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Can too much stress cause muscular pain and sore jaws?
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Yes: Stress is a warning signal. We feel the need to fight or flee what is causing it. Most of us these are not an option. But imitating fleeing or putting up a fight, our muscles tighten . Fierce or sustained contraction--like jaw clenching -- can injure the muscle or cause it spasm or knot up, and lead to soreness and pain.
Answered 10/3/2016
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