UBC Press Vital Face book Paperback 192 pages

This fully illustrated handbook guides you through stretching andmassage techniques to relax the facial, neck, and shoulder muscles,with particular emphasis on the jaw, where tension is often held. Theexercises address health issues such as teeth clenching and grinding,pain in the face, jaw, head, or neck, and can even relieve theeffects of Bell's Palsy. They also achieve positive cosmeticresults such as reduced facial lines and healthy glowing skin. Thestrengthening exercises will help to lift the facial features andprevent facial sagging. The impact of each exercise is clearlyexplained so you can concentrate on techniques to target yourindividual situation, needs, and goals.

Leena Kiviluoma is a physiotherapist working as ateacher and consultant in the fitness, beauty, health, andrehabilitation industries. She began to develop her medical-based,facial-muscle care technique and therapy in 1990.