ORAL MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY
It seems as though we should be born with the innate ability to breathe well, but often out of the gate, we are challenged with small facial anatomy and an environment working against us. Many of us over-breathe, breathe too shallowly and too often, and with our mouths open. The human will do whatever needs to be done to take the next breath, regardless of whether that is an optimal breath or a maladaptive/dysfunctional breath. With dysfunctional or parafunctional breath, the body compensates in some way to make that effort. With every compensation, there is a price. Myofunctional therapy is a non-invasive way of retraining proper oral rest posture, nasal breathing, lip seal, proper swallow, and diaphragmatic breathing. Research has shown, that with myofunctional therapy alone, sleep apnea can be reduced by up to 50% in adults and up to 60% in children without any other treatment.
Kate, Michelle, Nicci, and Aimee are our in-house rockstar Oral Myofunctional Therapists! Our myofunctional therapists have been trained and educated by the following entities and continue to learn and grow each and every year:
AOMT: Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Foundations Course
-In Process for Certification
The Breathe Institute: The Breathe Course
The MyoMentor Program by Sarah Hornsby RDH
Infant Myo: Oral Desensitization, Oral Function with Brooke Pettus RDH, COMS