The muscle pain that occurs due to daytime jaw overuse behaviors and postures (DJOBP) is the result of the same muscles getting overtaxed day after day. Muscle pain, stiffness, soreness, and malfunction are the consequences often leading to limited jaw motion and eating limitations. The need to make available a simple, easy to use tool that when combined with education could start the process of recovery prompted the development of the TMJAID. With the knowledge that muscle health can be assisted and maintained by manual massage if received frequently, the need for an effective ‘carry around’ tool was recognized.