On Spot Therapy and Orofacial Myology

03/03/2026

UPDATE: we will announce the winner of the St. Patty's Day Pot O' Gold on March 13th instead - this will hopefully allow the winner to enjoy the items in the basket for St. Patrick's Day!🍀

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02/27/2026

Check out the upcoming dates and times for On Spot Lactation Station for the month of March!🦋🌷🌞

Spring is so close which means we are entering the month of March!!!! 🍀 🌷☔️

Here is the Lactation Station schedule for March 2026… please note that there is NO LS the week of March 16th-20th. 🗓️

Even with spring quickly approaching make sure to check back for updates regarding schedule changes due to weather!

02/26/2026

Please join us in welcoming our newest SLP, Danielle, to the On Spot team!

Danielle is no stranger to us, or to many of you. She first joined us in 2022 to complete her internship under our lead SLP, Bailey, and we subsequently hired her as an SLPA while she finished graduate school. Even then, it was clear that Danielle was going to be an excellent SLP! While we were sad to see her leave the Fargo area after her graduation in 2023, we are thrilled that she has returned to Fargo and rejoined our team. We feel very fortunate to have her expertise back at On Spot!

You can read more about Danielle and the rest of our team at https://www.onspottherapies.com/meet-the-team

02/25/2026

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02/24/2026

We are looking for an outstanding SLP to join Darriean at our Perham location! Please share, especially if you have friends and family in the lakes area😉

02/24/2026

Ankyloglossia has long been described as simply a “tight frenulum.” That definition is incomplete.

In our 2025 publication, we define ankyloglossia as restricted tongue mobility caused by tethered oral tissues that contributes to broader orofacial myofunctional dysfunction.

This shift matters.

Tongue restriction is not just structural. It interacts with breathing, swallowing, speech, craniofacial growth, posture, and neuromuscular compensation. When we define the condition correctly, we diagnose and treat it more precisely.

Our updated definition reflects a whole-system, airway-centered model grounded in functional assessment, therapy integration, and refined surgical technique when indicated.

Read the full study to understand how this evolution changes clinical care.

https://www.mdpi.com/2694-2526/51/2/11

TheBreatheInstitute.com | ZaghiMD.com

02/12/2026

Happy Giving Hearts Day 2026! ❤️ We just love this day! If you are not familiar, just like it's name, it is simply an incredible day of giving to others:
"A Day For Everyone: founded in 2008, Giving Hearts Day is a 24-hour event for charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Each year, Giving Hearts Day provides a platform for charities to fund their missions through an ever-increasing community of donors, many of whom get to experience the joy of giving for the first time. The longest-running giving day in the country, Giving Hearts Day has helped participating charities raise $226 million since its founding."

Today, our team each chose to donate to charities and organizations near and dear to us. With an added match to each of those charities from On Spot Therapy, we donated to:

❤️ Dakota Children's Advocacy Center
❤️ GiGi's Playhouse Fargo
❤️ Haley's Hope
❤️ CCRI—Creative Care for Reaching Independence
❤️ Boys & Girls Club of the Perham Area
❤️ Journey Home Animal Rescue
❤️ HIA Hospice
❤️ Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue
❤️ Enough With The Stigma
❤️ Kritter Krazy- Reptile and Exotic Rescue
❤️ Peace Academy Fargo

02/10/2026

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Before reaching for ADHD medication, pause and ask a more basic question:

How does this child breathe and sleep?

Snoring, restless sleep, mouth breathing, and daytime inattention can look exactly like ADHD because sleep disordered breathing and ADHD share near identical symptom profiles.

A significant proportion of children labelled with ADHD are actually chronically sleep deprived due to airway obstruction.

Same behaviours.
Different cause.
Very different treatment pathway.

Screen the airway first.

01/22/2026

Leave us a FB or Google review and come in to get a free pair of socks! Leave 2 reviews and get two pairs!

01/22/2026

🙌 All Smiles Dental

01/06/2026

It's DOUBLE the training opportunities in January with our friends at Peace Academy Fargo! First up on the 13th - do you have a little one gearing up for Kindergarten this fall? Help your child have the very best first year of elementary school! And on the 19th - an all day training course on the Nurtured Heart Approach! Head to Peace Academy's page for more information, or email them at ParentEd@pafargo.com.