Help Head Pain
Learn how to address the muscular side of your headaches, neck, and jaw pain at home. A series of online video courses taught by a Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in TMJ / TMD.
Welcome!
Come in and find relief from your pains
It’s never just jaw pain, is it? I get it—and I’m here to help. Whether you’re dealing with TMJ pain, TMJ disorder (TMJD), headaches, neck pain or stiffness, sinus pressure, tooth pain, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), or grinding and clenching, your muscles play a significant role. The good news? With the right guidance, you can address these muscles at home.
At Help Head Pain, I provide non-invasive, affordable solutions for head, neck and jaw pain. Both of my courses come with a full-color, downloadable workbook to support your learning. In each course, you’ll discover how to:
Identify tight muscles that contribute to pain in the head, neck and jaw based on trigger points.
Perform stretching and self-massage techniques, including intraoral massage, to relieve muscle and joint pain.
Use stabilization techniques to bring balance to the jaw joints for smoother motion.
Understand the factors that perpetuate pain so you can break the cycle.
Recognize the role of airway and tongue placement in head, neck, and jaw pain.
Gain tips on how to communicate effectively with medical providers about your pain, symptoms, and findings to support collaborative care.
Here’s a quick look at what makes the courses different:
Self-Help to Relieve Head, Neck & Jaw Pain
This comprehensive course dives deeper into neck, back, and shoulder stretches, neck and upper back stabilization, the neck-jaw connection, and a detailed understanding of the TM Joint. You'll have lifetime access to all course materials.
Relieve Your Jaw Pain
Focused specifically on one neck muscle and all key head and jaw muscles, this course provides targeted relief. While access to the course lasts for 180 days, the downloadable workbook is yours to keep forever.
"Self-Help to Relieve Head, Neck & Jaw Pain"
Lifetime access for this course
This anchor course includes: Self-massage, stretching & stabilization for the jaw, upper shoulders and neck.
Perpetuating factors to address in order to break the pain cycle . Posture lesson. Airway and tongue involvement. Advice on seeing other professionals.
$85 for lifetime access.
$85 for lifetime access.
"Relieve Your Jaw Pain"
180 day access for this course
This course is jaw pain and headache specific. This course includes: Self-massage, stretching & an extra stabilization technique for the jaw and one neck zone. A flowing jaw and face massage routine.
Perpetuating factors to address in order to break the pain cycle . A lesson on moving safely. Airway and tongue involvement. Advice on seeing other professionals.
$70 for 180 days of access.
$70 for 180 days of access.
Free sample video training
Feedback from a dentist
As a dentist, I have referred my patients who suffer from TMD or jaw pain, as well as those who deal with chronic head and neck pain to Katie. The feedback from my patients has been wonderful and I have noticed the changes with my patients firsthand.
Personally, it wasn’t until I came across Katie that I found relief from my own chronic migraines. I’ve suffered since I was a kid and have been to many doctors, tried different medications, chiropractic work and other massage therapists. With consistent massage from Katie we were able to eliminate my migraines and manage my headaches.
--Christina Shaw, DDS
Personally, it wasn’t until I came across Katie that I found relief from my own chronic migraines. I’ve suffered since I was a kid and have been to many doctors, tried different medications, chiropractic work and other massage therapists. With consistent massage from Katie we were able to eliminate my migraines and manage my headaches.
--Christina Shaw, DDS
Instructor
Licensed Massage Therapist
Katie Pudhorodsky
I'm the massage therapist who treats and educates the public on head, neck & jaw pain (TMD). The dental and myofunctional community refer to me to address soft tissue pain and dysfunction of the craniofacial area. Since licensure in 2002 I’ve assisted at a massage therapy school and continuing education program both teaching neuromuscular therapy. My training in this field even included a physical therapy level class for TMD. I've been a public speaker at dental conferences and conferences for the layperson experiencing pain and dysfunction.
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Testimonials
Grateful to Katie
The first thing you'll notice about Katie is how passionate she is about helping you through TMJ and other pain! She really knows her stuff, and she breaks it down for you in easy-to-understand bits. She gives you the tools and inspiration you need to find some relief, and I'm so grateful for her!
She did what my ENT couldn't!
I came to Katie because of exploding headaches starting in my eyes. She found a neck muscle was sending pain into my face and ears. Katie taught me how to stretch that muscle and stabilize my upper neck to reduce the pain. I didn’t think massage could address the long history of ear issues I’ve had since I was a kid. She did what my ENT couldn’t!
Thanks for the neck help
I have very painful arthritis in my neck as well as fusions on C 5&6. I see Katie for hands on massage and attended her in person class. She is more knowledgeable than anyone I have ever had work on me. The photos she uses in her course helped me understand what changes I should be making.
That's where my tongue should be!?!
I had no idea where my tongue should be positioned in my mouth until I took Katie's course! Her tips helped me address some of my clenching habit. I learned so much from Katie's course about the causes of my jaw and neck pain and how to relieve it. Extremely helpful.
The work helped my headaches!
When I first started seeing Katie, I had regular headaches around the temple area, pain in my right jaw joint, and felt ringing in my ears. Katie was able to identify what muscles were causing the pain and worked on those areas to relieve the tension. She showed me how to do some simple self-massage exercises to do at home to prevent headaches. In a short time, my headaches subsided and I even noticed my bite started evening out again.
Before I met Katie I was barely able to smile without my temples feeling very uncomfortable. I was so used to it that I barely thought about it, I just smiled as little as possible. After she worked on my jaw for 2 sessions, I could smile without any pain anywhere on my face. Katie taught me the skills for self-massage and identified habits that I needed to adjust at home so I could maintain the relief. Amazing results!
Press and Public Speaking
Katie has been in the press and done public speaking on the topics of head, neck and jaw pain.
How do I get you there?
By doing these steps through the course you'll decrease the pain referred by your tight muscles, get your jaw to open wider and smoother, decrease clenching or grinding, and learn how to keep the pain away.
Disclaimer: This course is for informational purposes only. You should not rely on it for a substitute for, nor does it replace, professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Lifetime access refers to access as long as the course is alive on the web.