Brizendine Myofunctional Therapy

Myofunctional Therapy

Myofunctional Therapy & Buteyko Breathing

Breathe Well to Live Well

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Brizendine Myofunctional Therapy

Brizendine Myofunctional Therapy

Myofunctional Therapy & Buteyko Breathing

Breathe Well to Live Well

Learn More about Myofunctional Therapy

Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder
Do you have an OMD?

An orofacial myofunctional disorder can hinder your ability to eat and swallow. It can affect your breathing or the way you sleep. OMT helps to correct oral rest posture.

Do you suffer from any of the following?

  • Mouth Breathing

  • Orthodontic Relapse

  • Chronic Tension

  • Mood Disorders

  • Jaw Pain

  • Toxic Oral Habits

  • Tongue Thrust

  • Snoring

  • Chronic Headaches

  • Grinding

  • Swallowing Difficulty

  • Poor Posture

  • Sleep Apnea

  • Tongue-Tie

Do you suffer from any of the following?

  • Mouth Breathing

  • Orthodontic Relapse

  • Chronic Tension

  • Mood Disorders

  • Jaw Pain

  • Toxic Oral Habits

  • Tongue Thrust

  • Snoring

  • Chronic Headaches

  • Grinding

  • Swallowing Difficulty

  • Poor Posture

  • Sleep Apnea

  • Tongue-Tie

About

Orofacial myofunctional disorder refers to improper function of the facial muscles, tongue and mouth. OMDs may directly or indirectly affect facial growth and development, chewing, swallowing, occlusion, oral hygiene, stability of orthodontic treatment, facial esthetics and more. Several factors can contribute to OMDs, one being inherited muscle patterns. Another is airway obstruction.

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Symptoms

Symptoms of orofacial myofunctional disorders can be very obvious or happen over a period of time and be unclear. Certain habits or conditions can interfere with proper actions of orofacial muscles causing OMD. These muscles include cheeks, jaw, lips and tongue. When these muscles function incorrectly due to habits or conditions, it can lead to improper development. This atypical development causes the muscles to have incorrect adaptations and not work in balance which can cause a variety of problems.

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Treatment

Our program is comprehensive and covers a variety of oral problems. This program helps reverse damaging habits, such as tongue thrust. This program can last from six months to a year. The objective of this program is to eliminate bad habits, demonstrate therapeutic facial exercises, develop proper lip seal and tongue placement and teach chewing and swallowing patterns to reinforce good habits. These goals will help the structures in the mouth stay in balance and habitualizing the learned behaviors is most important for long term success.

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Myofunctional Therapy Program
Goals of the Program

  • Eliminate habits

  • Find resting tongue position
  • Achieve adequate lip seal at rest
  • Find typical pattern of swallowing
  • Have bilateral chewing
  • Correct drinking habits
  • Encourage nasal breathing
  • Establish good head and neck posture

Our Program is appropriate for children, teens and adults. Program goals are individualized and are meant to create new healthy oral habits. The benefit of healthy habits can include nasal breathing, a proper swallow pattern, favorable resting tongue position and preserving orthodontic results from this program.

Positive Impact: With a Myofunctional Therapy program, a patient can regain the joy of eating, breathing, and even sleeping more soundly. Cosmetic improvements can help restore confidence and self-esteem. We believe that everyone deserves to be educated about myofuncitonal disorders and treated if they suffer from OMDs. We endeavor to increase awareness of Orofacial Myology amongst the medical, dental, and academic communities to support the acceptance and progress of this profession world-wide.

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Buteyko Breathing

The way we breathe influences the function of our airway, blood circulation, and oxygen release to our body’s cells.
Breathing re-education helps to change disordered breathing patterns into healthy functional ones.
Conditions that interfere with breathing well include asthma, rhinitis, hay fever, snoring, sleep apnea, hormones, and anxiety.

The Buteyko Method

Buteyko training addresses these common conditions, helping to decongest the nose, switch to and maintain nasal breathing, and resetting the breathing center in our brain toward functional breathing patterns.The foundation of the method is to breathe only through the nose both during day and sleep. Nasal breathing with tongue resting in the roof of the mouth helps to ensure that the airway is larger.

Quantity of Air

Few consider the quantity of air they breathe as having such a profound health impact. Butekyo breathing can improve diaphragmatic breathing, symptoms associated with stress and anxiety, quality of sleep, and improve energy levels. Buteyko breathing can help eliminate over-breathing that looks like mouth breathing, frequent sighing or yawning, and short and shallow breathing.

Normal Breathing

When your breathing is normal, you have better oxygenation of tissues and organs. Choosing to commit to healthier breathing can help you to reduce allergy and asthma symptoms, have control over anxiety, improve your sleep quality, and feel better through your day.

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Tracey Brizendine, COM®

Tracey Brizendine, COM®
Tracey Brizendine has been practicing Orofacial Myology since 2016. Her previous 30 year career as a dental hygienist and her passionate up-to-date studies in airway allow her a clear understanding of how total health includes a healthy orofacial complex. As a Certified Orofacial Myologist, offering Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, her goal is to help families receive the benefits of health this therapy can offer. She has a network of experienced health care professionals with whom she works closely to help patients find the care they need.

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