-Patient encouraged not to overuse jaw, by not chewing gum or ice and eating soft food.
-Patient discouraged from clenching jaw or grinding teeth, and recommend referral to dental for a plastic mouthpiece or bite block if symptoms do not improve.
-Apply a heating pad set at low for 20 minutes, 4 to 8 times a day.
-Put a cloth-covered ice pack on your jaw for 20 minutes 4 to 8 times a day.
-NSAID use for the next two weeks.  If symptoms worsen or do not resolve recommend steroid shot for Botox injections.