Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with you the treatment of swallowing and breathing disorders, which affect your entire body's health.

           The interdisciplinary approach to patient wellness is important because the teeth, the bones and the muscles must work in harmony to attain occlusal stability. Myofunctional therapy, also called orofacial myofunctional therapy, is the neuro-muscular re-education or re-patterning of the oral and facial muscles. It includes muscle exercises, which create a normal freeway space dimension. Therapists are trained to eliminate negative oral habits through behavior modification techniques and promote positive growth patterns. We train people to breathe through their noses if their airways are not compromised. If the oral breathing is an acquired habit, we teach people how to properly position their tongue at rest. We teach how to chew and swallow correctly. We emphasize the importance of proper head and neck posture patterns. Here is an interview with Dr. Mercola, explaining what benifits therapists can provide.

           The body is a marvelous and complex structure made up of tissue, muscles, bones, and chemicals, which all need to work together in harmony. Through Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, which I believe is the critical missing link to complete patient care, a better quality of life can be attained.