My 13-year-old son has been working with Chris for about a year. My son had a variety of health issues as a child including chronic sinus issues, coughing fits, severe seasonal allergies, ADHD, bed wetting, snoring, and learning disabilities. When he was diagnosed with learning disabilities at age 10, I started looking into root causes of his symptoms, instead of treating and masking symptoms. I concluded that his issues could all be symptoms of airway issues, disordered breathing, mouth breathing and tongue/lip tie. I was surprised to find a provider so close to me that could help. Chris was very understanding, thorough and supportive from our first phone call. In addition to his health and learning issues, my son was an extremely messy eater, and almost always had food around his mouth and on his face after eating and drinking. This was one of my biggest, and what seemed like silly frustrations at the time, with raising a pre-teen son. As a mom, I had a feeling that something was “off” with the function of his mouth.
Chris was more than understanding about this issue and determined his ‘tongue thrust’ was one of the causes of his messy mouth (it wasn’t a silly frustration after all). All my concerns made sense as Chris helped us through pre and post therapy for tongue tie release, tongue thrust, tongue placement, and improper swallow correction, habit elimination, and orthodontic referrals and recommendations for palate expansion and braces. I believe that Myofunctional therapy has been life changing for him and will have a positive impact on his future. I’m happy to report that my son is breathing, eating, and sleeping better. I was also able to take him off ADHD medication, which has been the most rewarding of all. Chris is great with children, and great at what she does! Highly recommend her services.
Alana S.