07/11/2025
Every part of your jaw system is connected to your posture in ways most people never realize.
When your jaw position shifts, your head and shoulders follow. The body instantly compensates to keep your eyes level, which leads to neck tension, shoulder elevation, and forward head posture.
When your tongue function is off, it directly affects the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) through the way it presses on the teeth and palate.
Poor tongue posture destabilizes the jaw, forcing the surrounding muscles to tighten and pull unevenly.
Your teeth and tongue work together to guide jaw position. When that relationship is off balance, the TMJ shifts, and the head posture changes with it.
This creates a ripple effect down the neck and spine, altering the body’s center of gravity.
And when you have a crossbite, that imbalance becomes structural. One side of the jaw moves differently than the other, creating asymmetry that the rest of the body must correct for from the jaw to the pelvis.
Here is the truth: if you have any one of these issues, your posture is already compensating. If you have two, three, or all four, your body is living in constant adaptation.
This is not about standing straighter or stretching more. It is about understanding that your bite, your tongue, and your jaw mechanics are dictating how your entire body aligns.
That is the real reason you cannot fix your posture until you fix your jaw.
In addition to this, a Functional Activator is a great tool that can be used to improve neck posture through tongue positioning.
Jaw and body connection, Link in bio ☝️
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