Dawn Adams Massage Therapy

10/05/2023

Order yours today! With just a little care, they will last through the holiday season and then you have a rooted variety to grow! Message me for more info

07/20/2023

Are you struggling with mouth breathing, sleep issues, orthodontic relapse, open bite or tongue thrust , teeth crowding, TMJ pain, or headaches, digestive problems?Myofunctional Therapy can help you address these problems and help you live a more healthy happier life ❤️ Improve your sleep quality Improve your orthodontic outcome Help alleviate pain in you jaw Close your open bite Chew and swallow correctly helping to alleviate digestive distress Convenient online or in person appointments available www.myotherapycc.com or (805)391-4231

04/15/2023

04/03/2023

Can adults have tongue ties? Yes. What are some of the signs and symptoms you might see if you have a tongue tie? Frequent headaches or migraines, TMJ pain, digestive problems, mouth breathing, gum/periodontal problems, cavities, sleep disordered breathing/sleep apnea, clenching and grinding,need for braces/orthodontic relapse, ADHD or ADD symptoms. A tongue tie is one of the things Myofunctional therapists look for in our comprehensive assessment.

03/17/2023

Tongue posture guides head, neck, and spinal positioning.

Breathing is a function of posture.

To say it simply, you’re not supposed to breathe through the mouth.

The incorrect use of our airway depletes the respiratory immune system, and at the same time imbalances the oral and gut microbiome.

However, many people suffer from symptoms of mouth breathing, and they don’t know it starts with their breath.

Today, crooked teeth are a functional consequence of mouth breathing. Nasal breathing allows the upper jaw to expand and fit the upper teeth, and create a wide patent airway.

Your skeletal system moulds around your breathing patterns.

The tongue, is the rudder of oral posture, and should seal to the roof of the mouth. The muscles that connect to the back of the tongue, connect to the back of the throat and base of the skull.

When the tongue is pressed up to the palate, and the back of the tongue is up to fully engage the throat, the cervical spine is engaged.

When the tongue is down, we mouth breath, and the head falls forward due to lack of support.

Exercise tolerance and respiratory muscle strength in relation to forward head posture (FHP) and respiratory mode in children, is far better in kids who nasal breathe, compared to mouth breathers.

Abnormal swallowing patterns and facial characteristics, postural problems may also be present in those who habitually breathe through their mouth.

Mouth breathers tend to assume a characteristic posture, carrying their heads forward in order to compensate for the restriction to their airways and make breathing possible.

Exercise capacity is negatively affected by mouth breathing; and that the presence of moderate forward head posture acted as a compensatory mechanism in order to improve respiratory muscle function.

This forward head posture often leads to muscle fatigue, neck pain, TMJ pain, and headaches.

If you suffer from jaw pain, neck pain, teeth grinding then reconnecting to tongue posture and nasal breathing is a long term solution.

Imagine creating space at the back of the through by sealing the tongue up to the roof of the mouth.

Do you suffer from any of these problems?

01/01/2023

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas to all! 🥰

12/14/2022

And this will cause neck pain!!!

Thanks to for the graphic! Night guards may protect our teeth from damage caused by clenching and grinding but they are really just a band-aid. Clenching and grinding is your bodies way of trying to open your airway while you are sleeping. You need to get to the root of the problem by finding out why you’re clenching and grinding. Myofunctional therapy can help 👅👏💋😊

11/17/2022

Getting ready for a comprehensive orofacial myofunctional assessment. Are you ready to find out more? Give me a call for a free 30 minute consultation (805) 391-4231

11/17/2022

11/14/2022

Only a few left! Each one has over 20 individual succulents!! They make the perfect Thanksgiving centerpiece or host gift.. and will be the start of your very own succulent garden!

09/15/2022

Did you know our tongue is connected to our toes? It’s connected via the Deep Front Line and it starts at the base of the tongue and runs through the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, legs , feet and finally the toes. Our tongue literally has an influence over our whole body. If there is a Myofunctional disorder in the mouth affecting the tongue it can affect your whole body. Posture, TMJ disorders, snoring, tongue tie, tongue thrust, sucking habits, sleeping 😴. Myofunctional therapy can help to identify if you have a dysfunction with your tongue.