Hallie Bulkin explains myofunctional therapy's core behaviors: nasal breathing, closed lips, and tongue resting on the palate. She ties tongue posture to palatal development and pushes patients to measure progress concretely, like tracking what percentage of the day their tongue stays up or lips stay sealed.
In a myofunctional therapy. We want to breathe through our nose. We want to keep our lips sealed. We want to keep our tongue up in the palate, especially if we are young, because the palate takes shape and form of the tongue shape. So, you know, form follows function. Function follows form. It's a big circle. What came first, the chicken or the egg? And I always love to reiterate the goals. What is the why? Okay. That's going to keep us focused. What percentage of the day is your tongue up? What percentage of the day are your lips sealed? Let's allow them to take accountability for their why. I don't want to waste their time and I don't want to waste their money because that's another spot on my schedule where another client who does want to do their exercises, who does want to see improvement, they know their goals and they are working towards them.
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