Top Signs Your Pelvis and Jaw Are Secretly Connected

1. You Clench Your Jaw at Night — and Wake Up with Low Back, Hip, or Sciatica Pain

Nighttime jaw tension often compresses the neck and sacral nerves, leading to morning pelvic instability or pain.

2. You Have TMJ Pain and Chronic Constipation or Gut Motility Issues

A tight pelvic floor can affect bowel movements just as a clenched jaw can affect swallowing and digestion.

3. You Grind Your Teeth — and Also Feel Tension in Your Inner Thighs or Groin

Adductors (inner thigh muscles) and the jaw are part of the same fascial chains. Overactivity in one often triggers tightness in the other.

4. You Can’t Sit Upright Comfortably for Long

If your tailbone or pelvis hurts when sitting, and you also have jaw issues, it may signal that your entire spinal alignment (from head to pelvis) is out of balance.

5. Stretching Your Hip Flexors or Doing Pelvic Floor Release Improves Jaw Tension

If relaxing your pelvis even slightly improves your jaw pain or posture, it’s proof the systems are interconnected.

Why Treating Just One Doesn’t Fully Work

If you only address your jaw (mouthguards, Botox, nightguards)
or
only address your pelvis (Kegels, yoga stretches)
you might feel temporary relief.

But unless you treat the whole body connection, symptoms usually return.
That’s why many people feel stuck in cycles of partial progress.

The Good News: Your Body Wants to Heal Together

When you realign your bite, open your posture, restore your breath, and stabilize your pelvis—
your nervous system finally feels safe enough to release long-held tension.

Healing doesn't have to be isolated.
In fact, true healing almost never is.

Next Steps

• Support your pelvis with sitting cushions and hip strength

• Support your jaw with bite stabilization, nasal breathing, and myofunctional awareness

• Address posture and breathwork daily

If you want a complete, step-by-step map connecting the jaw, spine, pelvis, gut, and breath, start with my first book, book a session with me, and keep an eye out for my 2nd book on the pelvic floor and how anti-virals can help you recover from TMJD faster.

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