A Handful of Bones
Jim Freda A handful of bones is just about all that we can hold in our mind as we go through the process of our complex daily full body movements. A handful of bones is enough to coordinate and balance the system in almost any position. Perhaps in our mundane daily movement of the […]
Bite Training
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Interoception & Integration
Jim Freda “The heart of healing lies in our ability to listen, to see, to perceive, more than in our application of technique.” (Myers 2020). “In order to change, people need to become aware of their sensations and the way that their bodies interact with the world around them. Physical self-awareness is the first […]
Skull Stuff
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An Exercise in Letting Go
Phaon Phipat
Oral-Facial Health & Posture (Part 2)
Jim Freda Regarding the issues identified in part one, the goal is to survey the literature for other innovative strategies to test and to implement. Dietary changes and awareness of oral-facial posture are the primary solution but there are a variety of exercises and other orthodontic interventions the authors suggest. A gentle Buddha […]
Oral-Facial Health & Posture (Part 1)
Jim Freda A variety of medical investigators sought to understand how the new urban and industrial nature of modern life was changing our bodies. “As far as we can discover, the changes in jaws with new diets and urbanization were first noticed and recorded in the 1830s”, report Kahn and Ehrlich (2018). Kahn and […]
Three Bones Theory
Jim Freda Three bones theory and the sensory stations of the deep core: An anatomical description of evolutionary mismatch and sitting disease as kinesthetic dystonia. A summary statement. Three bones theory states that there are three major bones, each located at the heart of a major juncture of the body, and these bones […]
Making Sense of Jaw Tension
Chandler Stevens
The Jaw & TMJ
Tyler Wall Let’s begin by clearing up any confusion…I have TMJ(s), you have TMJ(s). We all have TMJ(s). TMJ is the abbreviation for the temporomandibular joint. This synovial joint is the articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the temporal bone. It acts as a sliding hinge, keeping your jaw connected to your […]