What is myTMJ Pen?
It's all over Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube - a tool called "myTMJ Pen" is sweeping the TMJD community. But what is it!? Does it work? And is it worth buying?
Because let’s be honest - the product landscape for us TMJ patients is full of scams and dishonesty. We have to be skeptical in a world where people just want to make money off of our suffering. Which is why I think myTMJ Pen has become so popular, so quickly. It’s a drug free, doctor recommended tool that can help manage the pain, muscle tension, and limited mobility that comes with TMJ Disorder.
Why was myTMJ Pen invented?
As a TMJD patient of over 5 years - from clicking to lockups to constant jaw pain - I was astonished by the lack of understanding and support of chronic jaw pain.
As an engineer, I decided to look back at my own experience with TMJD and think of ways I could improve my day to day life.
One of these experiences was just how often I’d be recommended heat & massage during flare ups. Yet when I went to search for a product to make it more convenient than microwaving a mug of water - I found nothing. In fact, I found worse than nothing. I found repackaged and dropshipped lactation massagers and literal vibrators. I was so desperate that I bought not one, but TWO of them. Only to find out (no surprise) that they didn’t heat anywhere near the level I needed, and the vibration was way too much for my jaw. That's what inspired myTMJ Pen.
What is it?
It isn't the cure. But myTMJ Pen is a drug free, doctor recommended tool that may help you manage the pain, muscle tension, and limited mobility associated with your TMJ Disorder.
It does this by offering the most convenient way to apply simultaneous massaging pressure, heat and vibration to your head, neck and jaw muscles - all science backed methods to help maintain TMJ wellness.
And because it was designed by someone who actually understands TMJ Disorder, the heat is fully adjustable between 100F and 118F. As is the vibration, to make sure that you have a setting that feels comfortable for the joint. The aluminum tip is specially designed to apply scraping and pinpoint pressure on the affected muscle tissue.
Does it work?
Patients with TMJ Disorder are constantly battling muscular imbalances, tension, and muscle spasms (aka trigger points/muscle knots) that refer pain all over the head.
Heat and massage are both science backed tools for potentially managing these conditions. Find supporting research here.
Essentially, both heat and massage may work to promote blood flow, increase muscular elasticity, and release tension.
While at the same time, the heat and vibration work to minimize pain by overriding the localized pain signals. This may help reduce the stress and discomfort experienced during TMJ massage and mobilization.
Who is it meant for?
As you can tell, myTMJ Pen was originally designed for myself - a patient - for at home use. But over time, it became clear that it’s just as useful (if not more so) for practitioners.
myTMJ Pen for Patients
It has been clinically shown that heat and massage may help release muscle tension and improve range of motion. Additionally it has been shown both heat and vibration may help reducing pain perception by overriding localized pain signals. Read supporting research here.
myTMJ Pen is not the cure, and isn't a replacement for professional treatment. But it can drastically help your at home management techniques - and when implemented into your routine may help you relieve pain, release tension and improve mobility.
It has also been shown that the less convenient a solution, the less often you'll use it.
What does that mean? Even if you find hot pads or microwaved mugs of water or a trip to your local massage clinic relieving - chances are the majority of the time you just have to suck it up and deal with the pain.
Why? Because they're not convenient enough. myTMJ Pen solves this problem - with many of our customers able to use it 3-5 times a day.
Along the same lines, myTMJ pen is built to be insanely portable. Just because you're on vacation, doesn't mean your TMJ pain won't follow you. It doesn't wait for you to get home. And doesn't end just because you're out with friends.
In fact, it's known that TMJD flare-ups can get triggered from stress, diet, physical activity, etc. Which all happen to be most variable outside of the home.
Which is why we made not only the most feature packed TMJ massager in the world - but also the smallest.
You don't need to be an expert in anatomy or biology to put myTMJ Pen to use.
That's because we made sure to create an abundant collection of tutorials - covering everything from startup instructions, to TMJ trigger point maps, to stretches, mobilizations and releases both with and without myTMJ Pen.
And if you're curious about learning about the disorder, we make sure to provide explanations and overviews of research for everything we cover.
There's no reason to settle for relief options that you don't use all the time.
myTMJ Pen for Dentists
It's estimated between 5-12% of the population deals with TMJ Dysfunction. So even if you don't treat it, you WILL come across it.
TMJD patients suffer from limited range of motion, jaw muscle pain, and joint damage.
