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Can Mouth Guards Worsen Sleep Apnea?
Short answer: for some people, yes. A flat night guard — the kind you're handed for grinding — isn't a treatment for...
Correct Tongue Posture: Why Your Tongue Position Is Wrecking Your Sleep
Correct tongue and oral posture is important for correct cranofacial growth. In this article, learn how correct tongue posture begins with tongue on the spot.
Gas and Guts Gone Wild? Blame Your Mouth Breathing Habits
If you're struggling with bloating, gas, or digestive discomfort, you might be looking in all the wrong places for...
The Importance of Quality Sleep on Your Health
The Importance of Quality Sleep on Your Health Quality sleep is your body's unsung hero, not just a nightly ritual but...
Is Tele-Therapy As Effective As In-Person Myofunctional Therapy?
Is Tele-Therapy As Effective As In-Person Myofunctional Therapy? Tele-therapy has become increasingly popular and accessible in recent years, including in the field of myofunctional therapy. Myofunctional therapy is a specialized form of therapy that focuses on the...
What Does a Comprehensive Orofacial Myofunctional Exam Involve?
What does a Comprehensive Orofacial Myofunctional exam involve? During the comprehensive orofacial myofunctional exam, we accomplish the following tasks: #1 Why are you here and where do you want to go? #2 What does your symptom burden look like? #3 What does your...
The Complete Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Journey
Are You Curious About the Complete Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Journey? Many of my community members ask what the complete orofacial myofunctional therapy journey looks like from A-Z. I can appreciate this question because I’m very much a person who likes to...
How Do You Know If You Need Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy?
How Do You Know If You Need Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy? I meet so many people who ask me if they need orofacial myofunctional therapy, and rather than just say yes, I explain what the goals of therapy are and then I let them self identify. When the client fills...
What Is the Goal For Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
What Is the Goal of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy? If you wonder about the goal of orofacial myofunctional therapy, you're in the right place. There are actually 4 goals of orofacial myofunctional therapy. Each of these goals of orofacial myofunctional therapy is...
What Is Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy?
What Is Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy? Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is like physical therapy for the mouth and face muscles. Orofacial myofunctional therapy is an individualized program of static and dynamic strength and pattern retraining exercises of the...
Considerations When Choosing a Frenectomy, Airway Orthodontist, or Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Provider
Considerations When Choosing a Provider Are you struggling with how to choose a good frenectomy, airway orthodontist or orofacial myofunctional therapy provider? Here at Impact Myofunctional Therapy one of the most important topics that we educate about is building...
Preparing For a Good Night Sleep
Preparing for a Good night sleep. Do you know how to prepare for a good night sleep? Preparing for a good night sleep tonight sets the stage for a powerful tomorrow! Here at Impact Myofunctional Therapy one of our favorite coaching topics is sleep health promotion...
Big Mistakes When It Comes to OMT
Big mistakes when it comes to omt Each week I meet new people who are discouraged, and frankly pissed off. These people come from all walks of life, but they have something in common. They had a tongue-tie release done by someone who *knew how to do it*...and that's...