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What are Speech-Language Pathologists in the Utah School Districts Doing Differently?
Has your voice become strained, raspy, or unreliable? Do you find yourself constantly clearing your throat or coughing to get your voice back? Are you tired of going from doctor to doctor to find a solution? You may be experiencing symptoms of vocal damage. But there...
Finding Your Voice Again: How Voice Therapy Can Help
Has your voice become strained, raspy, or unreliable? Do you find yourself constantly clearing your throat or coughing to get your voice back? Are you tired of going from doctor to doctor to find a solution? You may be experiencing symptoms of vocal damage. But there...
Understanding Myofunctional Disorders: Impact and Treatment Strategies
Do you treat patients with speech, swallowing, or orofacial myofunctional issues? If so, you already know that an accurate diagnosis and comprehensive care can be critical to successful treatment outcomes. Your job as an SLP specialist is to recognize signs of MFD and...
Myofunctional Disorders Therapy: Unleashing the Power of Specialized Training
Are you wondering if your patients can benefit from specialized treatments beyond your typical speech therapy methods? We understand how frustrating it can be when your patient's condition is not progressing as expected. After all, you want their quality of life to...
The Importance of Encouraging OMD Patients To Achieve Successful Treatments
Are you interested in advancing your knowledge and expertise on myofunctional disorders and becoming an expert? As an SLP specialist, you understand how these valuable tools can improve your patient's quality of life. You deserve the chance to take your practice to...
Chatterton Myo Courses: Your Path to Becoming a Myofunctional Disorders Expert
Are you interested in advancing your knowledge and expertise on myofunctional disorders and becoming an expert? As an SLP specialist, you understand how these valuable tools can improve your patient's quality of life. You deserve the chance to take your practice to...
5 Steps to Better Sleep
FACT: orofacial myofunctional therapy has been shown to improve daytime sleepiness, decrease snoring, and reduce AHIs (episodes of stopping or troubled breathing in sleep) by 62% in children and 50% in adults (Sleep journal published online May 1, 2015).Myofunctional...
Signs Your Child May Have An Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder
As a parent, you may be wondering what is an orofacial myofunctional disorder and how do I know if my child has one? Let’s first define it. Orofacial myofunctional abilities refers to the study of muscles of the oral and facial complex in relation to swallowing...
Cleft Lip and Palate: A Team Approach
Did you know that cleft lip and palate, a type of craniofacial disorder, is the second most common birth defect in the United States? A cleft is a separation or opening in the lip and/or palate (i.e., the roof of the mouth). Cleft lip is a separation within the lip,...
Why your child’s sleep is so important!
Sleep is critical in all aspects of our health, including our mental, emotional, and physical performance. When we are not getting enough good quality sleep, it negatively impacts our ability to learn, grow, and manage emotions. Sleep disordered breathing includes a...
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder: A Mouthful
What Actually is it? Tongue thrust is one of many common disorders associated with orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD). Orofacial myofunctional disorders contain one or a combination of the following: abnormal thumb, finger, lip and tongue sucking habits; an...
When More is Needed than just Orthodontic Care
It seems like a simple formula right? Crooked teeth plus family history equals somebody getting braces. Yet it’s not that simple. Previously, we talked about the different causes of crooked teeth, from genetics, dental accidents, and tongue thrust. Now with the first...