Myofunctional Therapy
Myofunctional therapy is an exercise training program to re-teach the oral, facial, and pharyngeal muscles to correctly perform day-to-day functions such as breathing, swallowing, chewing, and speaking. This involves creating a patient specific plan that includes exercises that will help you to create the proper muscle patterns and habits.
What are the goals of myofunctional therapy?
- Establishing nasal breathing
- Optimizing craniofacial growth and development
- Re-patterning chewing and swallowing habits
- Achieving a palatal tongue resting position
- Eliminating parafunctional habits such as tongue-thrusting
- Promoting a lip seal
What are the benefits of myofunctional therapy?
- May provide relief from orofacial pain, bruxism, and TMD
- May improve speech disorders
- May enhance orthodontic treatment and improve malocclusions
- May improve swallowing/digestive disorders (i.e. headaches, stomachaches, reflux, GERD)
- May improve some oropharyngeal symptoms of sleep disordered breathing
Myofunctional Therapy is a process that takes several weeks, meeting regularly virtually to check on progress and learn new exercises.
Links:
https://www.thebreatheinstitute.com/myofunctional-therapy.html
https://www.zaghimd.com/myofunctional-therapy
https://aomtinfo.org/myofunctional-therapy/
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