Posturepro – Jaw & Body Connection

Grasping the influence of TMJ on your neck discomfort necessitates an understanding of the jaw’s intricate relationship with your body. TMJ issues often stem from the malfunction of muscles stabilizing the joint, impacting disc pressure, highlighting that in our musculoskeletal system, every part is interconnected.

Despite being overlooked in health and fitness discourse, the jaw’s impact is profound and could be the key to overcoming hurdles in your physical progress.

Our course empowers you to:

– Recognize how jaw alignment affects athletic performance
– Utilize mouthguards effectively for TMJ intervention
– Merge theoretical insight with practical assessment of jaw health
– Enhance muscular strength, power, and stamina
– Elevate balance and stability via targeted jaw rehabilitation
– Implement strategies to mitigate TMJ-related discomfort
– Decode the intricate connections among the tongue, teeth, and jaw
– Pinpoint and understand the contributory factors in TMJ Disorders (TMD) and their interrelations

1. Jaw Development:

• From birth to adulthood
• How the jaw and teeth develop in early infancy
• How the TMJ acts as a sensor in the posture-brain system

2. Jaw and Posture

• Jaw and shoulder mechanics
• The link between the jaw and the thoracic spine
• Sagittal plane and jaw (latest study)
• The position of your jaw is known to have an effect on your body’s resting postural alignment
• Learn how a combination of tongue and jaw movements can improve your training and ability to absorb oxygen
• Identify if the jaw is the cause of the problem
• The reflexes associated with tongue and jaw posture: e.g., Rooting Reflex.

3. Teeth and Tongue

• Occlusion types and missing teeth: causes and effects
• Nasal breathing and sinus development

4. Mouth Breathing vs Nose Breathing

• Why mouth taping does not work
• Mouth breathing: physical, mental, and emotional consequences

5. Jaw for Sports Performance (The Missing Link)

• Learn how a combination of tongue and jaw movements can improve your training and ability to absorb oxygen
• Critical role of the soft palate in determining oral or nasal airflow

6. Jaw and Power

• An imbalance in your bite has repercussion on your strength
• Anterior and posterior chain
• The relationship between the pelvis and jaw
• Connection between tightness/tension in the jaw muscles and the neck muscles

7. Jaw and Brain Development

• Increased oxygen load in the prefrontal cortex
• The hidden epidemic of shrinking jaws

8. Jaw and Sympathetic Overload

• Nasal breathing and cardiac output
• Inhaled nitric oxide has been shown to improving the lungs’ ability to absorb oxygen

9.  Digestion and Mouth Breathing

• The function of the mouth and its relation to digestive health
• Occlusion types and missing teeth: causes and effects

10. Individualized Assessments

• How to determine if the jaw is causing a postural imbalance
• Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of the links between the jaw and posture
• Solutions: Strategies, exercises and protocols to eliminate pain, increase strength, and improve cognition