Here at MyoFacial Health of Charleston we evaluate and treat :
Facial Pain
TMJ Pain
Mouth Breathing
Tongue Thrust
Tongue Tie
Sleep disordered Breathing
Facial Pain
Tongue Thrust
Tongue Tie
Sleep disordered Breathing
Myofunctional Therapy
OroMyofunctional Therapy uses a combination of physical therapy exercises to improve breathing, bite, and facial growth and development. These exercises help to strengthen and retrain face, neck, and tongue muscles to reach optimal tongue position and oral rest posture. Orofacial Myofunctional disorders can affect people of all ages, and treatment is customized based on your ages and needs.
What are Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders?
Upper Airway Obstruction- Enlarged tonsils, a deviated septum, or allergies could all restrict the nasal airway. When nasal breathing is obstructed your body adapts by mouth breathing, which can change the natural position of your jaw, tongue, and lips. Obstructed airway can also lead to poor sleep patterns, ADHD, and fatigue.
Chronic thumb-sucking or extended pacifier or bottle use - These habits can put pressure on the teeth, moving them out of alignment and causing malocclusion (misaligned bite). It can also change the tongue rest posture and swallowing patterns.
Chronic thumb-sucking or extended pacifier or bottle use - These habits can put pressure on the teeth, moving them out of alignment and causing malocclusion (misaligned bite). It can also change the tongue rest posture and swallowing patterns.
Signs of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders:
Misaligned TeethSnoringSleep ApneaMouth Breathing Teeth GrindingTongue ThrustSpeech ProblemsFacial Pain
Goals of Treatment
Restore proper nose breathing, tongue placement, restore lip seal, and correct chewing/ swallowing patterns.
When these goals are achieved healthy facial growth and development will be restored and overall health will be improved.
Angela is an oral myofunctional therapist in the Charleston area who focuses on healthy outcomes with patients with mouth breathing, tongue thrust, sleep apnea, tongue tie, TMJ pain and other myofunctional concerns.
Angela graduated from dental hygiene school in 1998 and has been in patient care for 25 years. Over those 25 years she has witnessed the negative effects of tongue tie, low tongue posture, and mouth breathing on growth and development.
In 2022 Angela decided to take a more active role in helping correct these myofunctional dysfunctions. She became trained in OMT and started MyoFacial Health of Charleston.
