Lateral Pterygoid – Stretching

Joe Muscolino

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    The right lateral pterygoid muscle, a muscle of mastication, is stretched by deviating the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) ipsilaterally to the right side (to the same side).

     

    The right lateral pterygoid muscle, a muscle of mastication, is stretched by deviating the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) ipsilaterally to the right side (to the same side).

    The right lateral pterygoid muscle, a muscle of mastication, is stretched by deviating the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) ipsilaterally to the right side (to the same side).