Therefore it is common for a routine dental visit with extended periods of mouth opening to trigger extreme TMJ flare ups of tension and pain. And myTMJ Pen was designed to help.
It has been clinically shown that heat and massage may help release muscle tension and improve range of motion. Additionally it has been shown both heat and vibration help reducing pain perception by overriding localized pain signals. Read supporting research here.
myTMJ Pen is an easy, handheld way to combine all 3 modalities.
Imagine if you didn't offer anesthetics during fillings. Your patients would be running out the door. This is of course a dramatic example, but on a smaller scale - your TMD patients don't feel their pain is accommodated.
myTMJ Pen is a major step you can take in mitigating some of the pain and discomfort caused by forced jaw opening and mobilization.
But it’s more than that. As the first contact for most TMJD patients, you probably understand how few options exist for diagnosis and treatment. They're often left to suck it up and deal with the pain for years.
Which is why it will be so impactful when you offer a space that understands and cares enough to try to mitigate that pain.
We guarantee you'll notice how happy your patients are when you offer them this tool. So much so that they'll ask to buy it from you. Or your money back.
On the business side of things making your patients happy has an obvious value proposition: they book more appointments with higher retention and referral rates.
But myTMJ Pen can help keep the lights on in other ways as well.
You will be one of the only practices in the world to offer your patients a pain relief tool for their TMJ. They'll be begging you to take it home.
Which is why we offer wholesale pricing and referral bonuses to our practitioners. Contact us for more details on this.
myTMJ Pen for Manual Practitioners
If you really think about it, heating pads kind of suck.
They're cumbersome. They're not temperature controlled. They force your hands off the patient.
myTMJ Pen lets you combine adjustable heat into your massages, mobilizations, stretches and releases. Because the fact is patients perceive value from you when you're hands on. 20% more hands on time during a session can make a world of a difference in client comfort and satisfaction.
On top of all that, you've probably noticed that the soft tissue work you do can get pretty painful for the patient. The TMJ muscles are full of knots and tender areas.
It has been clinically shown that heat and massage may help release muscle tension and improve range of motion. Additionally it has been shown both heat and vibration help reducing pain perception by overriding localized pain signals. Read supporting research here.
The combination from myTMJ Pen may help your patients feel comfortable and relaxed.
But also, myTMJ Pen is at its most versatile in clinic.
First there is the obvious - independently adjustable heat and vibration: from the most sensitive to the toughest of clients.
Then, there is the patent pending 3 sided tip - combining a mini muscle scraper, acupressure tip, and pinpoint heating pad - all into one package.
And finally, it's not just for the TMJ muscles. We've seen incredible applications in nearly every area that normal tools just don't reach. The neck, spine, elbows, wrists, ankles - you name it.
Making your patients happy has an obvious value proposition: they book more appointments with higher retention and referral rates.
But myTMJ Pen can help keep the lights on in other ways as well.
As you teach your patients the tools they need to manage their TMD away from office - they'll be begging you to take myTMJ Pen home with them too.
Which is why we offer wholesale pricing and referral bonuses to our practitioners. Contact us for more details on this.
Is it worth buying?
If you’re a practitioner, the answer is a lot simpler. 100% yes. There’s no doubt that this will be one of the main tools in your TMJ toolbox. But more than that, you’ll make your money back and then some because of how much value you get per patient. Especially if you end up stocking them to sell in your office. We give you a 90 day risk free trial as well, just because we can guarantee your clients will mention how much they love it.
But for patients, it’s a bit different. We can’t necessarily “make our money back”. And it’s not a secret that myTMJ Pen is a premium priced tool. So we like to be transparent about who should buy myTMJ Pen.
If you’re looking for a quick treatment, unfortunately myTMJ Pen is not for you.
Our happiest customers are the ones that are able to put in consistent daily work (at home PT exercises, stretching, mobilization, postural checks, etc), but also have spots during the day that need that extra bit of pain relief. They’re people that are out there searching for the root cause, but know that it may take years, and in the meantime don’t want to suck up every flare up that finds them. They’re people that are often away from home, and don’t have the time to microwave a hot pack.
And we know it’s tough to predict how impactful it will really be, which is why we offer the 90 day risk free trial period - where for whatever reason you can return it for a full refund. Transparency is our number one priority.
If you’re looking for more information about the device, click here!
