Gabriela Wieczorek, RMT - Registered Massage Therapist If you’re dealing with TMJ pain, you know how frustrating it can be. Jaw tension, headaches, facial soreness, clicking, or even difficulty chewing can start to affect your everyday life. A lot of this discomfort comes from overworked muscles — especially the masseter (your main chewing muscle), the temporalis (along the side of your head), and the pterygoid muscles deep inside the jaw. Massage therapy focuses on releasing