial Reflex Therapy Method, manual stimulation through massages and digito-pressures, will produce a pleasant relaxation, making it possible to activate the natural functionality of the organism. Accompanying clients in making their own record, both physical and emotional, is one of the characteristics of holistic reflexology itself. Both tools, manual techniques and records, are useful for different problems. Given the variety of circumstances that cause "bruxism" and that is unique to each person, the proposal focuses on and works on the reactions that arise from session to session while recording which habits could be reinforcing and sustaining this dysfunction over time. .
Ernesto Reich, Holistic Reflexologist / Instructor. Creator of the Facial Reflex Therapy Method