Jaw-release therapy unleashes surprising depths of tension—and emotion

By Eilidh Dorgan

Screaming, moaning, weeping, sobbing. Blimey, I’ve just witnessed the American singer LeAnn Rimes experience a “jaw release”. The viral video has made the rounds on social media, racking up 1.3 million views on TikTok. It’s a hypnotic experience that climaxes with Rimes breaking down in tears of relief after having a tension-busting “fascial” massage (targeting tough connective tissue in the body) as her mouth is squeezed by mystery hands.

Once you’ve seen it, you’re sure to be cursed with a rewired algorithm that exclusively sends you to spaces of myofascial relief. Yet it’s not just internet weirdos lurking in READ ON