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Medical, nursing, and allied health practitioners in Australia were invited to participate if they had treated patients with trismus in the last 5\u2009years. Participants completed an investigator\u2010designed survey and were invited to participate in a semi\u2010structured audio\u2010recorded interview to explore practice in more depth. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed thematically using an inductive, data\u2010driven approach.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifty\u2010six clinicians (38 speech pathologists, 9 physiotherapists, 7 medical doctors, 1 nurse, and 1 osteopath) completed the survey, 12 of which also participated in an interview. The most common assessment tool was a commercially available measurement tool (Therabite or Orastretch), the most common treatment approach was stacked tongue depressors, and the most common exercise regimen was a 30\u2010\u2009s stretch 25 times per day. Common barriers to trismus management included the high cost of devices, lack of clinical experience, and lack of training opportunities outside their institution. Clinician\u2010perceived facilitators were different modes of information provision and time to consider the exercise instructions and rationale. Several clinicians relied on telehealth to reach patients in remote locations and improve efficiency.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>A range of clinicians treat trismus arising from a variety of conditions. 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