The mouth and pelvic floor connection, interview with myofunctional therapist
HI FRIEND,
Were you surprised by the title of this podcast? The mouth and pelvic floor are connected?! What?! Let me show you a picture to make it make sense.
The mouth and pelvic floor mimic each other in structure and some function!
How does this relate to bladder leakage? Well, we know that pelvic floor tightness can contribute to bladder leakage! If that tight tissue is starting in the mouth.. that’s going to affect how the pelvic floor fascia can also length! Let me show you another picture.
From jaw and neck to pelvic floor in the deep frontal line of fascia!
Have you heard of myofunctional therapy? Think of it like PT for the mouth. It’s a niche field commonly performed by professions such as physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapist, and dental hygienists.
In this episode I interview my friend, Jenni, a myofunctional therapist with a previous career in dental hygiene. She now helps women, kids, and men in person in Phoenix AZ, or virtually anywhere. I’ll have her info below!
how the mouth and pelvic floor are connected
why oral ties (lip, cheek, tongue ties) can affect your pelvic floor and contribute to your bladder leakage
why your child sucks their thumb
why your kid keeps getting ear infections
why we shouldn’t need braces
why your child keeps waking up at night, wetting the bed, having night terrors, and is snoring
when to have your tongue tie released
why you clench your teeth, mouth breathe, and grind your teeth- what is the ROOT CAUSE
is pelvic floor tightness good?
why you have TMJ problems
how to stimulate your vagus nerve or strategies to increase your vagal tone
the parasympathetic nervous system and how this can help the pelvic floor
Work with Jenni Quintana www.myomindset.com
Take Her Quiz: "Would myofunctional therapy benefit me?"
I hope you enjoy this episode, what an amazing interview! My absolute favorite thing is connecting all the dots of women's concerns that come to me for pelvic floor or orthopedic concerns.
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