Breathe Colorado: Airway-Focused Integrative Wellness

06/24/2022

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06/19/2022

“After tongue-tie releases paired with exercises, most children experience functional improvements in speech, feeding, and sleep. Providers should screen for oral restrictions in children and refer for treatment when functions are impaired.”

Baxter, R., Merkel-Walsh, R., Baxter, B. S., Lashley, A., & Rendell, N. R. (2020). Functional Improvements of Speech, Feeding, and Sleep After Lingual Frenectomy Tongue-Tie Release: A Prospective Cohort Study. Clinical pediatrics, 59(9-10), 885–892. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922820928055

05/26/2022

Why do you need Myofunctional therapy before and after a tongue tie release?

➪➪ The Effectiveness of Lingual Frenectomy and Myofunctional Therapy for Children: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35337393/

And if you haven’t read our own research yet -Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy: Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases
➪➪ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lio2.297?campaign=Bestof19&fbclid=IwAR3PZxPZ1CcukKNJDhSu9ScTiItSsAy-cnmiwT127YXRC_RmqQ3sPDKPBrM

05/25/2022

These 4 oral conditions may indicate that a patient is dealing with sleep disordered breathing or obstructive sleep apnea.

Teeth grinding and clenching stimulate bone growth and often result in tori.

Teeth grinding, and the resulting occlusal wear, can be a sign of nighttime breathing difficulty and lack of oxygen while sleeping.

A sensitive gag reflex is often a defense mechanism to protect the airway.

A narrow upper jaw is a sign of insufficient space for the tongue on the roof of the mouth. Low tongue posture causes the tongue to partially block the airway.

These are just some of the signs that may indicate a patient is dealing with sleep disordered breathing or obstructive sleep apnea. It is important that we are screening for airway issues and asking our patients the right questions.

05/24/2022

‎Show Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Ep #250 Why Sleep is the Most Important Pillar of Health with Professor Matthew Walker (Re-Release) - 26 Mar 2022

05/24/2022

Testimonial Tuesday

"As an older client and longtime yoga instructor, I appreciate the wealth of knowledge Laura adds to my life. She has an uncanny way of making each session novel and fun, yet an undeniable progression towards improvement. The results are palpable.

Laura has a heart full of compassion; it is clear her own struggles have left her the ability to “walk with” her clients. She can lead us through our own difficult moments and stuck places because she has asked nothing less of herself. She can hold hope for us because she embodies what this work can do.

Having heard too many times that I should live with the deterioration of aging, I am overjoyed to be working with Laura. Her encouragement is a reminder that it is never too late (or too early) to improve the quality of life."

​Deborah Adele

- Author of “The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice”

05/24/2022

05/24/2022

why so many of us struggle with health ― long-term, sustainable, feel-good health.👇 Mid month check-in: What will you make room for the rest of the month for your healthy, happy lifestyle?

05/24/2022

What a deeply beautiful reminder from Alexandra Vasiliu! ❤️

05/24/2022

https://www.breathecoloradowellness.com/post/a-little-snoring-is-normal-right

People often assume that the aging body is destined to experience one or more of the following: snoring, sleep apnea, muscles weakness, lack of facial muscle tone/sagging jowls, crooked/crowded teeth/malocclusion, and difficulty swallowing. AT ANY AGE, SNORING IS THE FIRST SIGN OF SLEEP DISORDERED B...