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Phase 5 · Habits and return · Session T

Twenty sessions.
Wider, straighter,
quieter.

Graduation: opening, tracking, strength, endurance and the headache count — all measured against where you started.

  • Tsession
  • P5Habits
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Track three numbers

Comfortable opening in finger-widths, whether the opening is straight, and headache days per week. Three numbers, weekly.

It responds slowly, then quickly

Jaw symptoms often change little for two weeks and then improve noticeably. Give it the full twenty sessions.

Maintenance is the habit

The rest position, both-sided chewing and two short sessions a week are what hold the result in place.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · a jaw that rests

A

Opening

Opening final test + tracking final
A1

Opening — final test

60 s · slow reps

Finger-widths at a comfortable opening; compare with sessions 4, 8 and 12.

Easier open less far  ·  Harder open further

R1R2—
A2

Tracking — final check

12 reps · ×2

Open and close in the mirror; is the line straight every single time now?

Easier smaller opening  ·  Harder slower

R1R2
B

Strength

Resisted strength final + endurance final
B1

Resisted strength — final

60 s · slow reps

Resisted opening and closing; note the pressure you tolerate and compare with session 16.

Easier less pressure  ·  Harder more pressure

R1R2—
B2

Endurance — final test

10 × 10 s · ×2

Ten resisted holds; compare where quality drops with session 16.

Easier fewer reps  ·  Harder more pressure

R1R2
C

Function

Chewing final test + rest position final
C1

Chewing — final test

60 s · slow reps

Chew steadily alternating sides; how long before anything complains, against session 16?

Easier softer food  ·  Harder firmer food

R1R2—
C2

Rest position — final

12 × 20 s · ×2

Twenty seconds at a time, twelve times — and then keep it for the rest of your life.

Easier shorter holds  ·  Harder longer holds

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Clenching is a habit, and habits are broken by noticing them. Check your teeth are apart every time you look at a screen.
  2. Stress goes into the jaw. Breathing is not an optional extra in this programme.
  3. Chew on both sides. One-sided chewing is one of the easiest habits to fix and one of the most useful.
  4. Keep two sessions a week for life — and keep the rest position all day.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Opening — final testslow reps in 60 s —
A2Tracking — final check12 reps
B1Resisted strength — finalslow reps in 60 s —
B2Endurance — final test10 × 10 s
C1Chewing — final testslow reps in 60 s —
C2Rest position — final12 × 20 s
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TE-12-JAWTMJ-T