Primitive Function Videos

👨‍👧‍👦 Embracing the journey of ensuring the best for my kids’ craniofacial development! 🧠💪 It might seem a bit crazy to search tirelessly for the perfect airway provider, but their well-being is worth every effort. 🌟 After much research and determination, I’ve found the absolute best team to support their growth and development. 🙌 Here’s to prioritizing our little ones’ futures! 🌈❤️ #CraniofacialCare #KidsHealth #ParentingJourney #Dedication #LoveYouToTheMoonAndBack 🚀👨‍👦‍👦

👅 When the tongue sits low, the palate won’t grow! 😮. Thank you @airwaycircle for the amazing opportunity to spread awareness and get people asking questions! Did you know that the position of the tongue plays a crucial role in oral health and development? 👶👅 🌟 Myofunctional Therapy focuses on training the tongue and oral muscles for optimal function. By addressing tongue posture, we can: 1️⃣ Promote proper palate growth 2️⃣ Improve breathing and sleep quality 3️⃣ Enhance speech and swallow patterns 4️⃣ Correct issues like tongue ties Investing in your tongue’s health is an investment in your overall well-being! 🌐💪 Ready to learn more about how Myofunctional Therapy can benefit you or your child? Contact us today! 📞💬 #TongueHealth #MyofunctionalTherapy #OralHealthMatters

Been a busy summer so Myo Mondays have been lacking…..but they will be back!!! Hard at work at all times learning and growing as a myofunctional therapist to be able to give the best to my clients. 👅🧠📚💻⛳️. Reach out if you have concerns regarding airway, nasal breathing, oral rest posture and function, etc.

Signs and Symptoms of OMD's * Tongue-Tie * TMJ problems * Forward head posture * Crowded teeth * High, narrow palate * Enlarged tonsils * Mouth breathing * Sleep apnea * Snoring * Ortho relapse * Chronic headaches * Speech challenges * Thumb sucking/toxic oral habits * Frequent stomach aches * Digestive disorders * Periodontal disease/Gingivitis * History of ear infections/tubes * Grinding * Scalloped tongue What do OMD's affect? * Breastfeeding * Chewing * Swallowing * Speech * Jaw Movement * Facial and skeletal growth * Orthodontic treatment * Facial appearance * MANY MORE What are the Benefits of Myofunctional Therapy * Airway development * Normalizing oral function and mitigating sleep disorders * Correcting oral dysfunction * Guiding healthy craniofacial growth * Relieving orofacial pain * Minimizing ortho relapse * Helps replace old dysfunctional habits with healthy functional patterns * Improve Digestion * Jaw Pain/Headaches AND SO MUCH MORE! Contact me and find out if myofunctional therapy can benefit you!

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is one of the most serious and common forms of sleep-disordered breathing. It involves repeated upper airway collapse during sleep despite an ongoing effort to breathe. The resulting airway obstruction can cause pauses in breathing, a drop in oxygen saturation, and disruptions in sleep. Patients with OSA are often at higher risk of long-term complications such as: ⚠️Daytime Drowsiness ⚠️High Blood Pressure ⚠️Heart Attack ⚠️Stroke ⚠️Atrial Fibrillation ⚠️Type 2 Diabetes ⚠️Weight Gain ⚠️Metabolic Disease ⚠️Depression ⚠️Memory Loss ⚠️Car Accidents ⚠️Premature Death ⚠️ETC. Sleep in some way serves to "restore" what is lost in the body while we are awake. Many of the major restorative functions in the body like muscle growth, tissue repair, protein synthesis, and growth hormone release occur during sleep. This doesn’t happen when your body is fighting to breathe. Having OSA puts your body in “Fight or Flight” mode when we should be in “Rest and Digest”. There are a variety of treatment or management options such as weight loss and lifestyle changes, surgical interventions (such as the removal of adenoids and/or tonsils), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines, Oral Appliance Therapy, and/or Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. 👅 Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - PMC If you or someone you know may be possibly suffering from OSA or sleep disordered breathing, take it seriously. Consider talking to your physician and discuss whether or not a sleep study is indicated for you. Remember OSA is the most serious form of sleep disordered breathing. Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing ranges from Snoring (Mild, moderate, severe), UARS (Upper Airway Resistance) and OSA (Mild, moderate, severe). Snoring, though common, is not normal. Treat it early!!!

Myofunctional therapy takes commitment and compliance with daily exercises for optimal outcome and long term habits. It doesn’t have to be difficult to add them to your daily routine. Some exercises really have to be completed while focusing in the mirror to ensure you are working the muscles correctly and not compensating. Some require tools that you use to work the appropriate muscles while adding weight, resistance or help with technique. Those don’t work too well during certain tasks, such as baking or cooking.😉😬 BUT…some are passive and can be done while doing other activities (like watching TV ) and many exercises require no tools that can be completed during every day tasks such as washing your hands, curling your hair, or taking a shower.