Posturepro – Jaw And Body Connection

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Posturepro – Jaw And Body Connection

The effects of the jaw on the body are rarely acknowledged in the health and fitness arena; however, their significance is great and they may serve as the missing link in your progress.

With this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the effects of the jaw on athleticism
• Understand the use of mouthguards as an intervention step
• Combine theory and knowledge to assess your own jaw health
• Improve muscular strength, power, and endurance
• Boost balance and stability through jaw rehabilitation
• Acquire effective strategies to alleviate TMJ-related symptoms
• Understand the links between the tongue, teeth, and jaw
• Identify factors involved in TMD and how they relate

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 & 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 is your bite has repercussion on your strength
• Anterior and posterior chain
• The Pelvis and Jaw Relationship
• 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

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